Training software, built for trainers

Training software that handles the admin,
so you can handle the dogs

No dogree required, on the software front at least. Barclo runs your class enrolments, your one-to-one sessions, your session notes and the homework you message owners, all in one place. So your evenings go on training plans, not on chasing payments and updating spreadsheets. Built in the UK, for dog trainers.

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Tuesday, 14 May

Today’s sessions

2 sessions · 9 dogs
  • 10:00 B

    Bella · Mrs Patel !

    One-to-one · reactivity · week 3 of 6

    Done
  • 13:30 A

    Archie · Joe & Sam

    One-to-one · loose-lead walking

    Done
  • 19:00 P

    Puppy Class · Tuesdays

    Week 4 of 6 · 6 dogs enrolled

    Tonight
  • Tomorrow L

    Luna · The Hardys

    Behavioural assessment · new

    Up next

Sound familiar?

You’re a dog trainer.
The paperwork wasn’t supposed to be the hard part.

Whether you run group classes, one-to-ones, or both, the admin around the training quietly eats more of your week than the training itself.

  1. 01

    Filling classes and keeping track of who’s in. Who’s signed up for the spring puppy class? Is it full? Who paid and who said they would? It’s a spreadsheet and a string of messages, and it’s never quite up to date.

  2. 02

    Chasing money you should have had up front. A six-week class is real money, and somehow you’re still nudging someone for week three’s payment in week five. Deposits, balances, the lot, all done by memory and goodwill.

  3. 03

    The two businesses in one diary. Group classes on a Tuesday, private behavioural sessions slotted around them, each client at a different stage, each dog with different homework. Holding all of that in your head leaves nothing left for the actual training.

Barclo fills your classes, takes the money at booking, and keeps every dog’s notes in one place.

So the admin runs itself and you get to do the bit you’re brilliant at. Built around you, the trainer.

A course with Barclo

From a full class to a finished course, sorted

Here’s what running a course looks like when the admin handles itself.

  1. Enrolment

    Signed up and paid up.

    Clients enrol through your booking page, pick their class, and pay by card there and then via Stripe. The class fills itself, the money’s in before they arrive, and you can see exactly who’s coming.

  2. Class night

    The roster in front of you.

    See who’s in tonight, jot what each dog managed on their booking notes, all in a tap or two while you’re on the floor. No clipboard, no writing it all up later.

  3. Between sessions

    The homework goes out.

    What to practise before next week, messaged straight to each owner through Barclo. The dogs that improve are the ones whose owners practise, and this is how you make that happen.

  4. Course end

    Notes built up, next course booked.

    You’ve got a clear record of how far each dog’s come, and you can offer them the next class while they’re still glowing about this one. A full pipeline instead of a standing start every term.

That’s the course. You teach. Barclo runs the room behind you.

Puppy Class · Tuesdays 7pm Week 4 of 6 · cap 6 dogs 6/6 in M Monty Mrs Patel Paid A Archie Joe & Sam Paid L Luna The Hardys Paid O Ollie Yara K. Paid B Bella The Wilsons Paid Repeats weekly · class full from week 1 to 6

The bit that eats your week

Weekly classes that fill themselves

Class admin is more than a booking. It’s a recurring weekly slot, a set group of dogs, a class size you can’t go over, and money that should be in before the first class. Barclo sets that up once and lets the booking flow do the heavy lifting.

Set up your puppy class or your six-week beginners as a recurring weekly session with a class size, and clients enrol through your booking page. With Stripe connected, they pay by card at the point of booking, full price or a deposit, so the money’s in before they arrive. When the class is full for a week, it’s full. You see your whole enrolment at a glance: who’s in, who’s paid, who’s coming, instead of cross-referencing a spreadsheet against your bank statement.

It’s the same engine that runs every kind of Barclo booking, see the full dog training booking system.

