Doggy daycare software with a day board that watches capacity for you.
Play groups, a capacity meter, drop-off windows, half and full days, prepaid packages consumed automatically, one-tap pupdates, and online daycare booking on a six-week grid.
Rock Dog Pro at a glance
- What it is
- Daycare software for doggy daycares, with online booking, texting from your own number, checkout, payroll and 1099s in one app.
- Who it's for
- Doggy daycares of any size, from a one-person shop to multiple locations. Unlimited staff logins.
- What it costs
- Daycare is $39 a month on Base. Add boarding or grooming and every service is $10 off.
- Free trial
- 30 days free, no card required. Once you have your files from your old provider, upload and onboarding takes less than 3 hours.
- Launch
- Launching worldwide January 1st, 2027. Built inside a working grooming and boarding shop in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Stands out for
- The day board, plus ClipSight™ (reads a groom from a photo) and VaxFetch™ (vaccine records that log themselves).
The day board
Every dog in the building, grouped by play group, with a capacity meter that fills as they arrive. Check in, mark a no-show, pay and out, all from the board. Packages come off automatically. First visits are flagged for a temperament evaluation and the vaccine gate stops a dog at the door if a shot lapsed.
- Drop-off windows, half and full days, late pick-up fees you set
- Prepaid day packages sold at the counter or online and consumed as dogs check in
- One-tap pupdate: a photo and a line texted to the owner
- Online booking on a six-week grid that respects capacity
Everything, in the words you'd use.
Daycare is $39 a month on Base. Add boarding or grooming and every service is $10 off.
Online booking
Regulars book a month at a time.
- Tap days on a six-week grid, pick full or half day and a drop-off window, packages consumed automatically, capacity respected
- Booking links and QR codes for Google, Instagram and your website
- Customer account page: upcoming days, packages left, pupdates, receipts, balance due
Owners
Photos beat phone calls.
- Two-way texting from your own number: confirmations, reminders (reply C to confirm), ready-for-pickup with the after photo, receipts, campaigns and birthday texts, with STOP and quiet hours handled. 300 texts a month included.
- Pupdates from the board, review requests after pickup
- Photos customers text to your number land on the dog's record, tagged Current, Desired cut, Another dog they like, or a skin concern, so "I want this!" is on file before the dog arrives.
The team
Daycare staff land on the day board.
- Staff who work as daycare team, boarding team, groomer or front desk, each with their own landing screen
- Time clock with PINs, hours straight into payroll
- Payroll on a payment-received basis: commission, hourly or both, overtime rules by state, a time clock with PINs, tips split by each groomer's share of the service dollars, pay stubs with year-to-date, QuickBooks and Gusto or ADP exports.
- Year-end 1099-NEC forms and an e-file CSV, with W-9s collected digitally and tax IDs stored encrypted.
Money
Packages, memberships and the register.
- Prepaid packages and memberships with recurring billing
- Cards on file, a reader, cash, gift cards, store credit; retail at the register
- Undo a checkout or refund with a manager code
- Profit and loss, expenses, tax set-aside, reports by location
The rest
Included, not bolted on.
- The Assistant: press "How do I", type or say it, and it walks you through the task on your own screen with a spotlight and a voice. A daily brief before you open and a weekly read on the business.
- VaxFetch™: clients text a photo of their vaccine records and it logs every shot and expiration date on the right dog, saves the vet's clinic, phone and email, and emails the vet for the update when a shot comes due before the next visit. No staff time. On Growth and Ultimate.
- A free website at yourshop.rockdogpro.com (or your own domain), built from your services, hours, photos and reviews, with a Book now button that goes straight to your booking page. Four looks, edit the words, publish.
- Waivers and vaccine rules per service, a vet portal, a lobby kiosk for self check-in
- Boarding as a second membership on the same records, with rounds and run cards
- Two-factor sign-in, an admin lock at the front desk, a recycle bin with Undo, nightly off-site backups, alerts when a charge or a text fails, a manager code for refunds and undoing a checkout, and a full export of everything, any time.
Straight answers.
What is the best software for a dog daycare?
One that keeps the day board honest about capacity, sells and consumes packages without a spreadsheet, gates on vaccines, and texts owners a photo. Rock Dog Pro does that for $39 a month, with online booking on a six-week grid and boarding on the same records if you add it.
Can customers book daycare online?
Yes. They tap the days they want on a six-week grid, pick full or half day and a drop-off window, and their package is used automatically. Capacity per play group is respected, so you're never over.
Does it handle temperament tests?
Yes. First visits are flagged for a temperament evaluation on the board, and the vaccine gate stops a dog at check-in if a required shot has lapsed, with the grace period you set.
How do packages work?
Sell a 10-day or 20-day package at the counter or let customers buy online. Days come off automatically as the dog checks in, the balance shows on the customer's account page, and you get a heads-up when they're running low.
Run a real week on it.
30 days free. No card required. Once you have all your files from your old provider, upload and onboarding takes less than 3 hours.