For independent pet care Specialists
Get paid like a professional. Care like the team you are.
PayPaw connects you with your Pet Parents around the companions you both love — with real invoicing, safety profiles, and business tools that Venmo will never have.
Free during Beta. No credit card required.
Payment request
“dog walk tuesday — $50”
- No record of what was done or for which pet
- No safety info — allergies, meds, behavior? Nowhere.
- Your bookkeeper gets a shoebox of screenshots
- Your accountant dreads your tax appointment
- Your Pet Parents think this is your side gig
Jane's Pet Care
Invoice #INV-0042
- Service history per Companion — every walk, every visit
- Safety profiles your whole Care Circle can see
- Books your bookkeeper will love opening
- Your accountant actually smiles at tax time
- Your Pet Parents tell their friends about you
What separates a side-hustle from a professional operation
Four things that change everything.
Companion Safety Profiles
No generic payment tool knows that Pepper can't exercise above 80°F. You do — and now your tools do too.
- Allergies, medications, and behavior notes on every Companion
- Safety badges visible on invoices, schedules, and Pet Parent records
- Breed-specific flags — brachycephalic heat limits, reactivity, escape risks
- Emergency contacts and vet info per Companion
Before
“You're caring for 8 pets this week. Which one has the chicken allergy? Which one needs meds at noon? You check a text thread. Maybe.”
After
Every Companion has a safety profile — allergies, medications, behavior notes, emergency contacts. Visible before every walk, every visit, every boarding stay.
Meet Lulu — Your AI Business Partner
She knows your rate card, your Pet Parents, and your schedule. Talk to her like a colleague, not a search bar.
- Create invoices by chatting — no forms, no clicking through menus
- Ask business questions in plain English: "What's my collection rate?"
- Lulu learns your patterns and proactively suggests optimizations
- Knows every Companion's safety profile and surfaces it when it matters
Before
“"How much did the Johnsons owe me last month?" — opens calculator, scrolls through Venmo, gives up.”
After
"Hey Lulu, invoice Sarah for Biscuit's walks this week." Done. Sent. Safety profile attached.
Ditch the Duct Tape
Venmo for payments, Google Sheets for tracking, a Notes app for pet details, texts for scheduling. Sound familiar? That's six tools that don't talk to each other.
- Branded invoices with line items per Companion — not a Venmo request
- Automatic reminders, recurring subscriptions, online payments
- Revenue dashboard — know your numbers without a spreadsheet
- Clean, exportable books — your bookkeeper and your accountant will thank you
Before
“Venmo for payments. Google Sheets for Pet Parents. Notes app for pet details. Texts for scheduling. Calculator for revenue. Shoebox for taxes. None of them connected.”
After
One platform. Invoicing, safety profiles, revenue dashboard, care notes, and clean books your accountant will actually enjoy opening. Everything connected, nothing lost.
Your Care Network, Not Just Your Pet Parent List
You're not working alone. See care notes from another Specialist before your visit. Refer Pet Parents to Specialists you trust. Build a reputation in a professional network.
- See care notes from other Specialists on shared Companions
- Refer Pet Parents to trusted Specialists in your network
- Build your professional reputation through coordinated care
- Revenue dashboard, collection rates, and clean books — Lulu handles the numbers
Before
“Another Specialist flagged leash reactivity last week. You didn't know. The boarding Specialist changed the feeding schedule. Nobody told you. You're all caring for the same pet — separately.”
After
Every Specialist's notes land on Biscuit's profile before your visit. Feeding updates, behavior flags, meds — all there. One Companion, one Care Circle, everyone in sync.
Getting started
Up and running in one afternoon.
Sign up and connect your bank
Lulu walks you through setup in minutes. She'll guide you through connecting your bank account and setting your service rates — no forms, no back-and-forth.
Invite your Pet Parents
Send a link. They add their Companions' safety profiles — allergies, medications, behavior notes. You see it all the moment they do.
Get paid professionally
Send branded invoices by chatting with Lulu. Pet Parents pay online. Money hits your bank. Your books stay clean from day one.
What your dashboard looks like
Jane Walker. 14 months on PayPaw.
$4,200/month. 98% collection rate. Zero overdue invoices.
Monthly Revenue
$4,200
+8% MoM
Collection Rate
98%
0 overdue
Active Pet Parents
12
8 subscriptions
Avg Days to Payment
1.8
vs 9 industry avg
Active safety profiles
Get started today
Run your business like Jane.
Free during Beta. No credit card required. Lulu gets you set up in minutes.