What is Barkway

Barkway is the booking and business management app built for groomers.

No clunky salon software. No endless spreadsheets. Just a clean calendar, happy clients, and more time with the pets that actually matter. 🐾

Who is Barkway for?

Solo groomers who want a fast, simple calendar that works as quickly as they do.
Small teams that need to share client and pet info without losing track of who’s due when.

Barkway supports non-dog pets too. The breed list is fully customizable, and you can discuss requirements with support.

Calendar - see your week or month at a glance and click into any booking.
Clients and pets - store notes, photos, allergies, vet info, and more.
Bookings - set services, prices, deposits, discounts, and statuses.
Invoices and payments - create professional invoices, track payments, and record cash or bank transfer.
Notifications (email) - automatic reminder, thank-you, and recall emails.
Recall list - spot who’s overdue via Pets → Overdue and send a friendly nudge.

Card payments inside Barkway (not live yet and not being worked on right now, but we plan to revisit later).
SMS reminders (not live yet; likely a paid add-on later, but not a priority right now).

Designed with groomers, for groomers - not retrofitted salon software.
Clean, simple design that shines on iPad (landscape mode is a sweet spot).
Handles the admin so you can get back to grooming. Barkway does the heavy lifting; you do the magic with the dogs.

Optimized for iPad in landscape and desktop.
Works in the latest Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Edge (and probably anything that isn't IE6 or Netscape).

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Jump into the Quick start checklist to set up your account.
Browse the Terminology cheatsheet so the Barkway lingo makes sense from day one.