Appointments with buffers
No more back-to-backs that run over
Book in each dog with the right time for the breed and the coat, plus buffer time to clean down between. No more back-to-backs that run over and leave a wet dog waiting.
Grooming software, built for groomers
Grooming software that fills your day,
not your evenings
No dogree required. Barclo handles your appointments, deposits, reminders and before-and-afters, all in one place, so your chair stays full, your no-shows don’t, and your evenings are your own again. Built in the UK, for groomers.
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Tuesday, 14 May
My day
- 10:00 B Done
- 12:00 C In chair
- 13:00 Gap
- 13:30 L Up next
- 15:00 O Up next
Sound familiar?
You trained to groom dogs.
Not to run a call centre.
Most groomers lose more time and money to admin than to any actual grooming problem.
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The no-show that wipes out your morning. A two-hour slot, blocked out, prepped for, and they just don’t turn up. No deposit taken, no reminder sent, no way to fill it at short notice. That’s your money, gone, and it happens more than it should.
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The diary that’s a patchwork. Bookings by text, by DM, by the comment on your Facebook post, by the regular who “just turns up Thursdays.” Half of it lives in your head. One clash and you’ve got two anxious dogs and one bath.
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Or salon software built for a team of eight. Rotas, multiple chairs, staff clock-ins, a price list with forty options, when you’re one person with a dryer and a full day. Built for someone with a dogree and an office manager, not for you.
Barclo is the simple option that still does everything.
Online booking with deposits, automatic reminders, and a diary that’s finally in one place. Built around you, the groomer.
A day with Barclo
From booked-in to rebooked, sorted
Here’s what a grooming day looks like when the admin handles itself.
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At booking
The deposit’s already taken.
A client books through your page, picks their slot, and pays a deposit then and there. The ones who’d have ghosted you don’t, because they’ve put money down.
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The day before
A reminder goes out. Automatically.
“See you tomorrow at 10 with Bella.” No more typing the same message twenty times a week. Fewer forgotten appointments, fuller days.
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In the chair
The before-and-after, in two taps.
A scruffy before, a gorgeous after. Saved to Bella’s profile, sent to her owner, ready to post. The best advert you’ll ever run, and it took ten seconds.
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After
Paid and rebooked.
The balance is invoiced automatically, they settle by card or bank transfer, and you book them straight back in for six weeks’ time before they’ve left. No chasing, no gaps.
That’s the day. You groom. Barclo keeps the chair full.
The problem every groomer knows
Deposits and reminders that protect your day
A no-show isn’t a small thing for a groomer. It’s a two-hour hole you can’t fill, on a day you’d planned around it. Barclo closes that gap from both ends.
Take a deposit the moment a client books, set the amount and which services need one, and the people who used to drift off and forget are suddenly committed. Then, the day before every appointment, Barclo sends an automatic reminder so the booking doesn’t slip anyone’s mind. Set your cancellation window too, and late cancellations inside it can still be charged, automatically, the way it should be.
It’s the difference between a diary full of maybes and a diary full of confirmed, paid-up appointments.
This is at the heart of how Barclo handles bookings, see the full grooming booking system.
Your best marketing
Before-and-afters that sell the next booking
Nobody scrolls past a fluffy transformation. The before-and-after photo is the single best piece of marketing a groomer has, and Barclo makes it part of the job, not another evening task.
Snap the before, snap the after, and Barclo saves them to the dog’s profile and sends them to the owner with your note. They get the proud “look at our Bella” moment. You get a five-star review, a repost to their friends, and a client who books you again without thinking twice.
Every groom quietly fills your next month.
Everything a groomer needs
What Barclo does for your grooming business
Six things that turn admin into autopilot.
Paid extras and add-ons
“Preferred style?” sorted at booking
Nail trim, teeth clean, de-shed, added at booking and priced automatically. The “preferred style?” question answered before the dog’s even through the door.
Invoicing and payments
Takings tracked, no spreadsheet
Deposits at booking, balance invoiced after, paid by card or bank transfer. Your takings tracked without a spreadsheet in sight.
Your own booking page
Bookings without a single DM
A branded page where clients pick a service and a slot and book themselves in, day or night, without a single DM. New enquiries captured as leads even if they don’t finish.
Coat and skin notes
Know every coat like your own
Breed, coat type, allergies, sensitivities, the matting behind the ears, the bits they don’t like done, all on the dog’s profile, ready next time.
Easy rebooking
Recurring six-weekly slots that look after themselves
Book a client straight back in for their next groom while they’re still with you. Recurring six-weekly slots that look after themselves.
Why groomers choose Barclo
Why switch to Barclo
Built in Britain
Pounds and pence, British spelling, UK bank-transfer invoices, UK bank holidays built in. Not an American salon app with the dates the wrong way round.
One flat price
£29 a month, everything in. One chair or a growing team, the price doesn’t move. No per-person fees that grow every time you take someone on.
No lock-in, ever
Import your client list to get started in minutes. And if Barclo’s ever not for you, export everything, clients, pets, history, in a couple of clicks. Your data is yours.
Every service, one system
Grooming today, maybe walking or boarding down the line. Barclo handles every service a pet pro offers, so you’ll never need a second tool bolted on.
Pricing
Simple, honest pricing
One plan. Everything included. No feature gating. No “contact us for pricing.”
Barclo Pro
£
29
/month
Everything you need to run your grooming business.
Start your free trial14-day free trial. No card required. Cancel anytime.
What’s included
- Unlimited clients and pets
- Unlimited bookings
- Online booking portal (your own branded page)
- Deposits and paid add-ons at booking
- Automatic appointment reminders
- Invoicing with card payments via Stripe
- Buffer time and clean-down between appointments
- Coat, skin and behaviour profiles
- Before-and-after photos saved to each pet
- Staff scheduling and management
- VAT support
- Calendar (day, week, month views)
- Client messaging
- GDPR compliant with data export
- UK bank holidays built in
I used to spend my evenings writing up notes and chasing invoices. Now Barclo does it all before I get home.Sarah M. · Dog walker, Kent
FAQ
Groomer questions, answered
Can I take a deposit when someone books?
Yes. Set a deposit amount per service and clients pay it at the point of booking, the simplest way to stop no-shows.
Will it send appointment reminders for me?
Automatically, the day before. No more typing them out by hand.
Can I add buffer time between appointments?
Yes. Set how long each service takes plus clean-down time, and your diary spaces itself properly.
Can clients book the right service and add extras themselves?
Yes. Your booking page lists your services and paid add-ons, so clients pick exactly what they need and it’s priced automatically.
Can I keep coat and behaviour notes for each dog?
Of course. Breed, coat type, allergies, the bits they don’t like done, all saved to the dog’s profile for next time.
I’m not techy. Will I cope?
If you can use WhatsApp, you can use Barclo. Setup’s about ten minutes and we walk you through it.
Fill your chair, free your evenings
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