Bookings & care · Guide 10

Walk a dog: start, track, and send a report card

Record a walk as it happens, then send the client a card showing how it went.

For: Dog walkers & drop-in pros
Time: Seconds per walk
Before you start: A drop-in or walking service (see [Set up any service type](/set-up-services))

A walk in PetPro is two taps and a card. You tap Start when you set off, PetPro records the route in the background, and when you tap End walk it opens a report card for the client — the map, how the dog was, and any photos. Most of it fills itself in; you only add what you want to say. Nothing here is required, and a walk records perfectly well without GPS if the phone says no.

1
Your Dashboard lists today's walks. This is the quickest way in — but you can start a walk from the Schedule too, which is what the next step shows.
2
Open the walk from the Schedule and you'll see everything for that visit: the client, the dog, how to get in, and a Start walk button. Tap it when you actually set off — the time it records is the time you tapped.
3
The walk is now running. You'll see a live timer and, if the service has GPS on, the route drawing itself as you go. Leave the app, lock the phone, put it in your pocket — the recording keeps going. You can add photos any time from here, which is usually mid-walk when the dog does something worth photographing.
4
Tap End walk and the report card opens automatically. Everything on it is optional.
5
Tap what happened — pee, poop, fed, water, meds — pick a mood, add photos, and write a line if you want to. If something went wrong, Report an incident flags it to you straight away rather than waiting for someone to read the note.
6
Tap Send report card. The client gets a text or email with a link. If your service has auto-send on, this happens for you when you submit.

You're done

The visit shows Client notified with the time it went out. View opens the card exactly as the client sees it — with Copy link and Share if you want to send it again another way.

Walk a dog: start, track, and send a report card — result