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Dog Grooming Booking System

A web-based booking and scheduling platform for a dog grooming business. Customers can register their pets, view available appointment slots, and book grooming services with their preferred preferences. Staff members can manage their own schedules and shifts, clock in for their work, and view their assigned appointments. Business administrators can configure staff schedules, manage bookings, and oversee the entire operation. The system handles cancellations and rescheduling with automated warnings about rebooking fees for short-notice changes.

Design

The design conveys warmth, trust, and care—perfect for a pet grooming business. We're using a soft, welcoming colour palette that feels friendly without sacrificing professionalism. Motion will be gentle and reassuring, with smooth transitions that create a sense of calm throughout the booking flow. Illustrations will feature playful, stylized dogs and grooming motifs that add personality. Icons will be simple, rounded, and intuitive so all users—from busy pet parents to shift staff—can navigate with ease.

Colour scheme

Primary Brand colour oklch(52% 0.18 32)
Primary dark Buttons, nav bars oklch(35% 0.08 32)
Primary pale Light tint oklch(85% 0.008 32)
Primary faint Control backgrounds oklch(95% 0.008 32)
Primary wash Page background oklch(98.5% 0.005 32)
Accent Highlights, secondary actions oklch(68% 0.17 280)
Text Body text oklch(18% 0.04 256)
Surface Cards, panels oklch(98% 0.01 32)
Muted Borders, subtle backgrounds oklch(82% 0.04 256)

UI component samples

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Typography

Using Poppins from Google Fonts

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User types

Customer
Pet owners who use the system to register their dogs, view available grooming appointments, book services with their preferred preferences, and manage their own bookings including cancellations and rescheduling.
Staff
Staff members who clock in for their shifts, view their assigned appointments for the day, and manage their own work schedule. They can see customer pet information and appointment details relevant to their shifts.
Admin
Managers who oversee the entire grooming operation. They configure staff schedules and shifts, manage and monitor all bookings across the business, handle booking issues, and access the admin dashboard for operational oversight.

Functionality

Customer

Search and book a grooming appointment
Browse available appointment slots, view grooming services, select a preferred time and preferred groomer if applicable, and complete a booking for one of their registered pets.
Manage own bookings
View upcoming and past appointments, reschedule, or cancel bookings with awareness of rebooking fees for last-minute cancellations.
Add a pet to their account
Register a new dog with the account, providing details like name, breed, size, age, and any special grooming needs or medical conditions.

Staff

Clock in for a shift
Log into the system at the start of their shift to mark themselves as available and ready for their assigned grooming appointments.
View assigned appointments
See all grooming appointments assigned to them for their current shift, including customer and pet information, service details, and special requirements.
Start an appointment and upload before photo
Mark a booking as underway by uploading a before photo of the dog, initiating the grooming session.
Complete an appointment and upload after photo
Mark a booking as complete by uploading an after photo of the groomed dog, finalizing the grooming session.

Admin

Configure staff schedules and shifts
Set up staff member availability, assign shifts, and manage the overall work schedule to ensure proper coverage for grooming services.
Manage all bookings and appointments
View, modify, cancel, or reschedule any customer appointment across the business, and handle special booking requests or issues that arise.
Manage staff accounts
Create and maintain staff accounts, assign staff access, and keep the active staff roster available to scheduling and booking workflows.
Configure grooming services
Create and maintain the grooming service catalogue, durations, availability, and the staff members qualified to provide each service.

Other

Site map

Home Login Register Forgot Password My Bookings My Pets Account Settings Customer Dashboard Book Appointment Booking Details Clock In Today's Appointments Appointment Details Staff Dashboard All Bookings Schedules Staff List Staff Management Business Metrics Admin Dashboard

Deep analysis

Account management

6 stories

Register with an email address and password

Customer
Frontend
2h
Backend
2h

Sign in and open the dashboard for the account role

Customer
Staff
Admin
Frontend
2h
Backend
2h

Log out from any dashboard

Customer
Staff
Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Reset a forgotten password from an emailed link

Customer
Staff
Frontend
2h
Backend
2h
Infra
1h

Change the account email address

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Change the account password while signed in

