Check them in.
Lose track of nobody.
Exact-time daycare and boarding availability, multi-night stays, operational playgroups, and photo report cards. Built for operators running 30+ pets a day.
How It Works
Playgroups, check-in, report cards, one place.
Built around how daycare actually runs. Not a calendar in disguise.
Build playgroups that actually mix.
Group dogs by size band, age range, and play style. Small & shy, big & bouncy, senior & gentle, evaluation. Each playgroup gets its own planning limit and color, while the facility's on-site, group-care, and physical-space rules decide whether a booking fits.
- Group by size, age & play style
- Per-group planning limits & color
- Independent facility and space limits
Large · 1-5 yr
Small · all ages
All sizes · 8+ yr
Medium · 2-7 yr
First-day dogs
Size band, age range, play style. Capacity caps that hold the line.
Check-in that catches everything.
Scan or tap the dog in. Log the leash, the harness, the bag of treats, the medication. Note mood at drop-off. Snap a photo of the collar tag. Set today's feeding times and pill schedule. Confirm pickup contact and approved pickup people. Every detail attached to today's stay, owner-visible, and not living on a clipboard you'll lose by 2 PM.
- Log belongings, meds & feeding times
- Note drop-off mood & collar photo
- Confirm approved pickup people
- Owner-visible — no lost clipboards
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Belongings, meds, feeding, mood. Logged in under four minutes.
See the floor. Send the report.
Open the Today view. Twenty-three dogs in, six pending pickup, three on meds at 2 PM. Tap any dog for notes, photos, incidents, and feeding status in real time. At pickup, the day's photos, handler notes, behavior highlights, and incidents go out as one polished report card the owner gets by text or email before they pull into the parking lot.
- Live Today view of the whole floor
- Tap any dog for notes & photos
- Photo report cards sent at pickup
Checked in
23
Pickup soon
6
Meds 2 PM
3
"Played hard with the big group. 4 photos, 2 handler notes, no incidents. Ate full lunch."
Live roster on top. Photo report card sent at pickup.
Sell the package. Bank the cash.
Pre-paid bundles built in. Starter 5 half-days, 10 half-day pack, 10 full-day pack, 20 full-day pack, Flex 8 mix-and-match. Visits auto-deduct from the right balance at check-out. Owners book online from your public daycare page, pick half-day or full-day, add a bath or extra walk, pay the deposit. Vaccines and signed agreements gate every booking on the way in.
- Prepaid bundles & flex packs built in
- Visits auto-deduct at check-out
- Online booking with add-ons & deposit
- Vaccines & agreements gate every booking
Starter 5 Half-Days
5 visits · 18 active
10 Half-Day Pack
10 visits · 24 active
10 Full-Day Pack
10 visits · 22 active
Flex 8 (Mix & Match)
8 visits · 11 active
Auto-deduct at check-out · 0 manual entries
Prepaid bundles. Auto-deduct at check-out. Cash up front.
Key Features
Not a side feature.
A full daycare module.
Eight things daycare operators actually need. All on, all included.
Playgroup management
Build optional cohorts by size band, weight range, and play style. Each playgroup gets a color and planning limit while physical rooms and shared areas remain separate Facility inventory.
Facility & space capacity
Set exact-time on-site and group-care limits for the facility, optional dog/cat/other limits, and compatible physical spaces. Playgroup limits stay operational guidance rather than booking inventory.
Check-in & check-out
Log belongings, mood, photos, and emergency contacts at drop-off. Mark approved pickups, tip, balance owed, and report card status at the door. The whole day, one record.
Feeding & medication
Set per-dog feeding slots and medication times at check-in. Tasks appear on the staff timeline at the right hour and get checked off in the app. Nothing missed, nothing double-dosed.
Daily report cards
Photos, notes, behavior highlights, and any incidents bundled into one report sent to the owner at pickup by text or email. Owners stop calling to ask how the day went.
