Grooming module
Grooming statistics
Reports, Grooming, Statistics will give the count of how many Bath, Groom, Nails, Others appointment scheduled for each month. You print this report for a year at a time.Small groom cards will not print 2 or 3 per page
You are able to print 3x5 or 4x6 size groom cards. You can also print 1, 2, or 3 per page. If Kennel Connection is only printing 1 per page, make sure you have the option set properly. Click on File, System Options, Grooming tab. Enter your ...Recurring groom appointments
You can make recurring grooming appointments instead of having to make them one at a time. Recurring appointments are appointments on the same day of the week for every X weeks. For example, you can setup a recurring appointment for Monday for every ...Pet default groomers
You can set a default groomer and price on the pet card, Grooming tab. When you make an appointment, this information will be populated without you having to enter it. You can print a report to get the list of pets for each groomer. Reports, ...Mobile grooming
The appointment list for Mobile Grooming and Shop Grooming are kept on separate lists. When making the appointment, choose Shop or Mobile. To switch between the two, click the Shop or Mobile icon on the grooming schedule. This is the icon for ...Grooming report card
The grooming report card is saved on the pet's card. To fill in a report card, right click on the appointment in the grooming schedule and click Report Card. Once you have saved it, you can open the pet card, click Notes, Report Cards tab to view ...Grooming reminder interval
The Grooming reminder interval on the pet's card is used to print a list of pets who should schedule their next appointment. On the pet card, go to the Grooming tab. For this example, our pet needs to come for an appointment every 8 weeks so we put ...Grooming overbooking message
If you keep getting an overbooking message when making grooming appointments, make sure your options are set properly in File, System Options, Grooming tab. You can either set the limit by groomer or by appointments. If you choose by appointments, ...Grooming Last in report
You are able to get a list of pets who have had a grooming appointment since X date, and a list of pets who have not had an appointment since X day. Click on Reports, Grooming, Last in report. Pets In Since will give you the list of pets who have had ...Grooming Check all in/out
There is a feature that will allow you to check all grooming appointments in and out at the same time. Please note: This feature is only available for today's date. It is not available for past or future dates. Click on File, System Options, ...Groomer report is showing incorrect totals
The Groomer Report only looks at appointments, it does not look at invoices. If the rates are not correct on the report, verify that the correct prices are on the appointment screen. Print the report through Reports, Grooming, Groomer Report.Groomer report
You can print the Groomer report, which gives a list of Bath, Groom, Nails and Others appointments for a specific employee. It will show the rates and give daily and a grand total. The rate on this report is coming from the appointment screen. It ...Groom prices by breed or weight class
You have the option to charge grooming services by breed or weight class. Click on File, Lists, Breeds and enter prices here if you'd like to charge by breed. Click on each breed and enter a bath, groom, nails and othergroom rate. Click Save after ...Groom notes
Groom notes let you track important groom information for the pet. Open the pet card. Click on the Grooming tab. The Grooming Dates section will list all appointment dates for that pet. If you click on each appointment, it will show the groom notes ...Grooming log
The Groom Log includes pet/owner information, employees assigned to Bath, Groom, Nails, Others, prices and groom notes. You can opt to not include phone numbers under File, System Options, Grooming tab, Groom Card Format tab. Print the log by ...Groom history for all
Reports, Grooming, Groom history for all will print the groom history for every pet on the grooming schedule. This report can be pages long so it will ask if you want to continue before printing.Groom durations
There are three places to enter groom durations (length of the groom appointment). KC will load the first one it finds onto the appointment screen. The first place that KC will look is the pet card, Grooming tab. Next, it looks at File, Lists, ...Groom cards
Kennel Connection offers three sizes of groom cards: 8.5x11, 4x6 and 3x5 Choose what you would like to print on the groom card by going to File, System Options, Grooming tab, Groom card format tab. If you decide to print the smaller cards, you can ...Different BGNO services for multipet groom appointments
You can set different Bath, Groom, Nails and Other services for each pet on a multipet grooming appointment. You can also choose different employees and enter different pricing for each pet. On the appointment screen, there is a drop down for the ...Create next appointment is deleting out the current appointment for Grooming
When you right click on a grooming appointment and choose Create Next Appointment, you also have the option to make recurring appointments. However, if you do not change the date on the appointment, Kennel Connection will delete the current ...Completed email for grooming appointments
You have the option to send an email when you mark a grooming service Completed. You must configure KC to send emails to use this feature. Click here for instructions. Click on File, Business Info, Email tab, Special Email tab, Completed tab. Check ...Blank exam checklist
Reports, Grooming, Blank exam checklist gives you a printed version of the report card to fill in.Assigning grooming services to employees
You are able to assign specific employees to groom services for Bath, Groom, Nails and Others. You can also set the maximum number of appointments per employee. Please note: Lite users do not have access to the Employee setup. If you would like to ...Adding employee name to grooming invoice
You can opt to include the employee name for grooming services on the invoice. First you must set up employees in Kennel Connection. Click here for directions. Please note: Lite users do not have access to Employees. If you would like to upgrade to ...Adjust all rates for breeds
In File, Lists, Breeds, you can setup rates and durations for each breed for boarding and grooming services. Adjust All Rates lets you adjust the rates for just one breed, for all breeds and for existing appointments. IMPORTANT: Because you cannot ...Maintain max limit for Grooming
You can opt to have Kennel Connection set the maximum number of grooming services (Bath, Grooms, Nails, Others) by appointments or by groomer. Once you reach the max number, you will get a popup screen warning that you are overbooking. Click on File, ...Grooming warnings
You can enter pet warnings that will only be used for the grooming module. Open the pet card, Grooming tab. Add a warning. The warning will show on the appointment screen. You are also able to add, modify or delete a groom warning through the ...
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