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Pet management

3 stories

Add a dog profile

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Edit a dog profile

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Remove a dog that has no upcoming appointments

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Booking an appointment

9 stories

Browse active grooming services

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Select a dog for the appointment

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Select one or more grooming services

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Select a preferred eligible groomer

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Choose an available date and time

Customer
Frontend
2h
Backend
2h

Move between booking steps without losing selections

Customer
Frontend
2h

Review all booking selections

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Confirm a booking without double-booking the slot

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
2h

See confirmation for a completed booking

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Managing bookings

9 stories

View upcoming and past booking lists

Customer
Frontend
2h
Backend
1h

Open the details of a customer booking

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Reschedule an upcoming booking

Customer
Frontend
2h
Backend
2h

Cancel an upcoming booking

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

See a 24-hour fee warning before a late change

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Pay a required rebooking fee

Customer
Frontend
2h
Backend
2h

Receive email confirmation of a booking change

Customer
Backend
1h
Infra
1h

View before and after photos for a completed appointment

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h
Infra
1h

Download a receipt for a completed appointment

Customer
Frontend
1h
Backend
2h

Staff shifts and attendance

3 stories

View today's shift and attendance status

Staff
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Clock in for today's scheduled shift

Staff
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Clock out from an active shift

Staff
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Staff appointments

8 stories

View today's assigned appointment list

Staff
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Open an assigned appointment

Staff
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Start an assigned appointment with a before photo

Staff
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h
Infra
1h

Save grooming notes during an appointment

Staff
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Complete an appointment with an after photo

Staff
Frontend
1h
Backend
2h
Infra
1h

Mark an assigned appointment as a no-show

Staff
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Reschedule a booking after speaking with the customer

Staff
Frontend
1h
Backend
2h

Cancel a booking after speaking with the customer

Staff
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Admin configuration

11 stories

View the staff account list

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Create a staff account

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Edit a staff member's name and email address

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Deactivate a staff account after resolving future work

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Set recurring weekly shifts for a staff member

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
2h

Add a dated schedule exception

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Create a grooming service

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Edit a grooming service's booking details

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Deactivate a grooming service

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Set the rebooking fee amount

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Assign eligible groomers to a service

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Admin operations

10 stories

View all bookings in an administrator list

Admin
Frontend
2h
Backend
1h

Filter the administrator booking list

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Open any booking from the administrator list

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Reassign a booking to another eligible groomer

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
2h

Reschedule a booking as an administrator

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
2h

Cancel a booking as an administrator

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Change the services on a future booking

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
2h

View a booking's change history

Admin
Frontend
1h
Backend
1h

Monitor today's bookings and staffing

Admin
Frontend
2h
Backend
2h

Review booking and staff metrics for a date range

Admin
Frontend
2h
Backend
2h

Tech stack

Frontend

SvelteKit with TypeScript and scoped CSS. Serving real HTML to clients will make your site perform faster and rank better in search engines.

Backend API

Python with Starlette makes your site extensible and maintainable.

Database

DynamoDB scales as far as you need while maintaining single-digit millisecond response times.

Infrastructure

AWS cloud hosting ensures enterprise-grade security and scalability.

Timeline

148 hours
Estimated effort
4 weeks
Estimated timeline

Development process by week

Stories are ordered within each week so prerequisite work is completed before the features that depend on it. Independent work can proceed in parallel.

Week 1

Accounts, operational setup, and test access

39 hours

Implement role access and the administrator configuration needed before booking availability can exist, then add customer pet records.