Prepaid packages
Sell 5, 10, or 20-visit bundles with expiration windows. Visits auto-deduct at check-out from the right balance. Half-day, full-day, or Flex 8 mix-and-match. Cash up front, fewer payment fumbles at the door.
Online daycare booking
A public booking page customers can hit from your website or Google profile. Pick half-day or full-day, add a bath or extra walk, pay a deposit, done. New customers route through a temperament evaluation first.
Vaccines & agreements
No current rabies on file, no booking. No signed daycare agreement, no booking. Talopet checks both before the slot is held and nudges the owner to upload missing documents with one tap.
Salons running daycare on Talopet check in 23 dogs in under 4 minutes. Average across 142 daycare locations.
Why Talopet
One price. Full daycare module included.
Generic daycare apps: Built for boarding kennels or training studios with daycare bolted on. No grooming integration, no breed-aware durations, and you pay per handler. Your bill grows every time you hire.
Spreadsheets and group texts: No capacity caps, no waitlist logic, no vaccine checks. By Wednesday, three handlers are working off different versions of the roster and someone's medication got skipped.
Talopet: Playgroups, facility availability, check-in, belongings, feeding, meds, report cards, packages, online booking, vaccine and agreement gating. All included. Grooming runs on the same platform.
FAQ
Common questions about pet daycare software.
What does pet daycare software do?
Pet daycare software runs the operational side of a dog daycare. Exact-time facility and physical-space capacity, optional playgroups, check-in and check-out flows with belongings and mood, feeding and medication schedules, daily photo report cards, prepaid packages, online booking, and vaccine plus agreement gating belong in one system alongside grooming.
How does the Daycare + Boarding bundle handle capacity?
Daycare + Boarding are included together in one care bundle. Facility setup separates pets on site, optional dog/cat/other and group-care limits, and physical spaces such as kennels, rooms, and beds. Every booking checks the exact pet, service, and interval against the limits it actually uses. Playgroups remain optional operational cohorts with planning limits; they do not create bookable capacity.
What does the check-in and check-out flow capture?
At check-in, staff log belongings (leash, harness, treat bag, blanket), mood, today's feeding slots, medication times, approved pickup contacts, and a photo if you want one. At check-out, the system surfaces balance owed, package visits to deduct, tip prompt, report-card status, and any incidents from the day. Average check-in time on Talopet is under four minutes per dog.
What do the daily report cards look like and how do owners get them?
The report card bundles every photo taken that day, handler notes, behavior highlights, feeding and medication confirmations, and any logged incidents into one polished message. Owners receive it by text or email at pickup, automatically. No more 'how was Bella's day?' questions at the door. Owners can also pull up past reports from their profile.
How do prepaid packages and billing work?
Sell 5, 10, or 20-visit packages for half-days, full-days, or Flex 8 mix-and-match bundles. Packages have an expiration window you set (90, 180, 365 days, or none). At check-out, the right visit type auto-deducts from the owner's balance. Failed payments and unused-credit balances show up on the dashboard so the front desk catches them before they pile up.
Does Talopet block bookings when vaccines or agreements are missing?
Yes. Pet daycare software needs to enforce this or it is a liability. Talopet checks for a current rabies record and a signed daycare agreement before any booking confirms. Missing either, the owner gets a one-tap upload request and the slot does not hold until the file is on record. New customers are gated through a temperament evaluation first.
What does pricing look like, and how does daycare work with grooming?
One flat monthly price. Unlimited staff, unlimited handlers, unlimited groomers. No per-user fees, no per-pet fees, no daycare-add-on tier. If you already run grooming on Talopet, daycare turns on in your account with no new login and no separate billing. Customer records, pet profiles, vaccines, and agreements are shared across both.
Works with everything else in Talopet.
Daycare is one module. Here's what else is included.
The whiteboard roster
is done.
Real playgroups, clear facility limits, real check-in, real report cards. Pet daycare software built for groomers and operators who run the floor.