Dog daycare software
Day care where the regulars sort themselves.
Regulars booked in week after week, a daily limit that stops you overfilling, consents signed before the first day and an inspection-ready register. Built in the UK, for doggy day cares.
- 14-day free trial
- No card required
- Cancel anytime
You run a day care, not a spreadsheet with a headcount.
The regulars and the one-offs, mixed together. Half your dogs come like clockwork and half book a day here and there. In a paper diary you rewrite the same names every week.
The daily “have we got room?” Someone wants Thursday. Is there space once the Thursday regulars are in? A wrong guess means an overcrowded room or a lost client.
The paperwork the licence asks for. Consents, vaccinations and daily welfare checks for every dog, kept somewhere you can find them when the inspector calls. Usually, that’s three different folders.
Barclo keeps the count, the regulars and the records, so you can watch the dogs.
A day with Barclo
From the morning list to the tired-dog pick-up.
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Before opening
Today’s dogs, ready.
Regulars and one-off days together on one screen, so you know your numbers before the first car pulls up.
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Opening
Checks logged.
Fill in the opening and environmental checks, signed with your name, before the first dog comes through the door.
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During the day
A moment for the owner.
Snap Max with his mates in the paddock and send it in a visit report to an owner stuck at their desk.
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Pick-up
Tired dog, billing sorted.
The day goes on the monthly invoice, paid by card or bank transfer. Nothing to chase and nothing to write up tonight.
The dogs have a ball. Barclo keeps the count.
Licensing records
Ready for the inspector, any day.
Signed consents, daily team logs and a licence-inspection register for any dates: every dog that attended, with owner, vet, vaccinations, consents, days attended and logs. Day care records stay on the register for three years.
- Consents signed before the first day
- Daily logs signed by the carer
- Print or download for any dates
Capacity
Every day’s places, clear at a glance.
Set the most dogs on your premises at once to match your licence, and limits for each session or carer. Regulars are counted in, and clients only see whether a day can be booked.
- A premises limit that matches your licence
- Morning, afternoon and full-day sessions
- Waitlist for full days: switch it on in Settings
Everything a day care needs
Everything your day care runs on.
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Forms
Consents signed before day one
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
Opening, environmental and closing checks, and a welfare record per dog per day, signed by the carer.
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Licence register
Ready for the inspector
Every dog that attended, with vaccinations, consents and logs, ready to print. Kept for three years.
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Capacity
Never overfill a day
A limit that matches your licence. Clients see whether a day can be booked, never how many places are left.
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Regulars
The same days, every week
Set a regular’s days once. Barclo keeps them booked four weeks ahead, and you can pause them for holidays.
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Dog profiles
A calm, well-matched room
Who they’re good with, recall, triggers and fears, on every dog’s profile for the whole team.
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 day care needs
- Unlimited clients, dogs and days
- Full and half-day sessions
- A premises limit to match your licence
- Regulars kept booked four weeks ahead
- Five ready-made forms and your own
- Daily team logs
- Licence-inspection register
- Records kept for three years
- Vaccination warnings on every booking
- Your own booking page
- 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.
Day care questions
More detail in the guides on services, bookings and pet profiles.
Can I set up regulars who come the same days every week?
Yes. Set up their days once, every week, fortnight or month, and Barclo keeps them booked four weeks ahead. Pause the series while they’re away and resume it when they’re back.
Guide: BookingsWill it stop me overfilling a day?
Yes. Set a limit on the dogs on your premises at once to match your licence. When a day is full it can’t be booked, and clients never see how many places are left.
Guide: ServicesDoes it help with my licence inspection?
Yes. Print or download the register for any dates: every dog that attended, with vaccinations, flea and worm, microchip, consents, days attended and daily logs. Records are kept for three years.
Does it check vaccinations are up to date?
Yes. Bookings warn you when a vaccination has expired or runs out within 30 days, and Today lists dogs booked in the next seven days who are due, with one tap to email the owner.
Guide: Pets and vaccinationsCan I keep notes on who a dog plays well with?
Yes. Each dog’s profile holds who they’re good with, recall, triggers and fears. Pin a team note and it shows on every one of that client’s bookings.
Guide: Pets and vaccinationsCan clients pay when they book a day?
Yes, if you switch on pay at booking in Settings. Clients pay in full or a deposit by card when they book online. You’ll need Stripe connected.
Guide: PaymentsOn iPhone and Android
Run the room from your pocket.
Barclo works in the browser on any phone, so today’s dogs are with you in the middle of the room. The iPhone and Android app is included in your plan.
Barclo also runs
Let the regulars run themselves
Ready to run day care without the daily headcount?
Set your limit and forms, add your regulars and share your booking page.
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- Cancel anytime