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Kennelworks
Handlr for dog owners

Everything Handlr does

All of it free for owners. Some features need a trainer or kennel who uses Kennelworks, and the rest work on your own.

Progress

See how training is going

Everything your trainer records about your dog, in one place and up to date.

Sessions and scores

Every session with the trainer’s notes, the programprogramme step and each skill scored 0 to 10.

Grading guide

Tap any score to see what it means for that skill. Every trainer uses the same guide, so a 7 is a 7 wherever you train.

Progress reports

Read the reports your trainer writes on your dog, with scores, photos and video.

Homework

Exercises set after each session, with video. Tick off what you practicedpractised, send photos or videos back and talk it through with your trainer.

Feedback on your videos

Your trainer comments on the exact moment in a clip you sent, so you see what to change.

Reminders and streaks

Choose the hour you’d like a nudge to practicepractise, and keep your practice streak going.

Board and train updates

Daily updates while your dog stays with the trainer, and a go-home report when they come back.

Train at home

Keep a log of your own training

Useful from day one, with or without a trainer.

Training log

Record each practice: how long, where, how distracting it was, how it went and the skills you worked on.

Grade your dog

Score skills 0 to 10 on the same scale trainers use. Your scores sit beside your trainer’s and are never mixed in.

Share it

Share your log with your trainer so the next session starts where you left off.

Bookings

Book sessions and stays

See what’s coming up and book the next one without a phone call.

My bookings

Every session, class, stay and programprogramme you have with any trainer, in one list.

Book open sessions

Book classes and sessions your trainer has opened up, or request a session or a stay.

Classes and events near you

Find group classes, seminars and workshops from any trainer on Handlr and book a place, even if you’ve never trained with them.

Buy packages

Buy a trainer’s session packages and pay by card. You’ll see when a booking uses one of your credits.

No surprises

Deposits, cancellation terms and any forms to fill in are shown before you book, with where each session is held.

Reminders

An email, and a text if you turn them on, when your trainer books or changes your place, and a reminder the day before. Add any booking to your phone’s calendar.

Messages

Talk to your trainer

One conversation per business, with everything you’ve sent each other.

Photos, videos and documents

Send a clip of the problem walk, or a vet letter. Unsent messages are kept as drafts.

Ask before you join

Message a trainer about a consultation and choose which of your dogs they can see.

You’re in control

Block a business or report a message if you need to.

Records

Your dog’s records and credentials

You own your dogs’ profiles. Each trainer sees what you choose to share.

Olivia’s Handlr profile, with Foundations and Intermediate badges for Rex, her German Shepherd, awarded by Kasia Nowak at StrixK9, each with its own verification code

Profile and papers

Breed, microchip, vet details, photos, documents and titles, with traits and grades at a glance.

Kennelworks badges

Badges at Foundations, Intermediate, Advanced and Elite, the Kennelworks Standard for measuring any dog, awarded by your trainer when every core skill reaches the grade each one takes. They show on your profile and stay with your dog.

Pedigree

Registered name and number, sire, dam and health tests, with what trainers have verified marked.

Health wallet

Vaccinations, worming, flea and tick, vet visits, weight and insurance, with reminders before each one is due.

Share with a kennel or groomer

They scan a QR code to see your dog’s health record. Read only, and it stops working when it expires or you turn it off.

Private album

Up to 5 GB of your dog’s photos and videos that only you can see.

Suggested changes

When a trainer spots something to correct on a profile, you accept or reject it.

Your data

Stop sharing with a business at any time, export everything, or delete your account.

Dogs for sale

Find a trained dog

Browse trained dogs for sale from trainers and kennels on Kennelworks.

Vala, a Malinois for sale from StrixK9, with her pedigree verified by StrixK9 and a map showing the seller is in Lincoln

Credentials up front

Each dog shows its training, trainer grades, Kennelworks badges and pedigree, with what’s been verified marked.

Ask the seller

Message the seller about a dog. Some show a price, others are price on application, and you see roughly where they are.

Transfer link

When you buy, the seller sends a link that moves the dog into your Handlr account with the training history they share.

Rehoming

Pass a dog on to its next owner the same way.

Trainers

Find the right trainer

Search trainers who use Kennelworks and see what their clients say.

StrixK9’s page in Handlr, with what they offer and a map of the area around Lincoln they cover for home visits

Search and map

Find trainers near you on a map, by discipline, or ones who run remote sessions.

Ratings and reviews

See each trainer’s rating in search and read reviews on their page. Only people who’ve trained or stayed with a business can review it.

Join your trainer

Scan your trainer’s QR code, open their join link or accept their email invite to connect your dogs.

Community

Follow trainers you rate

A feed of posts from the trainers, businesses and owners you follow.

Feed

Posts with photos and video, with likes and comments. Explore to find new trainers.

Tags and search

Follow tags like recall or gundog, and search posts, people and businesses.

Suggested for you

Find people and businesses to follow: your trainer, owners with dogs like yours and people near you.

Groups

Join groups for your area or your breed and post to their members.

Private by default

Your profile is private until you say otherwise. Approve follow requests, block and report.

Near you

Look out for each other

Lost-dog alerts and dog-friendly places from owners nearby.

Lost-dog alerts

If your dog goes missing, raise an alert and owners watching the area get a notification. Sightings come straight to you.

Watch your area

Choose a postcode and how far around it, from 1 to 50 km, to hear about lost dogs nearby.

Dog-friendly places

Parks, walks, beaches, cafés, pubs and stays added and rated by other owners, with water bowls, off-lead areas and more marked.

Paperwork

Invoices and forms

Pay and sign from your phone.

Pay by card

See your invoices and pay them by card, straight to your trainer.

Forms and waivers

Sign waivers and answer intake forms and questionnaires before your first session or stay.

On your phone

Made for your phone

Open it in your browser today. Apps for iPhone and Android are on the way.

Install it

Add Handlr to your home screen, with shortcuts to Book, Messages and Homework.

Feels like an app

An unread count on the icon and pull to refresh.

iPhone and Android apps

Handlr is coming to the App Store and Google Play, with notifications and links that open straight in the app.

Free for owners.

  • Coming soon to theApp Store
  • Coming soon toGoogle Play
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