Built around your shop — not bolted on

By the time they hang up, the midday leash walks is quoted, booked, and on the tech's phone.

Not an AI receptionist bolted onto someone else's software. DispatchNode prices from your dog walking & pet sitting catalog and rules, books the job on the board, collects Stripe, and the tech sees it on their phone.

14-daytrialRecurring daily clients generate $400-$700/month per dogAvg ticket: $30 average dog walk
Dog Walking & Pet Sitting industry scene

Anatomy of a Lost Job

7:15 PM - Urgent Call

A busy professional calls to set up daily midday walks for a new puppy.

12:30 PM – No Answer

"Please leave a message or press 1 for..."

7:18 PM - Lead Hangs Up

Searches Google, hires a competitor who answers.

Bottom Line

-$400

Estimated Monthly Client Lost

The Old Way:
Losing Clients to Voicemail.

A walker is holding three leashes in a park and physically cannot answer the phone. The AI agent picks up on the first ring, captures the new client's dog details and schedule needs, and books the first walk — all before the caller opens a competitor app.

A client texts at 7 AM to cancel today's noon walk, but the walker does not see the message until they are already driving to the house. The AI agent processes text and voice cancellations within five seconds, removes the stop from the live route, recalculates the walking path, and offers the freed slot to a waitlisted client within 60 seconds.

A walker arrives at a new client's home and cannot find the lockbox. The platform stores secure access codes — gate codes, garage codes, lockbox combinations, and alarm disarm instructions — and reveals them on the walker's mobile app only when GPS confirms they are physically at the property.

Quote, book, collect, and dispatch — on one call

Quotes from your catalog

Live catalog and rules — not a script that says someone will call you back.

Books it on the board

Confirmed job, not a voicemail. Quill holds the slot, then writes it onto the board.

Collects, then dispatches

Stripe before hang-up. The tech sees the job, the map, and the notes on their phone.

Anatomy of a booked job

7:15 PM - Urgent Call

A busy professional calls to set up daily midday walks for a new puppy.

7:15 PM - Instant Answer

Quill answers instantly and qualifies the lead.

7:17 PM - Job Booked

Dog breed, schedule, and key exchange arranged. Walks confirmed.

Bottom Line

+$400

Monthly Revenue Captured

Configured to your trade

Call → quote → book → deposit → dispatch

Not a receptionist bolted onto someone else's software. One agent, your rules — on the phone and the widget — and the job lands on the tech's phone.

  1. 01

    Call

    Twilio number or the website widget

  2. 02

    Answer

    Quill · 29+ languages · first ring

  3. 03

    Quote

    Live catalog and rules

  4. 04

    Book

    Confirmed on the board

  5. 05

    Deposit

    Stripe before hang-up

  6. 06

    Dispatch

    Map + tech's phone

Your dog walking & pet sitting operation — not just the phone

Intake, catalog, and dispatch in your terms. The same person on the call and the widget. Unlimited techs and office.

Your agent, your voice

  • You pick Quill and the speaking voice — or clone yours
  • Callers hear your shop, not a generic receptionist
  • Knowledge base, pronunciation, and dog walking & pet sitting intake in your language

Dispatch & calendar

  • Live map, travel buffers, recurring routes
  • Time clock with GPS; availability on the call
  • Holds a slot, then books it onto the board

CRM, quotes & jobs

  • Intake and catalog and rules the way your shop already talks
  • Estimates the customer approves by text
  • Jobs created from the call transcript

Get paid

  • Invoices + Stripe links, including mid-call deposits
  • A/R dunning, job costing, 1099 contractor payouts
  • QuickBooks Online & Xero on Starter+

In the field

  • Native iOS & Android — no per-tech fee
  • photos, signatures, and checklists
  • Before/after PDFs and on-my-way ETAs

The customer

  • No-login portal from an SMS link
  • Pay, approve quotes, reschedule, see ETA
  • Reminders, review asks, agreement renewals

Contracts & cadence

  • Service agreements with e-sign review
  • Recurring jobs generated on a cadence
  • 60 / 30 / 7-day renewal reminders

Shop, parts & fleet

  • Pricebook, inventory, vendors, serialized assets
  • Bay, counter, or warehouse when you need them
  • Vehicles, equipment, optional telematics

Office, team & growth

  • 11 roles, audit log, website & campaigns
  • Google + Outlook calendars; Gusto time sync
  • REST + MCP API on Starter — your catalog, your terms

Live today Stripe · Twilio · QuickBooks Online · Xero · Gusto · Google Calendar · Outlook · Slack · CallRail · Lob · Mapbox / Google Maps · REST + MCP

Dog Walking & Pet Sitting markets

Local AI dispatch pages for top metros — same shop OS, city-specific operating context.

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Quill - Your AI Voice Agent for Dog Walking & Pet Sitting

Meet Quill

Your AI Voice Agent for Dog Walking & Pet Sitting

Answers the phone, asks for their street address, texts them a deposit link, and drops the confirmed job into your schedule.

Dog Walking & Pet Sitting — why missed calls hurt

Market reality

A professional starts a new office job and needs midday walks for two high-energy dogs. They call a walker at noon — the walker is holding three leashes on a trail and cannot reach their phone. The caller opens a pet-sitting app and books a competitor in 45 seconds. That is $1,100 per month in recurring revenue lost to a single missed call.

How Quill wins the job

A professional accepts a new office job and needs midday walks for two high-energy border collies. They call at noon — the walker is on a trail with three dogs. The AI agent answers, documents both dogs' leash behavior and energy levels, quotes $55 per day, and checks the live route. It finds a 12:30 PM opening between two existing clients in the same neighborhood, books a Thursday meet-and-greet, and collects the secure garage code. By Friday, both dogs are integrated into the daily route, adding $1,100 in monthly recurring revenue. The walker never touched their phone.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the AI agent screen dog temperaments to prevent group-walk conflicts?

The intake logic tree asks about bite history, leash-pulling severity, reactivity to other dogs on a 1-to-5 scale, and off-leash recall reliability. Dogs scoring above a 3 on reactivity are automatically assigned solo walks. Compatible dogs are grouped by energy level and size, preventing conflicts that could cause injuries or client cancellations.

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