All teams / Pet care

The Pet care team

For groomers, walkers, sitters, boarders and trainers.

Hire: ~$36,790/mo·Hive: about $253/mo

Start with this team
Chief of StaffPip
ReceptionistDot
Scheduling CoordinatorLoop
Reputation ManagerSunny
Social Media ManagerChill

What the Pet care team would cost to hire

The same five jobs, line by line: people on the left, agents on the right.

Cost per month of each job: hiring a person versus running it as an agent.
To hire the Pet care teamCost to hireWith AgentHive
Chief of Staff$11,889Pip · Chief of Staff$67.00$35.80 seat plus $31.20 AI
Receptionist$3,959Dot · Receptionist$51.40$35.80 seat plus $15.60 AI
Scheduling Coordinator$4,952Loop · Scheduling Coordinator$51.40$35.80 seat plus $15.60 AI
Reputation Manager$7,786Sunny · Reputation Manager$51.40$35.80 seat plus $15.60 AI
Social Media Manager$8,204Chill · Social Media Manager$51.40$35.80 seat plus $15.60 AI
AI credit included in the plan−$20.00

$36,790/mo

about$253/mo

Team plan $179 + about $74 of AI use beyond the $20 included.

Typical US salaries plus 25% for payroll taxes and benefits. Source: BLS, May 2025.

Your plan covers the agents’ cloud computer and hosting; AI usage (tokens) is metered on top, with $20 included.

Estimates: ~30 tasks a month per agent (60 for the Chief of Staff) on Auto, about $0.52 a task. Heavy use costs more; you set a monthly cap.

About 99% less than hiring people for the same jobs.They draft, you approve. No interviews, no sick days, no notice period.

Bars drawn to scale.

Sound familiar?

  • 01

    Vaccination records in a shoebox.

  • 02

    Owners who forget to rebook.

  • 03

    Cute photos nobody sees.

The team

Starts with five. Everyone reports to Pip. Pip reports to you.

  • Chief of StaffLead

    Pip · Runs point for you

    Reads everything you share and turns it into tasks for the right teammate.

    Meet Pip
  • Receptionist

    Dot · Keeps clients coming back

    Drafts intake forms and pre-visit instructions.

    Meet Dot
  • Scheduling Coordinator

    Loop · Keeps the calendar full

    Proposes slots and drafts booking confirmations.

    Meet Loop
  • Reputation Manager

    Sunny · Turns happy customers into reviews

    Drafts the thank-you and review ask after a finished job.

    Meet Sunny
  • Social Media Manager

    Chill · Keeps you showing up online

    Plans the week’s posts from last week’s jobs and photos.

    Meet Chill

Good company. Great headway.

A week with
this team.

What lands in Needs you, drafted and waiting. You check it, you send it.

  1. Loop · MondayThis week’s walks and grooms, reminders drafted.Scheduling Coordinator
  2. Dot · WednesdayFive dogs due a groom. Rebooking nudges ready.Receptionist
  3. Chill · ThursdayThree posts from this week’s happiest customers.Social Media Manager
  4. Sunny · FridayThank-yous and review links for this week’s visits.Reputation Manager

Day one

Every agent arrives with a first task and a routine already on the calendar.

First tasks

  • Brief Pip on how you like to work
  • Set up the new-client intake form
  • Set up a confirmation and reminder script
  • Write the thank-you + review request
  • Plan this week’s social posts

Routines that ship with it

  • Morning briefingEvery weekday · 7:00 AM
  • Weekly wrap-upEvery Friday · 4:00 PM
  • Rebooking nudgesEvery Wednesday · 10:00 AM
  • Tomorrow’s confirmationsSunday to Thursday · 4:00 PM
  • Review requestsEvery Tuesday & Thursday · 10:00 AM
  • Weekly social calendarEvery Monday · 9:00 AM

Swap anyone

Five seats, your call. These are the ones pet care businesses most often bring in instead.

Start with
the Pet care team.

About 2 minutes. Free to start — no card needed.

The Pet care team — an AI team for pet care businesses · AgentHive