A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR DOG-BAR OWNERS

A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR DOG-BAR OWNERS

What should dog-bar software actually do?

Dog-bar software helps you run the dog side and the people side of your business in one place—from waivers and vaccine records to memberships, check-ins, and payments.

Dog-bar software helps you run the dog side and the people side of your business in one place—from waivers and vaccine records to memberships, check-ins, and payments.

WHY WE MADE THIS GUIDE

Dog bars work differently from daycares, boarding facilities, and ordinary bars. This is our current view of what the software should handle based on our experience with building software with dog bar owners and operators!

Dog bars work differently from daycares, boarding facilities, and ordinary bars. This is our current view of what the software should handle based on our experience with building software with dog bar owners and operators!

Which pet businesses need dog bar software?

This guide is for businesses that have all three of these things:

01

A controlled, off-leash area for dogs

02

Customers pay through monthly or annual memberships, multi-visit packages, or day passes

03

Your team checks age, vaccine records, spay/neuter status, and waivers

The three big jobs your software should handle

These are the areas we believe make dog bars different.

01

Keep check-in moving

Your team should be able to see which dogs can enter without holding up the line.

02

Keep pet data, human data, and operational data in sync

Things like vaccine records, visits, memberships and all data that impact your operations should work together instead of living in separate systems.

03

Give staff more time with dogs and guests

Routine questions and admin work should take less time, while your team stays in control of safety and fun.

What to look for when choosing software

From our experience, a long list of features is not the best way to decide. Instead, ask how the system will work during a real day at your dog bar. From our experience, many software providers claim they can fit the needs for a dog bar but don’t actually work well in the day-to-day.

Check-in

Can your team quickly see vaccine records, waivers, entry status, and capacity—and handle exceptions when needed?

Can your team quickly see vaccine records, waivers, entry status, and capacity—and handle exceptions when needed?

Memberships, packages, and day passes

Can it support the memberships, packages, and day passes you offer? Can membership perks be automatically applied to the other services you offer?

Can it support the memberships, packages, and day passes you offer? Can membership perks be automatically applied to the other services you offer?

Rules and requirements

Can the system account for age, vaccine, and spay/neuter requirements? Does it support waivers?

Can the system account for age, vaccine, and spay/neuter requirements? Does it support waivers?

Day-to-day operations

Can your team manage check-ins, capacity, incidents, service changes, and last-minute decisions in one place?

Can your team manage check-ins, capacity, incidents, service changes, and last-minute decisions in one place?

Switching systems

What data will move, what will need to be rebuilt, how long will the switch take, and who will help your team?

What data will move, what will need to be rebuilt, how long will the switch take, and who will help your team?

You have more than one kind of software to choose from

Dog bars today use a mix of pet-care software, dog-park tools, newer dog-bar products, and custom setups. Options include Gingr, BarkPass, Rhōmb, Tabski, Tato, and combinations of several systems. The right choice is the one that fits how your business actually runs—and can prove it.

Dog bars today use a mix of pet-care software, dog-park tools, newer dog-bar products, and custom setups. Options include Gingr, BarkPass, Rhōmb, Tabski, Tato, and combinations of several systems. The right choice is the one that fits how your business actually runs—and can prove it.

Pet-care software

Dog-park tools

Dog-bar software

Custom setups

OUR POINT OF VIEW

Your software should handle the repetitive work so your team can focus on safety, dogs, and great hospitality. Tato was built to handle real dog bar operations, not just claim it.

Your software should handle the repetitive work so your team can focus on safety, dogs, and great hospitality. Tato was built to handle real dog bar operations, not just claim it.

Your software should handle the repetitive work so your team can focus on safety, dogs, and great hospitality. Tato was built to handle real dog bar operations, not just claim it.

See how Tato helps dog bars

See how Tato helps dog bars