Pet business templates for groomers, boarding kennels and pet shops

Knowing the animal first

A pet business takes responsibility for someone else animal, so the intake is the most important document. A groomer needs to know the coat condition, matting, health issues and how the dog handles clippers and dryers. A boarding kennel needs vaccination records, feeding and medication schedules, behaviour with other dogs and the vet to call. A doggy daycare or walker needs temperament and recall. Each of these protects the animal and the business, because the record shows what the owner told you before anything went wrong.

Agreements and sales

Terms matter as much as care. Grooming businesses often ask owners to consent in advance to shaving a matted coat. Boarding businesses set out what happens if a pet becomes ill and how vet costs are paid. Breeders sell with a contract that covers health guarantees and returns. Pet shops and treat makers sell online and need returns terms. The examples below cover the intake, the booking, the agreement and the shop as finished pieces, so an owner can see the questions and wording that work in practice.

Who the kit is for

The kit is written for Australian groomers, boarding kennels and catteries, daycares, walkers, breeders and small pet shops. Animal welfare laws are set by each state, and the RSPCA knowledge base publishes guidance on choosing boarding and caring for pets. Industry bodies such as the Pet Industry Association of Australia and Dogs Australia publish standards for their members. The businesses in the examples are invented, and every card opens a complete example rather than an outline of one, ready to read in full.

Intake forms that protect the animal

Ask for the owner details and an emergency contact, then for each animal the breed, age, sex, desexing, microchip number, vaccinations with dates, medications with doses and times, feeding, health conditions, behaviour with people and other animals, and the vet to call. For grooming, add coat condition and how the dog handles handling and noise. The grooming intake and boarding booking examples in this kit are built this way.

Consent before the hard decisions

Some decisions are best agreed before they come up. A matted coat that needs shaving, a pet that becomes unwell in boarding, or a dog that cannot be handled safely should all be covered in the intake or an agreement, with the owner consent recorded. The grooming intake example includes a matting consent, and the pet agreement signing example shows how an owner signs terms online with an email code.

Selling pets and pet products

Breeders should sell with a contract that states the health checks done, any health guarantee, the return terms and the microchip and registration transfer, and should follow their state breeding rules. Pet product businesses selling online need clear returns terms. The dog treat store website in this kit shows a small online shop; a site with orders needs its own database and card payments need a paid plan with a connected Stripe account.

The tools behind the kit

• AI form builder
• AI document generator
• E-signature software
• AI website builder
• AI video maker

Step by step in the builders: Create a form with AI, then Send a document for e-signature.