How to block off a holiday without pausing your bookings

If you are going on holiday, or you just want a weekend off, you do not need to pause your booking link. There are three settings that sound alike but do different jobs.

Unavailable: for days off and holidays

To block off days, set them to Unavailable on your calendar. On the Calendar tab, each day has two halves, before 2pm and after 2pm. Tap each half to cycle it: grey is unavailable, green is public and blue is private. Your changes save as you tap, and dog owners simply see those days as booked.

For a longer stretch, the buttons above the calendar save time. “Clear all” makes every remaining day in the month you are viewing unavailable, and “Weekdays public” and “Weekends private” set a pattern in one tap. They never overwrite a day that already has a booking on it.

Paused: for stepping back from the business

The Open and Paused switch is the big one. You will find it on the Profile tab (under More on a phone), under Visibility & search. When you pause, your booking link and profile show a “Bookings are paused” message and nobody can send you new requests. Use it only if you want to stop taking new bookings entirely, for example if you are stepping back for a while.

Pausing does not cancel or change any booking you have already accepted. You can also still add guest bookings yourself while you are paused.

Public or Private: a separate setting

Public or Private is about Google, not about bookings. Private, which is where every new account starts, hides your profile from Google, so only people you share your booking link with can find it. Public lets your profile appear in Google search results. Neither setting changes the other, and pausing does not change either.

Think carefully before choosing Public: once Google has indexed your profile, we cannot guarantee it can be fully removed again. You also need to have created your booking link first.

In short

• Unavailable days: days off and holidays. Owners see them as booked.
• Paused: no new bookings at all. Accepted bookings carry on.
• Public or Private: whether Google can show your profile.

Keeping dates for your regulars

Blue private days can only be booked by regulars you have approved. To approve a client, open the Clients tab, find them under Registered clients and switch on Private calendar access. Clients appear there once they have an accepted booking with you.

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