THE OPERATING SYSTEM FOR PET HOTELS & DAYCARES

Stop running your pet hotel on WhatsApp, paper, and guesswork.

PawPlate gives pet hotels and daycares complete control over check-ins, feeding, medications, belongings, notes, and daily reports — in one proven system.

Built and tested at 4 Paws Inn & Hotel, Cape Town.

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THE COST OF GETTING IT WRONG

If your team misses details, the whole business feels it.

A premium boarding operation runs on a thousand small details every day. Miss one — a missed meal, a skipped dose, a lost blanket — and the trust you built over months is gone in a single phone call.

Feeding instructions get missed

Special diets, portion sizes and timing rules disappear into a clipboard or a pinned WhatsApp message that nobody reads at 6 a.m.

Medication logging is inconsistent

Some doses get written down. Some don't. When a vet asks for proof, your audit trail is a smudged page and the night handler's memory.

Check-ins take too long

Owners arrive at 7 a.m. wanting to drop and run. Your handlers are scribbling on paper while three more cars pull into the car park.

Staff notes are scattered

One handler messaged you. Another wrote it on the kennel door. A third remembers but forgot to write it down. Nobody has the full picture.

Owners expect updates fast

Pet parents want photos and reassurance the same day. Replying one-by-one through WhatsApp eats hours your team does not have.

There's no clean record of what happened

If anything goes wrong — a complaint, an insurance claim, an inspection — you cannot prove what was done, when, or by whom.

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A DAY ON PAWPLATE

Built for real daily operations.

This is not a roadmap. Every step below is what The 4 Paws Inn & Hotel does on PawPlate today, every single day, with real dogs and real owners.

MORNING

The board tells the team what to do

Dashboard shows who still needs feeding and what needs attention — no shouting across the kennel, no clipboards.

MIDDAY

Every dose, every meal, logged

Medication and feeding are logged clearly with notes and alerts — handlers tap once, the record updates instantly.

AFTERNOON

Check-ins in three minutes flat

Check-ins capture dog details, food photos, medications and belongings — owners drop and go without the queue.

END OF DAY

Reports write themselves

Reports and guest history keep records clean and management informed — compliance %, totals, exceptions, all in one tap.

CORE FEATURES

Everything your team needs to run a tighter operation.

Outcome-led. Built for handlers on their feet, managers at the desk, and owners on their phones.

01

Fast check-ins

Capture dog, owner, food, meds, and belongings in one flow — with photos, in three minutes.

02

Feeding control

See who's fed, who's pending, and where action is needed — across every shift, every meal.

03

Medication accountability

Reduce mistakes with clearer records and alerts. Every dose signed, timestamped, and audit-ready.

04

Belongings tracking

Photograph and log items at check-in to avoid disputes and lost-property issues at check-out.

05

Staff notes and history

Keep one clean operational record for every dog — no scattered messages, no lost context.

06

Reports and oversight

Improve handovers, daily reporting, and management visibility — at shift change and at month end.

WHITE-LABEL READY

Launch your own branded version.

PawPlate can be set up as a white-labeled operational system for your business — with your logo, your workflows, and your team.

  • Your logo
  • Your business
  • Your workflows
  • Your clients
  • Your operating standard
Talk to us about white-label
WHY PAWPLATE

Built by operators, not software tourists.

PawPlate did not come out of a workshop or a slide deck. It was built inside a working pet hotel, by people who know what 6 a.m. on a Saturday actually feels like.

Created from a real pet hotel environment

Every flow exists because a handler asked for it, not because a designer imagined it.

Tested in daily use at 4 Paws Inn & Hotel

Proven through real shifts, real medications, real disputes — not a controlled pilot.

Designed around real staff workflows

Big buttons, fast taps, and one screen at a time — built for staff on their feet, not in front of a desktop.

Works across desktop, tablet, and mobile

Use it on the kennel iPad, the reception desk, or the manager's phone — same experience, everywhere.

87 %
Reduction in daily admin time
100 %
Medication compliance — zero missed doses
0
Feeding disputes since go-live
HOW IT WORKS

Getting started is simple.

No long sales cycle. No procurement gauntlet. From a first call to your team using PawPlate every day takes weeks, not quarters.

01

Book a demo

A short call to understand your facility, your team, and the way you already operate.

02

We show you the workflow

A live walkthrough using a kennel layout that mirrors yours. Real check-ins, real feedings, real reports.

03

We configure your setup

We import your existing data, set up your kennels and staff logins, and brand the system to look like yours.

04

You launch your version

Your team runs a real shift on PawPlate with us on standby. Then we step back and you take it from there.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED

Questions, answered straight.

Is PawPlate only for pet hotels?
Pet hotels and boarding kennels are our core users, but the system was built around the workflows that any facility looking after dogs in their care needs — feeding, medication, belongings, notes, owner updates. If you take responsibility for someone's dog, PawPlate fits.
Can it work for daycares?
Yes. Same-day stays use the same check-in, feeding and notes flows as overnight boarding. Daycare-only facilities use the lighter workflow without overnight reports.
Can it be white-labeled?
Yes. White-label is available for facilities that want to launch PawPlate under their own brand — your logo, your colours, your domain, your-brand owner updates. Talk to us about how it fits your business.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes. PawPlate works on the kennel iPad, the reception desk, the manager's phone, and the owner's mobile — same experience, no app to install.
Can it manage medications and feeding?
Yes — both, with full audit trails. Every dose and every meal is logged with who, when, what, and how, so you have a clean record per dog and per stay.
How long does setup take?
Most facilities go from first conversation to daily use in under two weeks. We import your data, configure your kennels, brand the system, and run a single training session with your team.
Is staff training required?
A single 90-minute session is enough for most teams. PawPlate is designed for handlers on their feet, with big buttons and one screen at a time. We supply quick-reference cards and shadow your first real shift.
LET'S TALK

Bring structure, accountability, and consistency to your facility.

A 30-minute demo, configured around your operation, is all it takes to see whether PawPlate fits.

Built for South African pet hotels and daycares. Designed to scale. Prefer email? wayne@yappi.co.za
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