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How it works

four steps, one app

Plan, compare and book your pet’s move, with a protected deposit from start to finish.

From moving day to the new front door, in one app. Collar & Compass is the marketplace where families plan, compare and book their pet’s move with vetted pet transport partners. Whether you’re moving on military orders, for work or for a fresh start, it works the same way.

1. Sign up free

Enter your move dates and your pet’s details. You get a timeline built around your moving day or report date, and a vet checklist with the exact deadlines for your destination, including Japan’s 180-day rabies wait and Hawaii’s 5-Day-or-Less program.

2. Compare quotes

Send one request and get quotes from vetted ground, air and door-to-door partners. Open seats on pet-friendly charters show up on our shared-flight board, so you can see which flights are filling up on your route.

3. Book and prep

Agree on a plan, then pay a protected deposit. Only after you book do you share your travel documents, and only your booked partner can see them.

4. Track to the door

Follow your pet’s move with live updates. Your partner is paid when your pet is delivered. You also get a receipt pack, ready for an employer relocation claim or, for military families, a DoD pet reimbursement claim.

Move Protection: covered when plans change

When you book, one simple yearly membership protects your whole family, every pet and every booking for the next 12 months.

  • Plans changed? Rebook your move at no extra cost. Military families also get our orders clause: every partner agrees that if your orders change, your deposit moves to the new dates, or is refunded minus any work already done.
  • Moving more than once? You stay covered all year, whether the next move is across the state or across the ocean.
  • Move cancelled entirely? Your Move Protection carries over to your next move.

Rather hand it off?

Add concierge and a coordinator runs the whole move for you, from paperwork to the front door.

Waitlist families get full pricing before bookings open.

Join the waitlist

ready when you are

Join the waitlist for your move, or bring your pet transport business on board as a launch partner.