AI Receptionist for Doggy Daycare Centres
Doggy daycare bookings and enquiries handled while you're supervising the pack.
Ava books doggy daycare assessments while you're supervising the pack — vaccination status, breed, and availability all captured.
A regular daycare client (2–3 days/week) is worth £3,000–£5,000/year. One missed enquiry per week is £150,000+ annually.
The short answer
- £3,000–£5,000/year per regular daycare client — one missed enquiry per week costs six figures annually.
- Ava captures breed, age, vaccination status, and preferred days before booking the assessment.
- Assessment visits are mandatory for most daycare centres — Ava books these directly, not just logs interest.
- Working owners ring during lunch breaks and evenings — Ava captures both.
- 10-assessment-booking guarantee in 30 days or refund.
The problem
You're supervising a pack of 12 dogs when an owner rings to enquire about regular daycare for their new puppy — potentially 3 days per week. You can't leave the dogs to answer. They ring a competitor who picks up. Regular booking gone.
What Ava does
Ava answers, explains your daycare offer, captures the dog's breed, age, vaccination status, and preferred days, then books the assessment visit — converting the initial enquiry into a trial before you leave the play area.
A regular daycare client attending 2–3 days per week is worth £3,000–£5,000 per year. Missing one weekly enquiry costs £150,000+ in annual recurring revenue over a 3-year client relationship.
How does Ava handle a doggy daycare enquiry?
Ava explains your daycare offer, captures the dog's breed, age, current vaccination status, whether they've had previous daycare experience, preferred days of the week, and the owner's availability for an assessment visit. The assessment is booked directly — the trial conversion point for your business.
Vaccination status is non-negotiable for daycare admission. Ava captures current vaccination dates and flags expired or upcoming vaccinations for your team to follow up before the assessment. This prevents wasted visits with dogs that can't be admitted.
Working owners are the core daycare customer. They research during lunch breaks, evenings, and weekends — not during your peak supervision hours. Ava captures these enquiries 24/7 with the same quality as a morning call.
Pet Manager and Kennel Booker integrate directly, allowing Ava to book the assessment and create the client record simultaneously. The owner receives a confirmation; your team has the brief before the visit.
What makes daycare call handling different from grooming?
Daycare is a recurring, high-value service. An owner signing up for 3 days per week is committing £5,000+ per year in potential spend. The initial enquiry has much higher lifetime value than a single groom — missing it loses a relationship, not just a transaction.
Daycare enquiries also involve more pre-qualification — vaccination records, neutered status, previous daycare history, temperament — than a one-off groom. Ava captures this systematically so the assessment visit confirms what the call already established.
£3k–£5k/yr
annual value of a regular doggy daycare client (2–3 days/wk)
UK pet daycare industry estimate
24/7
Ava availability — working owners enquire evenings and weekends
Ava internal
£399/mo
Ava start price — covered by two new regular daycare clients
Ava pricing
The difference
Voicemail takes a message. Ava books the appointment.
What callers ring about
Every doggy daycare call, handled.
- New daycare enquiry
- Assessment visit booking
- Vaccination check query
- Regular booking setup
Hear it in action
This is what your callers hear.
- Thanks for calling. This is Ava, the daycare receptionist. Are you enquiring about doggy daycare?
- Yes — I work full-time and want somewhere for my puppy 3 days a week.
- That's exactly what we're set up for. How old is your puppy, and has he had all his vaccinations?
- He's 5 months, had his first and second jabs.
- Perfect. We'll need him to have had his full course — can you check the dates on his vaccination card? I can book you in for an assessment once we confirm.
- The second one was last month, so he should be fine.
- Great. Let me book an assessment visit — when are you free to bring him in?
Before you choose
What to look for in an AI receptionist for doggy daycare.
Vaccination capture
Ava must ask about vaccination status upfront — this is a health and safety requirement, not optional.
Assessment booking as standard
Configure Ava to book the assessment directly, not just capture interest. Assessments are the conversion point.
Capacity awareness
If you have breed or size restrictions, configure these so Ava doesn't book incompatible dogs for an assessment.
Working owner hours
Evening and weekend availability is critical for this demographic. Ava must be available outside your daycare operating hours.
Common questions
Everything you’re wondering.
Can Ava book the assessment visit directly?
Yes — Ava integrates with Pet Manager, Kennel Booker, or your calendar system to book the assessment live on the call.
Does she check vaccination status?
Yes — Ava captures current vaccination dates and flags any concerns for your team to follow up before the assessment.
What if we're at capacity for a particular day?
Ava checks your capacity in real time and offers the next available day. She never over-books.
Can she explain your induction and assessment process?
Yes — configure Ava with your specific process and she'll explain it clearly to new enquirers.
Setup and guarantee?
48-hour setup, 10 assessment bookings in 30 days or refund.
Pricing
Ava pays for herself on call one.
A regular daycare client attending 2–3 days per week is worth £3,000–£5,000 per year. Missing one weekly enquiry costs £150,000+ in annual recurring revenue over a 3-year client relationship. Plans from £397/mo. One recovered job a month covers it — everything else is pure upside.
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