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Tailmates for Trainers

Keep every class walking after graduation.

Classes end, and graduates drift. A weekly walk you lead keeps them practicing, and every walk is open to the friends they bring.

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Live voice on a walk with Bella, 4 walking together: on stage you as Host, @mayaandmochi as Co-host and @diego.trails as Speaker, @sofia_k listening with a hand up, and the Host controls button beside 1 hand up, above Mute, Push to talk and Leave voice
Meetups in Packs: Midweek trail miles on Wednesday, Saturday sunrise loop and Sunday pack walk, each with its time, its place and who is going

Groups with more touchpoints

  • A group for your graduates

    Posts, chat and a weekly walk after class ends.

  • Practice walks

    Five minutes of practice from class, then everyone walks.

Live now: five people out now, your own walk listed in Boulder at 25:00 and 1.21 mi, then walkers in Louisville, Lafayette, Superior and Erie with their time and distance, each with Join and Cheer

Virtual walks

  • Walk from anywhere

    Graduates who moved away still practice with you.

  • Coach from the stage

    Bring people on stage, or mute everyone for a drill.

The invite card at the start of an open walk: Bella's photo, the line Bella's on a walk right now, join her, three already walking along, a QR code, and Share and Copy link buttons

Content that brings people in

  • Coming soon

    Podcast episodes

    Walks recorded with each speaker's okay become episodes.

  • Bring a friend walks

    Friends and their dogs join, no class needed.

Grow your training business

  • A paid walk club

    Set any price. Tailmates assesses a 10% fee from this price.

  • Coming soon

    Your professional profile

    List your services. Badges show only after a credential check.

  • Coming soon

    Find a pro

    Owners search the app for trainers near them.

How to start

  1. Start your group

    Free at tailmates.io/host. Pick the Training walk.

  2. Follow the launch kit

    Graduates' walk, practice walk, bring a friend, then your first podcast.

  3. Invite your graduates

    Email them from your own inbox and put your QR code on the counter.

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Questions? Thom Hart, Founder, Tailmates. thom@tailmates.io

In Tampa, paid walks meet on private ground, never in a city park. Card processing is on top of the 10% fee.

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