askKynos

Florida & Georgia · June 30, 2026

Your pet deserves someone
who actually knows them.

We're two dog sitters who spent a year watching the industry get it wrong. We built the fix. It launches June 30th — and the people on this list find out first.

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The story
How this started

The app connected us.
It just didn't tell us anything.

Last summer, one of us picked up a boarding job — a sweet older labrador, five nights, family at a wedding in Savannah. By the time the dog arrived at the door, we knew three things: his name, his weight, and the dates his family was away.

We didn't know he was on daily arthritis medication. We didn't know he got anxious around other dogs. We didn't know his bedtime routine — the one that, if skipped, meant he'd pace the house until 2am.

His family knew all of that. The app just didn't ask.

"The platform connecting us could have done so much more. Not because the family didn't want to share — because no one built a tool that treated what they knew as useful."

That's one small example. After a year of sitting, we had a hundred. The same gap, over and over: a platform that treats the booking as the transaction, and the relationship as something you build around the app — despite it, not because of it.

We think the platform should be part of the relationship. It should know your pet. It should remember what worked. It should make the first stay feel like the fifth.

So we built that. It launches June 30th, starting with Florida and Georgia. The people on our list find out first — the name, the link, and a specific thank-you for showing up before anyone else knew we existed.

What we believe

A different philosophy
of what this should be.

01

The booking isn't the relationship.

Every good sitter knows that what makes a stay work is the ten minutes at drop-off when a family tells you everything the app never asked. We built for that knowledge.

02

Both sides of every booking deserve better.

Owners are anxious. Sitters are undervalued. A platform that genuinely serves both — not just one — builds something neither can leave.

03

The best sitters are often pet owners too.

A sitter who is also a pet owner understands the anxiety on the other side of the handoff. That lived experience is the trust signal that matters most.

04

Intelligence should serve the relationship, not replace it.

We're a technology-first team. That means we believe smarter tools should work quietly, behind the scenes — so the human moment can be fully human.

05

Affordability and quality aren't opposites.

The platforms that charge the most aren't necessarily the best. A smarter model can deliver better care at a lower cost — and should.

06

The platform should stay alongside you.

Not just for one booking. For your pet's whole life. From the first puppy visit to the questions you have at 11pm when the vet is closed.

Where we're launching

Starting where we know best.

Two of our team are active sitters in Florida and Georgia. We're launching where we have the deepest understanding of the market — and the earliest network of sitters who've already agreed to try it.

🌴 Florida
🍑 Georgia

Not in Florida or Georgia? Sign up anyway — your state is next.

The team

A small team.
Built from lived experience.

Two of us are active sitters on the platforms you already know. We didn't find this problem in a pitch deck. We found it in the gap between what the app promised and what it delivered.

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The CEO

Strategy & Operations

The Old Dog. Marine biologist turned enterprise AI strategist. Thirty years at the leading edge of technology inflection points. Florida.

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The CTO

Data Science & AI

The Smart Dog. PhD-level data scientist. Built mission-critical AI systems for federal agencies. The intelligence layer is hers.

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The Engineer

Engineering · Active Sitter

The Clever Dog. Production software engineer and active dog sitter. Built real-time systems that cannot fail. Georgia.

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The CMO

Brand & Communications · Active Sitter

The Stylish Dog. Brand strategist and active dog sitter. She lived the trust problem from the sitter's side. Georgia.

We'll introduce ourselves properly on June 30th. Until then — watch your inbox.

June 30, 2026

You'll hear from us
before anyone else does.

One email a week in May and June. Then on the morning we launch, you'll get the name, the link, and a thank-you tailored to the people who showed up before we were anyone.

No spam. No pressure. Unsubscribe any time.

You're in early. That matters.

Watch your inbox — we'll write to you Friday.