A virtual assistant for dog trainers replies to that 6am Instagram DM about a reactive dog before you're even awake. Owners message two or three trainers at once, and the booking usually goes to whoever answers first.
30 minutes, no pitch. If your gap is small, you will be told that.
Only the first one needs anything from you, and it takes a single conversation.
Your hours, your services, your prices, the questions owners actually ask, and the things it should never say.
It gets written to sound like your training business, not a script. It asks about breed, age, and the specific behavior issue, then points them to the right package instead of a generic reply.
A message on any channel gets a reply in seconds, and every channel gets the same answers at any hour.
Once the owner is qualified they get booked, instead of a promise that someone will get back to them tomorrow.
This is built for dog trainers whose new clients start with an Instagram DM about a reactive dog or a puppy that won't stop chewing, not a phone call to a front desk. An owner messaging at 6am before work about their dog's behavior wants a reply before they leave the house, not sometime after your last session ends.
A six-week board-and-train package can run $1,000 to $2,500, and most owners send that first DM to two or three trainers at once before picking whoever answers first. A message that sits unread until evening often means the booking already went to the trainer who replied that morning. One missed package a month adds up to more than this service costs in a year.
Now count last month's unanswered messages, and the decision usually makes itself.
| Option | After hours | Answers your busiest channel | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobody checking | No | No | Free, and it shows |
| Dog trainer checks when free | No | Rarely | Time pulled off other work |
| Extra hire to monitor messages | No | While on shift | Payroll |
| Basex8 | Yes | Yes | $67 first month |
It's one call with no pitch, and you'll come away knowing more about your dog training business either way.
No pitch, just a conversation. Pick a time that works and tell us a little about your dog training business.