Booking plugin for pet sitters
Manage daily capacity, services and booking requests directly in WordPress.
TailDesk helps pet sitters and small-scale pet care services manage requests, availability and occupancy in one clear workflow. Start with the free plugin and upgrade to TailDesk Pro when you need more advanced planning, synchronisation and pricing controls.
Free to get started
core booking tools for your WordPress website
Daily capacity
available, limited or full per day
Pro-ready
advanced planning, synchronisation and pricing tools
Capacity for upcoming days
New requests
12 to 14 May
18 to 22 May
Who TailDesk is built for
TailDesk is especially useful for services that do not work with small appointment slots, but with a maximum number of places per day.
Independent pet sitters
Receive requests without separate calendars, scattered emails and manual availability checks.
Small-scale care locations
See how many animals still fit within your daily limit and avoid accepting more than you can handle.
Dog walking and sitting services
Work with clear services, date ranges and requests that first arrive with a pending status.
A calm booking flow from request to management
Visitors see what is possible, TailDesk checks the request and you stay in control from the WordPress dashboard.
1
Choose a service and period
Visitors choose a service such as dog day care, cat sitting or holiday care and select a date range.
2
Capacity check
TailDesk validates the dates and checks whether enough room is still available during the selected period.
3
Manage everything in WordPress
Review requests, update statuses and keep control over customer details, occupancy and pricing.
What you can do with TailDesk
The free plugin gives you a clear foundation for services, daily capacity, request forms and management.
Manage services
- custom name, price per day and daily limit
- activate or deactivate each service
- suitable for day care, sitting and dog walking services
Show availability
- mark days as available, limited or full
- clear insight before visitors send a request
- day-based logic for pet care work
Receive requests
- service, start date and end date in one form
- validation for dates and capacity
- requests arrive as pending
Manage bookings
- overview of customer details and date range
- update status and change dates
- capacity checks remain leading
Why this feels different from generic booking plugins
TailDesk is not built around individual appointments or time slots, but around daily capacity per service. That makes the plugin more logical for pet sitters, small-scale care locations and services that need to know how many places are really still available today and tomorrow.
Fewer scattered lists, more control over planning
- one logic for calendar, form and management
- central overview in WordPress
- expandable with Pro when you need more control
Choose TailDesk Free or TailDesk Pro
Start with the essentials for managing booking requests, availability, pricing and invoicing. Choose Pro when you need calendar synchronisation, route planning, custom invoices and advanced availability and pricing rules.
| Feature | TailDesk Free | TailDesk Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Booking request basics Let customers submit booking requests with the essential details you need. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Clear availability Show customers when there is still capacity before they submit a request. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-spam protection Reduce unwanted and automated booking form submissions. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing Calculation Automatically calculate booking prices based on the selected service and period. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Simple management Review and manage booking requests directly from your WordPress dashboard. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Easy Invoicing Create straightforward invoices from your booking information. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Google Calendar Synchronisation Keep TailDesk bookings and your Google Calendar aligned. | × | ✓ |
| Route Planner Plan an efficient route when your services involve multiple locations. | × | ✓ |
| Custom Invoice Templates Use invoice layouts that better match your business and branding. | × | ✓ |
| Advanced availability and pricing rules Set more flexible rules for capacity, availability and booking prices. | × | ✓ |
Pick the version that fits your workflow
TailDesk Free covers the essentials. TailDesk Pro adds the tools for more advanced planning and automation.
Frequently asked questions
What type of services is TailDesk suitable for?
For services such as dog day care, in-home cat sitting, dog walking, holiday care and other services that work with a maximum number of places per day.
Why does daily capacity work better than time slots here?
Because pet care and sitting work usually revolves around the number of animals you can handle in a day, not individual fifteen-minute appointments.
Can I start with TailDesk Free?
Yes. TailDesk Free includes the core tools for booking requests, availability, pricing, management and invoicing. You can download it from WordPress.org.
What does TailDesk Pro add?
Pro adds Google Calendar synchronisation, a route planner, custom invoice templates and advanced availability and pricing rules.
Where can I download TailDesk?
The free plugin is available on the official WordPress.org plugin page: TailDesk Pet Care Booking.
Start with TailDesk Free or choose TailDesk Pro
Choose the version that matches the way you manage bookings today.