Map & Play

A dogs-only map layer for low-pressure nearby play.

The v1 map/play experience helps dog parents show availability, understand current activity at map places, watch places they care about, and join public meetup plans.

Check-ins

Choose how visible you want to be.

A visible check-in can show that your dog is around and open to play. A private check-in gives you a personal marker without showing availability to others.

Use visible check-ins when your dog is available for nearby play.

Use private check-ins when you want the place context without public visibility.

Keep location and community judgment part of every real-world meetup choice.

Dogs here now

Understand current dog activity at map places.

The map can surface dogs here now around places with check-ins and meetups, so a casual park visit can become less guesswork.

See map places with current check-in activity.

Use dogs-here-now presence as a lightweight signal, not a guarantee.

Keep the v1 play layer focused on dogs.

Place alerts

Watch places you care about.

Place alert preferences help owners keep up with check-ins and meetup activity around selected map places.

Set preferences for check-in updates around watched places.

Set preferences for meetup updates around watched places.

Use place watching to avoid constantly reopening the map.

Public meetups

Plan play without making it a big direct ask.

Public meetups let someone pick a place, choose a time, select which dogs are going, and let others join through the app.

Create scheduled public meetup plans around a map place.

Join a meetup with selected dogs when the plan fits.

Use visible availability and public plans to keep dog play lower pressure.