How dogs actually improve

Send the homework, build the record

The training happens in the room, but the learning happens in the week between. The owners who practise are the ones whose dogs come on, and the trainers who keep clients are the ones who make that practice easy.

After each session, jot what a dog covered on the booking, add anything important to the dog’s profile, and message the owner what to work on before next time, straight through Barclo, no photocopied handouts left in the car. Over the weeks, the notes build into a record of what each dog’s working on, the recall that’s clicked, the lead-pulling that’s eased, right there on their profile when you sit down to plan next week’s session.

It’s how a one-off class becomes a client who keeps coming back.

b Message to Mrs Patel Bella · after tonight’s session Tonight Bella covered: • Loose-lead walking past distractions • Recall under low arousal Homework: 3× 5-min lead walks this week ON BELLA’S PROFILE Week 3 Reactivity work, threshold raised, good progress. Week 2 Lead pulling reduced. Owner practising daily. Week 1 Triggers identified: bikes, other dogs at distance.

Everything a trainer needs

What Barclo does for your training business

Six things that turn admin into autopilot.

Class scheduling

Set the class size, fill the room

Set up your classes as recurring weekly services with a class size. Enrolments come in through your booking page and Barclo holds each week’s spots, so when a class is full, it’s full.

Payment at booking

Money in before they arrive

Connect Stripe and clients pay by card the moment they book, full price or a deposit, set per service. Your money’s in before the first class, not chased after.

Session notes

Build a record that carries forward

Note what each dog covered on each booking, and the important stuff on their profile. Open a dog’s record next session and pick up exactly where you left off.

Behaviour profiles

Triggers, reactivity, what they’re working on

Each dog’s history, triggers, reactivity and what they’re working on, all on their profile, with a warning badge that follows reactive dogs everywhere.

Invoicing and payments

Money in on time, no chase

Classes paid at enrolment, one-to-ones billed by session, settled by card or bank transfer. Your money’s in on time, without the chase.

Your own booking page

Enrol on a class, book a one-to-one

Clients enrol on classes or book a one-to-one through a branded page, day or night. New enquiries captured as leads even if they don’t finish booking.

Why trainers 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 app with the dates the wrong way round.

One flat price

£29 a month, everything in. Solo trainer or running classes with an assistant, the price doesn’t move. No per-person fees that climb as you grow.

No lock-in, ever

Import your client and pet list to get started in minutes. And if Barclo’s ever not for you, export everything, clients, dogs, booking history, in a couple of clicks. Your data is yours.

Every service, one system

Training today, maybe daycare or walking alongside it. Barclo handles every service a pet pro offers under one roof, 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 training business.

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What’s included

  • Unlimited clients and pets
  • Unlimited bookings
  • Recurring weekly classes with capacity
  • One-to-one session scheduling
  • Online booking portal (your own branded page)
  • Payment at booking via Stripe (deposit or full)
  • Behaviour profiles · triggers, reactivity, what they’re working on
  • Session notes on every booking
  • In-app messaging for homework and updates
  • Staff scheduling for assistants
  • VAT support
  • Calendar (day, week, month views)
  • GDPR compliant with data export
  • UK bank holidays built in

FAQ

Dog trainer questions, answered

Can I set up a weekly class and take enrolments?

Yes. Create your class as a recurring weekly service with a class size, and clients enrol and pay through your booking page, week by week.

Can clients pay at the point of enrolment?

Yes. Connect Stripe and clients pay by card when they book, either the full session price or a deposit, set per service. So the money’s in before they arrive.

Can I run one-to-one sessions alongside classes?

Yes. Classes and private sessions sit in one diary, scheduled and billed the way each one works.

Can I send owners homework between sessions?

Yes. Use the in-app messaging to send each owner what to practise before next time, alongside the notes you keep on the booking and on the dog’s profile.

Can I keep each dog’s behaviour history?

Of course. Triggers, reactivity and what they’re working on all live on the dog’s profile and carry forward between sessions.

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 classes, free your evenings

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