For professional dog trainers
Built around your day.
Every section below maps to a step in a trainer's week — from first inquiry to graduation and growth. HarkDog connects the steps so paperwork isn't the thing that eats your evening.
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Step 1 · Capture inquiries
Catch every lead before it ghosts you.
HarkDog gives every trainer a lead-capture page with a branded intake form. Inquiries land directly in your pipeline with contact info, dog details, and attribution attached — no copy-pasting from your inbox.
- Dedicated lead-capture form at your HarkDog subdomain
- Attribution captured automatically (UTM, gclid, referrer, landing page)
- Dog + owner fields on the intake form, not generic contact fields
- Inquiries land in your pipeline, ready to triage
Step 2 · Manage owners + dogs
Dog-first records, nested the way you think.
Every client owns one or more dogs. Each dog has its own breed, age, temperament, medical notes, vet contact, vaccine records, and behavior history. When you open a session, every piece of context is already there.
- Client → dogs → sessions, nested as records
- Breed, age, temperament, vet, vaccines on each dog
- Private notes stay with you; shared notes go to the owner
- Full history scrollable per dog, not per month
Step 3 · Schedule sessions
Address auto-fills. Every time.
Pick a client, pick a dog, pick a time. HarkDog pulls their address automatically. One form to schedule, with duration, notes, and location handled. Optional two-way Google Calendar sync keeps your week straight.
- One form: client + dog + time + duration
- Address auto-fills from the client record
- Google Calendar sync (optional, two-way)
- Email reminders out of the box
Step 4 · Contracts + payments
Send a contract, get an invoice. Then a session.
Build a project, send the contract, collect the signature. HarkDog advances the project state through payment and into training. Full and partial payments supported — deposit now, balance later — all Stripe-direct.
- Contracts sent, signed, and filed in-app
- Projects auto-advance on signature + payment
- Full or partial payments (deposit + balance)
- Pass-through card fees — HarkDog takes nothing on top
Step 5 · Communicate
A client portal that replaces the email thread.
Your clients get a Progressive Web App they install to their phone — no app store. They see upcoming sessions, dog records, invoices, your messages, and the resources you share. Push notifications land. You own the inbox again.
- Progressive Web App — installs to home screen
- Push notifications for sessions + messages
- Owner can view shared notes + progress
- Lifetime access — they keep it after training ends
Step 6 · Share notes + resources
Private thoughts. Shared progress. One session record.
Every session has two notes fields: private (what you really thought) and shared (what the client sees). Attach photos. Share handouts and training videos from your resources library — assign per client, so each owner only sees what matters to them.
- Private vs shared notes per session
- Resources library with per-client visibility
- Attach photos + files to sessions
- Owners see a timeline, not a wall of email
Step 7 · Deliver training
Everything a session needs is already on the session.
When you open a session, you see the dog, the project, the address, your prior notes, the client's message history, their outstanding balance, and the resources shared. No tab-hopping, no half-remembered context.
- Dog + project + notes on one screen
- Message history + invoice balance in context
- Mark completed, cancel, delete — syncs to Google Calendar if connected
- Automatic session recap emails when enabled
Step 8 · Grow with HarkDog Growth
Learn to run your own Google Ads.
HarkDog Growth is a guided 12-step wizard, 14 learning center lessons, saved campaign plans, lead attribution, and manual spend tracking — included with every HarkDog plan. You own the Google Ads account; HarkDog gives you the plan and the reporting.
- 12-step wizard produces a complete Google Search plan
- Keyword + negative keyword suggestions for dog trainers
- 14 bite-sized lessons on paid search advertising
- Lead attribution + manual spend tracking in one view
Common questions
- HoneyBook and Dubsado are generalist freelancer CRMs. HarkDog is purpose-built for professional dog trainers — dog-specific records (breed, temperament, medical notes), a client portal designed for dog owners, lead-attribution tuned for Google Ads, and HarkDog Growth included with every plan. We don't claim they can't do similar things; we claim HarkDog is built around the dog-training lifecycle instead of being configured into it.
- Yes. You can import clients, dogs, and basic project data. The exact migration path depends on your current tool — reach out and we'll help scope it on your first call.
- You do. Each trainer’s account is isolated — your clients, dogs, notes, and invoices are only visible to you. No cross-trainer data sharing. Export to CSV anytime.
- Standard Stripe pricing — 2.9% + $0.30 per card transaction, 0.8% for ACH (capped at $5). HarkDog takes nothing on top of Stripe. Payouts go directly to your Stripe account.
- Both. It’s a Progressive Web App — your clients visit a URL once and tap “Add to Home Screen.” No app store downloads, no app store fees. HarkDog is not a native iOS or Android app at this time.
- Pathways are HarkDog's structured training programs. Build a reusable template with milestones, trainer objectives, and owner homework once — then enroll a client's dog, mark milestones as you teach them, and the owner sees progress in their portal all the way to graduation. Pathways are included with every plan.
- Export your data to CSV anytime. Cancel the subscription anytime from Settings. Your account drops to read-only — clients can still see past records in their portal.
How is HarkDog different from HoneyBook or Dubsado?
Can I switch from HoneyBook / Dubsado / Gingr?
Who sees my data?
What do I pay in card fees?
Does the client portal work on iPhone and Android?
What are HarkDog Pathways?
What if I want to leave?
Less paperwork. More training. More room to grow.
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