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Dog trainer software, compared
There’s no single best tool for every trainer: it depends on whether you teach private lessons, take on behavior cases, train sport dogs or run a facility. Here’s how five tools compare, from each company’s own public pages. Every detail about another company links to its source and shows when we last checked it.
We build Pup Notes, so we aren’t neutral. Pup Notes is still in development: its details here are what we’ve decided for launch. Prices and features change, so check each company’s site before you decide.
BusyPaws
- Built for
- Boarding, daycare, grooming and training businesses, on one platform. Source: BusyPaws home page, last checked
- Availability
- Available now, for training, boarding, daycare and grooming businesses. Source: BusyPaws home page, last checked
- Price for one trainer
- $35 a month on Behave, the plan for training businesses with up to 5 employees. Source: BusyPaws pricing, last checked
- AI help with session notes
- Its dog training page lists no AI help with notes. The AI it lists is Kiwi, a support assistant. Source: BusyPaws dog training software, last checked
- Free trial
- 14 days free. Source: BusyPaws pricing, last checked
Heeldash
- Built for
- Professional sport and working-dog trainers. Source: Heeldash home page, last checked
- Availability
- Available now, and says it has more than 500 active trainers. Source: Heeldash home page, last checked
- Price for one trainer
- $19 a month for life for the first 100 trainers, then $29 a month. One plan with every feature. Source: Heeldash pricing, last checked
- AI help with session notes
- Its features page lists no AI help with notes. Source: Heeldash features, last checked
- Free trial
- 14 days free, with no credit card required. Source: Heeldash pricing, last checked
HeelYeah
- Built for
- Trainers running private, group, board-and-train, behavior, service and therapy programs. Source: HeelYeah home page, with plans and pricing, last checked
- Availability
- Available now, built by a trainer for trainers, in its own words. Source: HeelYeah home page, with plans and pricing, last checked
- Price for one trainer
- $49 a month on Fetch for unlimited clients. Sit is $9.99 a month for up to 10 clients. Source: HeelYeah home page, with plans and pricing, last checked
- AI help with session notes
- AI progress summaries and assessments on Fetch and Heel, and nightly AI summaries for board and train on Heel. Source: HeelYeah home page, with plans and pricing, last checked
- Free trial
- A free plan for one trainer and one client instead of a trial, with no credit card. Source: HeelYeah home page, with plans and pricing, last checked
PupManager
- Built for
- Dog trainers and behaviourists, and also daycare, dog walking and grooming businesses. Source: PupManager pricing (US dollars), last checked
- Availability
- Available now, with prices in six currencies, including US dollars. Source: PupManager pricing (US dollars), last checked
- Price for one trainer
- US$10 a week, billed monthly at US$43 a month, with every core feature. Source: PupManager pricing (US dollars), last checked
- AI help with session notes
- An AI helper that drafts training plans and client progress updates is listed as a coming-soon add-on at US$10 a week. Source: PupManager pricing (US dollars), last checked
- Free trial
- 10 days free, with no card needed and up to 3 dogs. Source: PupManager pricing (US dollars), last checked
Pup Notes That’s us
- Built for
- Private-lesson and behavior trainers in the US, solo or in small teams.
- Availability
- In development. Launching in the US around the end of 2026, to the waitlist first.
- Price for one trainer
- $29 a month, with every feature included. The first 100 practices keep that price while they stay subscribed.
- AI help with session notes
- Included. Talk through a session, then review AI drafts of your notes, a client summary, homework and scores. Nothing is shared until you accept it.
- Free trial
- 14 days, with no card needed.
PupManager, HeelYeah, Heeldash and BusyPaws are trademarks of their owners. Pup Notes isn’t affiliated with any of them.
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