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What's New at AnimalBooking

See the latest features and improvements we've released for animal businesses and their customers.

Recent releases

23 major updates · newest first
October 2026
3 Oct 2026·1 week ago

Flexible shared capacity

NewProviderAvailabilityOne daily limit, many services

Manage services that draw from the same operational capacity and let AnimalBooking automatically help prevent overbooking.

September 2026
27 Sept 2026·2 weeks ago

Marketing workspace: campaigns, email & SMS

NewProviderNotificationsReach customers on purpose

A rebuilt Marketing area brings your customer campaigns together — build email and SMS campaigns with audience presets, see your email and SMS usage, and manage add-ons when you need more volume.

23 Sept 2026·3 weeks ago

Estimates & Invoices

NewProvider + CustomerPaymentsQuote it, bill it, get paid

Create professional estimates and invoices alongside your bookings — with automatic numbering, branded PDFs, tax/GST controls and secure customer links where customers can view, accept or decline.

18 Sept 2026·3 weeks ago

Flexible booking options

Provider + CustomerBookingsBooking your way

More flexible date-only booking options for services that don't need a customer-selected appointment time, plus service-specific hours and breaks, pickup and drop-off windows, and a booking flow that skips steps that don't apply.

Includes 4 updates
17 Sept 2026·3 weeks ago

Smart pricing & discounts

NewProvider + CustomerServicesPricing that works harder

Price the way your business works — multi-pet rates, peak-season surcharges, volume discounts, add-ons and longer-stay pricing, all calculated automatically at checkout.

Includes 5 updates
14 Sept 2026·4 weeks ago

Two-way calendar sync — Google Calendar & Outlook

NewProviderCalendarOne calendar, everywhere

Connect your Google Calendar or Outlook calendar and AnimalBooking keeps both sides in sync — bookings you accept appear in your calendar, availability blocks flow through too, and reconciliation keeps everything aligned.

October 2026
2 Oct 2026·1 week ago

Flexible booking payments & adjustments

NewProvider + CustomerPaymentsMoney that stays clear

Manage changing booking values, additional payments and refunds while keeping the booking's financial history clear for you and your customer.

Includes 9 updates
September 2026
3 Sept 2026·1 month ago

Smarter marketplace & search

ImprovedCustomerMarketplace

Finding the right provider on the AnimalBooking marketplace is easier — search is now more location-aware, with automatic customer location detection, geographic provider matching and better service and category matching.

2 Sept 2026·1 month ago

AnimalBooking now works in your business timezone — anywhere in the world

NewProvider + CustomerPlatformGlobal timezone support

AnimalBooking now supports business timezones worldwide. Your business location's timezone is detected automatically, and everything — bookings, availability, staff schedules, reminders, emails, calendars and reports — runs on your local time.

5 Sept 2026·1 month ago

Online payments: Stripe & Square

NewProvider + CustomerPaymentsGet paid, your way

Take payments your way — full payments, deposits and card-on-file — through Stripe or Square, with a secure checkout your customers trust.

Includes 4 updates
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25 Sept 2026·2 weeks ago

Professional Booking Websites

NewProviderStorefrontYour booking system is now your website

AnimalBooking providers can now turn their business profile and booking system into a complete branded Booking Website. Set up your business once and get your booking system and your professional website — connected to the same services, bookings, payments and customer management. Build a professional booking website without needing another website platform.

Includes 5 updates
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August 2026
26 Aug 2026·2 months ago

Custom domains & white-label Booking Websites

ProviderStorefrontYour domain, your brand

Use your own domain for your Booking Website and choose what customers see first when they visit it. Eligible plans can also remove AnimalBooking branding and hide the standard header and footer for a fully branded customer experience.

Includes 2 updates
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23 Aug 2026·2 months ago

Advanced Reports & Business Analytics

ProviderReportsAdvanced Analytics

AnimalBooking Reports has been upgraded with deeper business analytics to help providers understand revenue, bookings, customers, services, staff, locations, resources and payments in much more detail. Providers can now go beyond basic totals and see how different parts of their business are performing over time.

Includes 2 updates
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October 2026
2 Oct 2026·1 week ago

Team scheduling & staff assignment

ProviderStaff

Assign staff members to bookings, set individual availability, and see who's working what at a glance. Perfect for salons and multi-trainer businesses.

Includes 7 updates
September 2026
25 Sept 2026·2 weeks ago

Smart automated reminders

Provider + CustomerNotifications

Customers now receive automatic email and SMS reminders at just the right time — booking confirmation, 24-hour heads-up, and payment requests. Fewer no-shows, zero effort.

Includes 3 updates
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August 2026
1 Aug 2026·2 months ago

Recurring bookings

Provider + CustomerBookings

Set up weekly, fortnightly, or monthly recurring bookings that generate themselves automatically. Great for dog walking, training, and agistment clients.

July 2026
28 July 2026·3 months ago

Multi-session packages

Provider + CustomerPayments

Sell 5- or 10-session packages customers redeem against future bookings. Customers save money, you get paid upfront — win win.

August 2026
1 Aug 2026·2 months ago

Date-range & overnight bookings

Provider + CustomerBookings

Services such as boarding and agistment can accept arrival and departure dates and calculate bookings across a selected date range instead of forcing a single appointment time.

Includes 2 updates
July 2026
30 July 2026·2 months ago

Resource & capacity management

ProviderAvailabilityNever overbook again

Allocate paddocks, kennels, stables, rooms and more to bookings, with live occupancy views and automatic overbooking prevention.

Includes 4 updates
22 July 2026·3 months ago

Customer self-service portal

CustomerCustomers

Customers can now view upcoming bookings, manage their pets, update their address, and reschedule or cancel recurring appointments online — without calling you.

14 July 2026·3 months ago

Transport quotes & route pricing

Provider + CustomerServices

For transport services (horse floats, pet taxis), customers enter pickup and drop-off addresses and get an instant quote based on real route distance — or request a custom quote.

June 2026
28 June 2026·4 months ago

Intake forms & custom questions

Provider + CustomerCustomers

Collect the information you actually need — vaccination status, behaviour notes, medical history — with custom questions shown during or after booking.

October 2026
2 Oct 2026·1 week ago

Waitlists

Provider + CustomerBookings

When you're fully booked, customers can join a waitlist for their preferred dates. You get notified when a spot opens and can offer it instantly.

Includes 2 updates

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