Pet sitting software
Every visit, every key and every pet, in one place.
Drop-ins, house sits and visits any time that day, with access details on every booking and a visit report for every owner. Built in the UK, for pet sitters and cat sitters.
- 14-day free trial
- No card required
- Cancel anytime
You look after pets in other people’s homes. That’s a lot to remember.
The keys, the codes, the instructions. Which key opens number 12? Where does the cat food live? It’s on scraps of paper and old messages, until the one time it isn’t.
Showing you actually went. The owner’s on a beach, picturing an empty house and a hungry cat. “Yes, I went” isn’t quite the reassurance they’re paying for.
The round that’s a puzzle. Six homes across town, some twice a day, each needing something different. Get it wrong and a dog waits to be let out.
Barclo keeps every home’s details straight and sends owners the update they’re waiting for.
A day with Barclo
From your first visit to proof in their inbox.
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Morning
Every visit, ready.
Each home, each pet and each visit in the day view, including the ones that can happen any time that day.
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At the door
The access details are there.
How to get in, entered by the client, shows on their booking. No digging through old messages on the doorstep.
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During the visit
Fed, watered, photographed.
Misty’s fed, the litter’s done and there’s a photo of her on the sofa for the visit report.
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After
The owner gets their update.
The visit report lands by email and in their portal, and you can see when they’ve viewed it. Then on to the next home.
You care for the pets. Barclo carries everything else.
Visits and house sits
Drop-ins and house sits, booked on your page.
Clients book drop-ins, house sits priced by the night, or a visit any time that day that you fit in around your round. Cap the visits per day so the round never gets out of hand.
- Drop-ins, house sits and meet and greets
- Any time that day visits, with a daily cap
- Check-in and check-out times clients can ask to change
Your public profile
Earn their trust before you get the keys.
Your profile shows your credentials, the areas you cover, reviews you’ve chosen to publish and a free meet and greet. Search engines can find it, and owners book straight from it.
- Up to 30 photos and your opening hours
- Reviews only you can publish
- A featured meet and greet, in your words
Everything a sitter needs
Everything your pet sitting business runs on.
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Access details
Keys and codes on every booking
Clients enter how to get in, and it shows on their bookings for whoever’s visiting.
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Any pet
Cats, dogs, rabbits, the lot
Limit a service to the animals you look after, with feeding and medication on every profile.
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Visit reports
Proof you’ve been
Photos and a note after every visit, emailed to the owner. See when it’s been viewed.
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Regulars
Weekly visits, set once
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly visits, kept booked four weeks ahead without you lifting a finger.
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Invoicing
A fortnight of visits, added up
Invoice every visit and house sit in one go, paid by card with Stripe or bank transfer.
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Cover
A cover sitter, ready to go
The full diary, every client and access details on each booking, so cover is simple.
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 pet sitting business needs
- Unlimited clients, pets and visits
- Drop-ins, house sits and any-time visits
- Key and access details on every booking
- Profiles for cats, dogs, rabbits and more
- Your own booking page
- Visit reports with photos for owners
- Weekly, fortnightly or monthly regulars
- Reminder emails the day before
- Invoicing with card and bank transfer
- Automatic payment reminders
- Team logins, with services assigned to each person
- Import and export all your data
Card payments, card holds and deposits need your own Stripe account. Stripe’s standard card fees apply.
Pet sitter questions
More detail in the guides on clients, pet profiles and services.
Can I show owners I’ve actually been?
Yes. Add photos and a note to the visit report and the owner gets it by email and in their portal. You can see when it’s been viewed.
Guide: BookingsWhere do keys and access details go?
On the client’s record. Clients can enter how to get in themselves, and it appears on their bookings, so the details are to hand at the door.
Guide: ClientsDoes it work for cats and other pets?
Yes. Each pet has its own profile with feeding, medication and vet details, and you can limit a service to dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, reptiles or small mammals.
Guide: Pets and vaccinationsCan it handle house sits and visits any time that day?
Yes. House sits are priced by the night with check-in and check-out times. For any-time visits, clients pick the day and you fit the visit in.
Guide: ServicesCan a cover sitter step in if I’m ill?
Yes. Team members see the full diary and every client, with the access details on each booking. Reassign the visits from the booking and the cover sitter has everything they need.
Guide: Team membersI’m not techy. Will I cope?
If you can use WhatsApp, you can use Barclo. Setup takes about ten minutes, and you can email us whenever you’re stuck.
Guide: Quick startOn iPhone and Android
Every home’s details, on the doorstep.
Barclo works in the browser on any phone, so access details and feeding notes are with you at the door. The iPhone and Android app is included in your plan.
Barclo also runs
Proof in their inbox
Ready to give owners proof and yourself one less worry?
Add your homes and pets, share your booking page and send your first visit report.
Start your free trial- 14-day free trial
- No card required
- Cancel anytime