How do you manage pending bookings?

I give requesters 24 hours to respond to either my initial reply or after the M&G. When i don't receive a response to either my initial message or after a M&G in 24 hours, i send a reminder message in the morning. "Hello (client), just wanted to check and see if you still want me to care for / walk Fido. My calendar is starting to fill up and I want to give you first priority. Please let me know by end of day today what your plans are. I cannot guarantee a spot without a M&G (or payment)." If not response in 24 hours, I archive as 'owner didn't respond' and move on. By archiving, the request is removed from your calendar.

Be aware that until you archive or book the request, you will show up as not available in any search results. So it's best to deal with requests ASAP. You can archive the request and still book it later.

One feature many use is to move a request into Archive. That way your calendar availability isn't affected. The client will not know, and you can easily move it back into pending if/when you need to.

I do this a lot, I am a single client boarder and I don't want me showing as unavailable for a request that has not been booked. First booked, first served ;)

Pending booking requests should remove a slot from your calendar for the service requested unless you archive the request. Looking at your profile you show boarding up to 3 dogs, so if you get a request for 1 dog your availability shoud change to 2 until you either book or archive.