  1. Register with an email address and password No story prerequisite
  2. Sign in and open the dashboard for the account role No story prerequisite
  3. Log out from any dashboard Depends on: Sign in and open the dashboard for the account role
  4. View the staff account list Depends on: Sign in and open the dashboard for the account role
  5. Create a staff account Depends on: View the staff account list
  6. Edit a staff member's name and email address Depends on: Create a staff account
  7. Deactivate a staff account after resolving future work Depends on: Create a staff account
  8. Set recurring weekly shifts for a staff member Depends on: Create a staff account
  9. Add a dated schedule exception Depends on: Set recurring weekly shifts for a staff member
  10. Create a grooming service Depends on: Sign in and open the dashboard for the account role
  11. Edit a grooming service's booking details Depends on: Create a grooming service
  12. Deactivate a grooming service Depends on: Create a grooming service
  13. Set the rebooking fee amount Depends on: Sign in and open the dashboard for the account role
  14. Assign eligible groomers to a service Depends on: Create a grooming service, Create a staff account
  15. Add a dog profile Depends on: Register with an email address and password, Sign in and open the dashboard for the account role
  16. Edit a dog profile Depends on: Add a dog profile
  17. Remove a dog that has no upcoming appointments Depends on: Add a dog profile
Week outcome: Customer, staff, and administrator accounts can be exercised; administrators can configure staff, shifts, exceptions, services, and eligibility; customers can maintain dogs.
Week 2

Customer booking and staff appointment delivery

40 hours

Build booking from the configured services and staff capacity, then use a confirmed booking to test attendance and the complete grooming workflow.

  1. Browse active grooming services Depends on: Create a grooming service
  2. Select a dog for the appointment Depends on: Add a dog profile
  3. Select one or more grooming services Depends on: Browse active grooming services, Select a dog for the appointment
  4. Select a preferred eligible groomer Depends on: Select one or more grooming services, Assign eligible groomers to a service
  5. Choose an available date and time Depends on: Select a preferred eligible groomer, Set recurring weekly shifts for a staff member, Add a dated schedule exception
  6. Move between booking steps without losing selections Depends on: Select a dog for the appointment, Select one or more grooming services, Choose an available date and time
  7. Review all booking selections Depends on: Choose an available date and time, Move between booking steps without losing selections
  8. Confirm a booking without double-booking the slot Depends on: Review all booking selections
  9. See confirmation for a completed booking Depends on: Confirm a booking without double-booking the slot
  10. View today's shift and attendance status Depends on: Create a staff account, Set recurring weekly shifts for a staff member, Sign in and open the dashboard for the account role
  11. Clock in for today's scheduled shift Depends on: View today's shift and attendance status
  12. Clock out from an active shift Depends on: Clock in for today's scheduled shift
  13. View today's assigned appointment list Depends on: Confirm a booking without double-booking the slot, Sign in and open the dashboard for the account role
  14. Open an assigned appointment Depends on: View today's assigned appointment list
  15. Start an assigned appointment with a before photo Depends on: Open an assigned appointment, Clock in for today's scheduled shift
  16. Save grooming notes during an appointment Depends on: Start an assigned appointment with a before photo
  17. Complete an appointment with an after photo Depends on: Save grooming notes during an appointment
Week outcome: A customer can create a booking against configured capacity; the assigned groomer can clock in, open it, upload photos, save notes, and complete it.
Week 3

Booking changes and first-line oversight

31 hours

Implement customer and staff booking-change workflows on top of real appointments, then expose the administrator booking list used to inspect those results.

  1. View upcoming and past booking lists Depends on: Confirm a booking without double-booking the slot
  2. Open the details of a customer booking Depends on: View upcoming and past booking lists
  3. Reschedule an upcoming booking Depends on: Open the details of a customer booking, Choose an available date and time
  4. Cancel an upcoming booking Depends on: Open the details of a customer booking
  5. See a 24-hour fee warning before a late change Depends on: Set the rebooking fee amount, Reschedule an upcoming booking, Cancel an upcoming booking
  6. Pay a required rebooking fee Depends on: See a 24-hour fee warning before a late change
  7. Mark an assigned appointment as a no-show Depends on: Open an assigned appointment
  8. Reschedule a booking after speaking with the customer Depends on: Open an assigned appointment, Choose an available date and time
  9. Cancel a booking after speaking with the customer Depends on: Open an assigned appointment
  10. View all bookings in an administrator list Depends on: Confirm a booking without double-booking the slot, Sign in and open the dashboard for the account role
  11. Filter the administrator booking list Depends on: View all bookings in an administrator list
  12. Open any booking from the administrator list Depends on: View all bookings in an administrator list
Week outcome: Customers and staff can inspect, reschedule, cancel, and record exceptional appointments; administrators can list, filter, and open every resulting booking.
Week 4

Records, administrator interventions, and reporting

38 hours

Finish customer records and notifications, then add each specific administrator intervention with visible history and operational reporting.

