For Groomers, Boarding, Daycare & Pet Care

Stay fully booked.
Never miss a pet parent.

PalmRoute's AI answers every call, books grooming, boarding, and daycare appointments, sends vaccination and rebooking reminders, and keeps pet parents coming back — so your calendar stays full while your hands stay busy.

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Trusted by pet businesses nationwide

★★★★★ 4.9 rating

The Reality

Your hands are full — literally.
The phone keeps ringing.

You can't answer the phone with a dog on the grooming table. Pet parents who can't reach you book with the groomer across town — and most who hit voicemail never call back.¹

Missed calls = missed bookings

You're mid-groom or walking the pack — the phone rings out. A pet parent ready to book their dog's grooming simply calls the next shop that answers.

No-shows waste your slots

A no-show grooming appointment is a two-hour block you can't get back. Without reminders and confirmations, no-shows quietly eat your day.

Vaccination gaps & liability

Boarding and daycare require up-to-date vaccines. Chasing records by phone is a headache — and a missed one is a real liability risk.

Rebookings slip away

Grooming is every 6–8 weeks — but if you don't prompt the next appointment, pet parents forget, stretch it out, or drift to another groomer.

Repetitive questions all day

"Do you do doodles? What's a bath-and-tidy cost? Do you have boarding this weekend?" The same questions interrupt every groom.

There's a better way

PalmRoute answers every call, books appointments, tracks vaccination reminders, and prompts rebookings automatically — so you stay booked and stress-free.

The Solution

Meet Your AI Front Desk

Two products working together — so you book every pet parent and keep them coming back, without setting down the clippers.

Live · Booking Grooms Right Now

AI Phone
Assistant

A friendly, on-brand AI that answers every call in your business's name, books grooming, boarding, and daycare, captures breed and service details, and confirms vaccination status — even mid-groom.

Answers 100% of calls — mid-groom, after hours, weekends

Books grooming, boarding & daycare in real time

Captures breed, size, service & special needs

Confirms vaccination requirements before boarding

Answers pricing, services & availability questions

Runs While You Work

Automated
Workflows

A smart engine that reminds pet parents of appointments, prompts the next groom on schedule, tracks vaccination expirations, and rewards your most loyal clients.

Appointment reminders that cut no-shows

Automatic rebooking prompts every 6–8 weeks

Vaccination expiration & vet reminders

Post-visit Google review requests

Loyalty & birthday campaigns for pets

Everything Included

Built for grooming, boarding,
daycare & every pet business

Every feature designed for hands-full days, tight appointment blocks, and pet parents who love a reminder to rebook.

24/7 Call Answering

Every call answered in your business's name — mid-groom, after hours, weekends, and holidays.

Appointment Booking

Grooming, boarding, and daycare booked right on the call — the AI checks availability and confirms instantly.

Vaccination Tracking

The AI confirms vaccine requirements at booking and sends reminders before they expire — less liability, less chasing.

Appointment Reminders

Automated reminders before every appointment mean far fewer no-shows and a calendar that stays full.

Rebooking Prompts

Automatic "time for the next groom" nudges every 6–8 weeks keep pets on schedule and your chair full.

Loyalty & Birthdays

Pet birthday treats and loyalty rewards keep clients coming back and referring their dog-park friends.

Review Collection

Post-visit review requests to Google. Adorable results and happy pet parents become 5-star reviews.

Business Dashboard

Track calls, bookings, no-shows, and rebooking rates in one live view. Know exactly how full your week is.

Proven Results

The numbers speak for themselves

More booking calls captured

avg. first 90 days

Fewer no-shows

with automated reminders

More rebookings

from automatic prompts

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Avg. Google rating

after 90 days

Before vs. After PalmRoute

Before PalmRoute

Calls Answered53%

Booking Capture37%

Rebooking Rate41%

Google Review Rating4.1 ★

After PalmRoute

Calls Answered100%

Booking Capture86%

Rebooking Rate75%

Google Review Rating4.9 ★

★★★★★

"I can't answer the phone with a dog on the table. PalmRoute books every groom and boarding request while I work, and it even checks vaccine records. My calendar is booked three weeks out."

Hannah Delgado

Owner · Pampered Paws, Naples, FL

★★★★★

"The automatic rebooking prompts changed everything. Clients used to stretch grooms to three months — now they rebook on schedule every time. Revenue is up and my chair is never empty."

Chris Vaughn

Owner · Bark Avenue Boarding, Fort Myers, FL

Simple Pricing

A few saved grooms a month
pays for everything.

A one-time $999 setup & configuration fee applies to all plans. No long-term contracts. Up and running in less than a week.

Solo

$297_/mo

+ $999 one-time setup fee

For solo groomers & small pet businesses

AI Phone Assistant (up to 300 calls/mo)

24/7 call answering

Appointment booking automation

Appointment reminders

Google review requests

Rebooking & vaccination reminders

Loyalty campaigns

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Industry statistics cited on this page

The challenges and statistics referenced throughout this page are drawn from publicly available third-party research and pet-industry reports. We cite sources here for full transparency.

#	Statistic	Source	Link
1	"85% of callers who reach voicemail never call back"	Numa — Business Phone Statistics, 2024	numa.com
2	"U.S. pet industry expenditures continue to grow year over year, exceeding $140 billion"	American Pet Products Association (APPA) — Industry Trends & Spending	americanpetproducts.org
3	"Responding to a lead within 5 minutes makes you 21x more likely to qualify it"	Lead Response Management Study — Harvard Business Review, 2011	hbr.org

Stay fully booked.Never miss a pet parent.

Your hands are full — literally.The phone keeps ringing.