DOGGYWIFF
Case studies
About the project/client
Doggywiff is a lifesaver in helping you arrange care for your dogs while you are away. All our sitters are reviewed through a background check and will give personal and loving attention.
Whether your dog needs care, exercise or just fresh air, Doggywiff connects dog owner with dog sitters simply. From now, you can enjoy your time while you are on holidays and relax.
Virtually every dog owner will have to leave their pet in the care of someone else at least once, whether due to work, a business trip, a vacation, or some unexpected event. But when two French dog lovers returned from a trip away to find their pets looking decidedly gloomy after a stay in kennels, they were left feeling decidedly unhappy with themselves.
But instead of simply sitting around feeling guilty, the pair decided to take action, by creating a marketplace to let dog owners connect with professional dog sitters, and so facilitating a stress-free experience for all – and one a million miles away from traditional kennels.
Involvement / participation
To guarantee there’d be no unreliable service providers, it was decided that all the sitters on the platform must be reviewed via a background check, to ensure that they’d offer personal, loving attention.
Of course, the needs of dogs varies depending on the circumstances – from simply a walk out in the fresh air, to daily exercise, to more involved exercise regimes. The aim of Doggywiff is that regardless of these particular requirements, dog owner can connect simply with dog sitters who provide a great service.
And because this is a full-featured platform, communication is kept as efficient as possible: owners can check sitters calendars to make sure they have availability before getting in touch.
Technologies
Results
Our work on Doggywiff has moved the platform forward in some areas, leaving it both offering a better user experience and looking extremely fresh, with its redesigned main pages and new styling. Responsive frontend development provides a balanced view of the platform, while on the technical side, integration with Stripe Connect is a major step forward, as is the inclusion of Sharetribe’s availability calendar for hourly bookings.
With an eye to the global scope of demand, the platform is now available in two languages: English and French. The platform now accommodates such diverse services as dog walking, dog boarding, dog sitting, and dog daycare.
