Published: 28th June 2026 (5 min read)

Running a successful grooming business means managing appointments, communicating with clients, tracking payments, and staying organized—all while providing exceptional care.

That’s why this latest ShakeYourTail release is focused on making your daily workflow simpler and more efficient. With smarter scheduling, powerful reporting, and improved client communication, you’ll spend less time managing your software and more time growing your business.

Let’s dive in.

Gain Better Financial Visibility with the Outstanding Balance Report

Knowing exactly what clients still owe shouldn’t require digging through appointments or payment records.

Our new Outstanding Balance Report gives you a complete financial snapshot of every appointment group by combining:

• Services
• Add-ons
• Discounts
• Taxes
• Manual payments
• Online payment transactions

Whether you’re reconciling payments at the end of the day or following up on outstanding balances, you’ll have the information you need in one convenient report.

Reach the Right Clients with Smarter Campaigns

Marketing works best when your message reaches the right audience.

With our new Species Filter, you can now target campaigns based on the type of pet your clients own.

Running a promotion just for cats? Launching a puppy package? Offering small animal grooming? Now your marketing can be more relevant—and more effective.

We’ve also made campaign creation faster by adding a searchable template selector. Simply start typing to instantly find the template you’re looking for.

Make Every Message Feel More Personal

Every grooming business has its own voice—and now your client communications can reflect it.

With Custom Communication Templates, you can create, edit, and manage reusable templates for both email and SMS messages, giving you more flexibility than ever before.

Personalize communications such as:

• Appointment reminders
• Follow-up messages
• Promotional campaigns
• Client notifications

Use your custom templates alongside ShakeYourTail’s built-in options to deliver consistent, professional communication while saving time on every message.

A Smarter Way to View Your Schedule

Managing a busy calendar just became easier.

New List Day View

Sometimes you don’t need a calendar—you just need today’s appointments.

The new List Day View displays every appointment and event for the selected day in a clean, easy-to-read list, making it perfect for reviewing your schedule each morning.

Service-Based Calendar Colors

Your calendar can now organize itself visually.

Assign colors to your grooming services, and appointments will automatically display the color of the first booked service.

Quickly spot:

• Full grooms
• Bath & Brush appointments
• Puppy visits
• Specialty services

A colorful calendar makes busy days much easier to navigate.

Better Scheduling Behind the Scenes

We’ve made several improvements that make scheduling smoother every day.

Improved Date Selection

The Schedule page now prevents invalid date selections, helping avoid accidental navigation issues.

Cleaner Schedule Layout

We’ve tightened the spacing between day notes and the calendar header, giving the Schedule page a cleaner, more organized appearance.

Alphabetically Sorted Sites

Managing multiple locations?

Sites are now sorted alphabetically across dropdown menus, the Site Edit page, and the Sites table, making them much easier to find.

A Better Mobile Experience

Using ShakeYourTail on your phone is now more intuitive.

When selecting an item from the bottom navigation, the side panel automatically closes, allowing you to move through the app with fewer taps and less clutter.

Faster, Safer Searching

Searching throughout ShakeYourTail is now even better.

Search fields have been improved with input validation, limiting searches to 100 characters for a smoother, more reliable experience.

Combined with searchable campaign templates, finding exactly what you need has never been easier.

Enterprise Feature Spotlight: Kiosk Check-In

Enterprise subscribers can now provide an even smoother arrival experience.

With Kiosk Check-In, clients can:

• Check themselves in upon arrival
• Complete the required document signatures before their appointment
• Reduce waiting time at reception

Your team spends less time handling paperwork and more time focusing on the pets.

🐛 We’ve Squashed Some Bugs Too

This release also includes several important fixes that improve the overall experience.

• Fixed payment card reminder notifications appearing for accounts with no outstanding balance.
• Fixed Client Portal links shared through Instagram so clients are taken directly to the correct page.
• Improved document signing by displaying a clear message when a contract is no longer available.

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Release Date: 28 June 2026

Version: Cadillac