Dog daycare software that runs the day with you
Daycare mornings are a rush: a queue at the door, vaccination cards to squint at, and a headcount that has to stay inside your license. Embercabin gives you a live board for the day — who is booked, who is checked in, who has gone home — with capacity and vaccination checks handled before anyone arrives.
Owners book full or half days online, buy prepaid daycare packages, and get a report card at pickup. You get a front desk that keeps up with the door.
Built for how this work actually runs
A live board for the whole day
Check dogs in and out from one screen that shows exactly who is on site right now. No more counting heads against a paper register.
Daily capacity you set once
Cap how many dogs a day you take and online booking enforces it. Full days stay full online, and the waitlist catches demand you would otherwise lose.
Vaccination checks before the door
Rabies, DHPP and kennel cough expiries live on each dog’s record, so an expired vaccination is flagged when the booking is made — not during the morning rush.
Temperament and play groups on record
Each dog carries a temperament note and a play group (small and calm through large and active, or solo-only), so any staff member can group the yard safely.
Prepaid daycare packages
Sell 5- or 10-day passes owners pay for up front. Visits draw down the package automatically — better cash flow for you, one less transaction per visit for them.
Report cards at pickup
Send owners a report card when their dog is checked out. It is the touch that fills tomorrow’s spots, and it happens from the same board you already work in.
How it works
A daycare day in three moves
The day books itself
Owners book full or half days on your link, inside your daily capacity, with vaccinations checked at booking. The waitlist queues anyone past the cap.
Check-in from the board
The morning queue moves fast: tap to check each dog in, with feeding notes, play group and any flags right there.
Check-out with a report card
At pickup, check the dog out and send the report card. Payment is already handled online or drawn from their package.
Plans that grow only when you do.
Frequently asked
- Can I limit how many dogs are booked each day?
- Yes. Set a daily capacity for daycare and online booking enforces it automatically. When a day is full, owners can join the waitlist instead.
- Does it handle half days and full days?
- Yes. Half-day and full-day daycare are separate services with their own prices and times, and you can add more variations whenever you like.
- Can owners buy a bundle of daycare days up front?
- Yes. Prepaid packages let owners buy a block of visits in advance, and each booking draws down the package automatically.
- How do vaccination requirements work?
- Each dog’s record stores rabies, DHPP and Bordetella expiry dates. Expired or missing vaccinations are flagged so you can chase them before drop-off day.
- Can I send owners an update about their dog’s day?
- Yes. A report card can be sent when a dog is checked out, and booking confirmations and reminders go out automatically by email (SMS is an optional add-on).
- What does dog daycare software cost?
- Embercabin has a free plan with online booking and records. Paid plans start at US$25/month when you need payment features, and you can change plans anytime.
Run more than one kind of work?
Mix services freely — one Embercabin account covers all of it. See how it fits the rest of what you do:
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