Pack builder

Last updated September 21, 2026

The hard part of walking is not the diary, it is the van. Six dogs booked for eleven, two of them fell out in March, one is a puppy, and the van seats five. Working that out in the rain at half past ten is how dogs get hurt.

Record the chemistry once

Add the pairs that must never share a walk, with a note on why. From then on, no group walk can quietly put them together.

Set your two limits

Your licensed maximum comes from your council — check your licence, it is commonly four or six. Your van capacity is however many you can actually carry safely. Packs are built to whichever is lower.

Solo dogs come out first

Any dog marked “walks alone” on its record is never put in a group, whatever else is booked.

It suggests, you decide

The packs are a starting point, not an instruction. You know things the database does not.

Set your limitsLicensed maximum and van capacity. The lower one wins.

Add the pairs that clashWith a short note on why, so it still makes sense in a year.

Mark the solo dogsOn each dog’s own record, under Pack & walking.

Rate recall while you are thereIt decides who can come off the lead where.

Let it build the dayThen move anything you disagree with.

Example

A walker with nine dogs on a Tuesday finds it splits cleanly into two vanloads with the two that scrapped kept apart, which used to take ten minutes of squinting at a paper list.

FAQ

How many dogs am I allowed to walk?
That is set by your local council under animal licensing, not by us. Four and six are both common. Check your own licence and put that number in.

Why did it make three packs when I only wanted two?
Because the conflicts you recorded made two impossible. Remove a conflict or raise the capacity and it will re-sort.

Can I override a pack?
Yes, always. It is a suggestion. Nothing stops you booking what you judge to be right.