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Daily dog walking loops, in the right order.

Monday to Friday, the same dogs at the same time of day, plus whoever's on vacation this week. Keep the loop tight and fit it into the midday window.

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Monday · West6 stops · 9.0 miOptimized

The short answer

Updated October 19, 2026

Lite Route Planner plans routes for dog walkers and pet sitters: add your clients, lasso today's walks into a loop that starts and ends at home, and optimize it in one click. Set 30 minutes per walk and the day's total shows whether the loop fits between 11 and 3. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business adds unlimited walker logins with no per-walker fees.

Two ways to run a daily loop

Routes in Lite don't repeat on their own. For a walk loop that barely changes, pick one of these.

  • Keep a standing route

    Build the loop once, optimize it, and open it every day for the order and directions. Simple, but a route keeps one visit per stop, so it won't log each day's walks.

  • Make a fresh route each day

    Filter to today's clients, lasso them and press Optimize. Mark each walk Visited, complete the route, and every walk lands in the client's history.

A walker's client sheet

A walker's client sheet
ABCDEFGHIJ
1ClientPetsAddressCityDaysVisitMinutesEntryStartEnd
2Laura KimBiscuit (lab)1240 Pierce StLakewood, COMon to FriWalk30Lockbox
3Owen PriceJuniper (cat)6875 W 54th AveArvada, CODailyDrop-in, twice a day20Garage keypad10/20/202610/26/2026
4Sam and Jo EllisRex, Pepper3390 Teller StWheat Ridge, COMon, Wed, FriGroup walk45Back gate
5Nina BrooksOlive (puppy)915 Garrison StLakewood, COMon to FriPotty break15Key on file
6The CarversMoose (husky)7421 Grandview AveArvada, COTue, ThuLong walk60Side door

Start and End come in as dates, so vacation clients are easy to find: filter Start to this week. Days and Visit come in as text you can color the map by.

Plan today's walks each morning

  1. 1

    Set a time per walk

    Set the default to 30 minutes and change it for drop-ins and long walks.

  2. 2

    Filter to today

    Filter by your Days column, then add this week's vacation clients.

  3. 3

    Lasso and optimize a loop

    Lasso the clients into a route that starts and ends at home, then press Optimize. Here's how a round trip route works.

  4. 4

    Check the window

    If the day's total doesn't fit between 11 and 3, move a walk to another walker or another loop.

  5. 5

    Walk it

    Open each stop in your maps app and mark it Visited, with a note for your records if something happened.

  6. 6

    Complete the route

    Each walk stays in the client's history, so you can see when you were last there.

Keys, codes and share links

Pet sitters hold a lot of keys. Put entry steps in each stop's note so a walker sees them on the phone, but think about where that note can travel.

Walkers with their own login see their routes after signing in with a code from their email. A share link is different: anyone who has it can see the stops in order, with their notes. Share links are view-only and you can turn one off at any time, but keep lockbox and alarm codes off routes you share by link.

If a fill-in walker needs a route for one day, a share link is the quick way. Send it, then turn it off when they're done.

Built for a day of short stops

Undo matters more than you'd think when vacation clients move in and out all week. Mobile groomers plan the same way; see mobile grooming routes.

Monday Route

1h 56m · 26m driving · 1h 30m at stops · 9.0 mi

  1. 4m · 1.4 mi
    1Riverside Library740 Park Boulevard
  2. 6m · 2.1 mi
    2Bluebird Café305 Cedar Avenue
  3. 4m · 1.3 mi
    3Northside Gym61 Market Street

Drive time for every leg

See the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles before anyone leaves.

1234Round trip · Back to Shop

Start and end where you work

Save your shop, warehouse or home as a base. Start there, end there, or make it a round trip.

1Riverside LibraryVisited · 9:12 AM
2Johnson ResidenceVisit attempted · 9:48 AM
Gate locked. Left a card.
3Bluebird CaféVisited · 10:21 AM

A history for every stop

Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.

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Oakwood Dentistry77 5th Street
Green Leaf Dental88 Main Street
Pine Street Laundry47 Pine Street
Garcia Residence402 Aspen Drive
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FAQ

Questions, answered.

The questions owners ask before they move their routes over.

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How do I plan a dog walking route?

List your clients with their addresses, lasso today's walks into a route that starts and ends at home, and press Optimize. Lite Route Planner puts the walks in the shortest order and shows the day's total with 30 minutes, or whatever you set, at each stop.

Can I reuse the same route every day?

Yes, if you only need the order and directions: keep one route and open it daily. A route keeps one visit per stop, so to log each day's walks, make a fresh route each morning from your saved clients.

Can walkers send clients photos or report cards?

No. Walkers can mark each visit Visited or Attempted with a note, which you see in the planner, but Lite Route Planner doesn't send photos, reports or messages to clients.

How do I fit walks into the midday window?

Set a service time on each walk and check the day's total after you optimize. Lite Route Planner doesn't plan around time windows, so if the total runs past the window, move a walk to another walker or another loop.

How do I add a vacation client for one week?

Add the address, put it on that week's routes, and take it off when they're home. The client stays saved for next time, along with their visit history.

Do my walkers each need a paid account?

No. Business includes unlimited walkers for one price, from $59.99 a month. Each walker signs in with a code sent to their email.

Is it free for a solo dog walker?

Yes, for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and optimizations, no credit card and no trial clock.

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