Dog boarding software
Know exactly who’s staying, and keep the records to prove it.
Stays priced by the night, consents signed before they book, daily logs and an inspection-ready register, with feeding and medication on every dog. Built in the UK, for boarders and home boarders.
- 14-day free trial
- No card required
- Cancel anytime
You opened your home to dogs, not to a wall of sticky notes.
The calendar held together with guesswork. Stays overlapping across weeks, drop-offs and pick-ups on different days, and a wall planner covered in pencil crossings-out. One miscount and you’re a bed short.
The inspection you’re dreading. The licensing officer wants consents, vaccinations and daily records for every dog, and they’re in three folders and an old phone.
The messages at all hours. “Just checking she’s settled?” at eleven at night, while you’re getting eight dogs down. Owners aren’t being difficult. They’re anxious.
Barclo keeps every stay, routine and record in one place, so you can look after the dogs.
A stay with Barclo
From drop-off to pick-up, all handled.
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At booking
Dates in, forms signed.
The owner books the dates on your page and signs your boarding consent before the booking goes through.
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At check-in
Feeding and meds on file.
Two meals a day and the arthritis tablet with breakfast, on Bella’s profile, so nothing’s left to memory.
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During the stay
Logs done, owner reassured.
Fill in the day’s welfare log, then send the owner a visit report with a photo of Bella settled in.
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At check-out
Invoiced and rebooked.
The stay is invoiced by the night, paid by card or bank transfer, and the Christmas week is booked before she leaves.
You look after the dogs. Barclo looks after the rest.
Licensing records
Inspection-ready records, kept for three years.
Signed consents, daily team logs and a licence-inspection register for any dates you choose: every dog that stayed, with vaccinations, microchip, consents and logs, ready to print. Boarding records stay on the register for three years, as the guidance asks.
- Five ready-made forms, signed before they book
- Daily logs signed by the carer
- Print or download the register for any dates
Capacity
Never take a dog you’ve no room for.
Set the most dogs each carer can look after each night, counting pets or bookings. Once you’re at your limit, clients can’t book, and they never see how many places are left.
- A limit each night for each carer
- Check-in and check-out times clients can ask to change
- Clients only see whether dates can be booked
Everything a boarder needs
Everything your boarding business runs on.
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Forms
Consents signed before drop-off
Five ready-made forms, or your own. Clients sign before they book and get a PDF copy.
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Daily logs
Daily team logs
Welfare, exceptions and opening and closing checks, signed by the carer and editable for 48 hours.
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Licence register
Ready for the inspector
Every dog that stayed, with vaccinations, consents and logs, ready to print. Kept for three years.
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Capacity
A limit you set
The most dogs each carer can take each night. Clients never see how many places are left.
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Dog profiles
Feeding and medication to hand
Feeding, medication, allergies and the vet on each dog’s profile, so nothing’s forgotten with a full house.
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Vaccinations
Spot an expired jab early
Warnings on the booking when a vaccination has expired or runs out within 30 days.
Why Barclo
Made for small pet businesses in the UK.
Built in Britain
Pounds and pence, British spelling, UK vaccination types and England and Wales bank holidays, set up from day one.
One price for the whole team
£19 a month, however many walkers, sitters or groomers you add. No per-person fees.
No lock-in
Import your clients and pets in minutes. Export everything whenever you like, in a couple of clicks.
Every service in one system
Walks, visits, grooms, stays, day care and training, in one calendar with one client list.
Founding member price
One plan. Everything included.
£19a month, for your whole team
Locked in for as long as you subscribe.From 1 February 2027, new businesses pay £29.
No per-person fees, no add-ons, no contract.
- 14-day free trial
- No card required
- Cancel anytime
Everything a boarding business needs
- Unlimited clients, dogs and stays
- Stays priced by the night
- Your own booking page
- Five ready-made forms and your own
- Daily team logs
- Licence-inspection register
- Records kept for three years
- A nightly limit for each carer
- Feeding, medication and vet details
- Vaccination warnings on every booking
- Invoicing with card and bank transfer
- Import and export all your data
Card payments, card holds and deposits need your own Stripe account. Stripe’s standard card fees apply.
Boarding questions
More detail in the guides on services, payments and pet profiles.
Will it stop me taking a dog I’ve no room for?
Set the most dogs each carer can take each night. Once you’re at that limit, the dates can’t be booked online, and clients never see how many places are left.
Guide: ServicesDoes it help with my licence inspection?
Yes. Print or download the licence-inspection register for any dates, with every dog’s vaccinations, flea and worm, microchip, consents and daily logs. Boarding records are kept for three years.
Can I log feeding times and medication?
Yes. Each dog’s profile holds feeding, special care, medication, allergies and vet details, so anyone covering the evening feed knows exactly what to do.
Guide: Pets and vaccinationsCan I take a deposit for the dates?
Yes. Switch on pay at booking in Settings and clients pay in full or a deposit when they book online. You’ll need Stripe connected.
Guide: PaymentsCan I send owners updates during a stay?
Yes. Add photos and a note to a visit report and the owner gets it by email and in their portal. You can also write to them in Barclo messages.
Guide: MessagingDoes it work for home boarding, not just kennels?
Yes. Whether you board two dogs at home or run a larger kennels, you set your own limits and price each stay by the night.
Guide: ServicesOn iPhone and Android
Run the place from the yard.
Barclo works in the browser on any phone, so the diary is with you between feeds. The iPhone and Android app is included in your plan.
Barclo also runs
Know your nights
Ready to run boarding without the wall calendar?
Set up your stays and forms, share your booking page and let owners book their dates.
Start your free trial- 14-day free trial
- No card required
- Cancel anytime