Guides

Get the most from Our Little Paws

Short, practical guides for using the app — starting with the screen that answers "who fed who".

A beagle puppy standing on a couch in a cozy living room

First-time setup

Getting started

Every screen you'll see the first time you open the app, in order — from the welcome screen to arriving on Today.

Pet profiles

Add a pet

Every field on the "New pet" screen — name, species, photo or face, optional details, starter care — plus editing and deleting a pet.

Care items

Care items

Build a custom feeding and care schedule: categories, suggestions, symbols, how often — including Certain days — and reminders.

The Today tab

Today tab

What still needs doing for each pet, at a glance — ticking off tasks, and the press-and-hold menu for skipping or deleting one.

Care history

How to see who did what

Find the full care history for every pet — grouped by day, with who did each thing and when, plus what the free plan shows and what stays saved.

Printable

A free “has the dog been fed?” chart

One week on one page — morning, evening, medicine, walk and water, with room for who did it and when. A4 PDF, nothing to sign up for.

The fridge

You don’t need a fridge magnet

Magnets, signs and printable charts all answer “has the dog been fed?” — until a second person walks past the fridge. Where they break, and what takes their place.

Comparison

Who fed the dog? Apps compared

What the “who fed the dog” apps and shared pet care trackers for families actually do — and how Our Little Paws differs.

Roundup

Best shared pet care apps for families

Eight apps, ranked with one clear pick each — what it tracks, who it’s built for, and a side-by-side comparison.

Comparison

Puppy feeding schedule apps, compared

What the apps built to track a puppy’s changing feeding schedule actually do — and how Our Little Paws differs.

Comparison

Feeding tracker apps for multiple dogs, compared

Separate schedules, who fed which dog, and how a handful of apps built for more than one pet compare.