  1. Reset a forgotten password from an emailed link Depends on: Register with an email address and password
  2. Change the account email address Depends on: Sign in and open the dashboard for the account role
  3. Change the account password while signed in Depends on: Sign in and open the dashboard for the account role
  4. Receive email confirmation of a booking change Depends on: Reschedule an upcoming booking, Cancel an upcoming booking, Reschedule a booking after speaking with the customer, Cancel a booking after speaking with the customer
  5. View before and after photos for a completed appointment Depends on: Open the details of a customer booking, Complete an appointment with an after photo
  6. Download a receipt for a completed appointment Depends on: Open the details of a customer booking, Complete an appointment with an after photo, Pay a required rebooking fee
  7. Reassign a booking to another eligible groomer Depends on: Open any booking from the administrator list, Choose an available date and time
  8. Reschedule a booking as an administrator Depends on: Open any booking from the administrator list, Choose an available date and time
  9. Cancel a booking as an administrator Depends on: Open any booking from the administrator list
  10. Change the services on a future booking Depends on: Open any booking from the administrator list, Create a grooming service, Edit a grooming service's booking details
  11. View a booking's change history Depends on: Reassign a booking to another eligible groomer, Reschedule a booking as an administrator, Cancel a booking as an administrator, Change the services on a future booking
  12. Monitor today's bookings and staffing Depends on: View all bookings in an administrator list, Clock in for today's scheduled shift
  13. Review booking and staff metrics for a date range Depends on: Monitor today's bookings and staffing, Complete an appointment with an after photo
Week outcome: Customers receive change records, photos, and receipts; administrators can make auditable booking changes and monitor daily and historical performance.

By feature area

Feature areaStoriesHours
Account management619
Pet management36
Booking an appointment921
Managing bookings925
Staff shifts and attendance36
Staff appointments820
Admin configuration1123
Admin operations1028
Total59148

By discipline

DisciplineHours
frontend69
backend74
infra5
Total148

Developer profiles

The project can be delivered using either two specialist developers or one full-stack developer. Practical ability and relevant experience matter; no formal education or degree is required for any role.

Alternative 1: Frontend and backend developers

Split delivery between two specialists who collaborate on the application contract, testing, and release.

Frontend developer

Owns the SvelteKit client application, delivering accessible customer, staff, and admin workflows and integrating them with the backend API.

Role requirements
  • Production experience with TypeScript, SvelteKit or Svelte, HTML, and CSS
  • Ability to build responsive and accessible forms, calendars, dashboards, validation, and photo-upload interfaces
  • Experience integrating JSON APIs, implementing authenticated client flows, and writing frontend and end-to-end tests

Backend developer

Owns the Python API, DynamoDB data model, authentication, booking and scheduling rules, file handling, and AWS deployment.

Role requirements
  • Production experience building and testing Python APIs with Starlette or a comparable ASGI framework
  • Experience modelling data in DynamoDB or a comparable NoSQL database, including safe handling of concurrent booking and scheduling updates
  • Ability to implement secure authentication, role-based access, validation, photo storage, service integrations, and AWS deployment

Alternative 2: Full-stack developer

Use one developer who can own the complete application while maintaining clear boundaries between the interface, API, and data layers.

Full-stack developer

Owns the complete SvelteKit and Python application, covering the interface, API, data model, security, testing, integrations, and deployment.

Role requirements
  • Production experience with TypeScript, SvelteKit or Svelte, HTML, CSS, and Python APIs using Starlette or a comparable ASGI framework
  • Ability to build responsive and accessible forms, calendars, dashboards, validation, photo uploads, and authenticated client flows
  • Experience modelling data in DynamoDB or a comparable NoSQL database and safely implementing concurrent booking and scheduling updates
  • Ability to implement secure authentication, role-based access, file storage, service integrations, automated frontend and backend tests, and AWS deployment