Run your pack school from a van, not a spreadsheet.
We built BarkBus to run our own pack school, and used it all year before sharing it. For doggy daycare, pack walks, pack school, or anyone putting dogs in a van regularly.
Set up in under 10 minutes, then run your very first morning the same day. AI imports your existing packs, live maps guide every pickup and drop-off, owners get instant notifications, and billing reconciles itself.
- 🗺️ Live maps & routing
- 🔔 Owner notifications
- 🤖 AI does the admin
- 💳 Auto-bills & reconciles
Trusted by NZ pack schools to run real runs every morning.
Six things BarkBus does for you.
Every feature is included on every tier. Tap one to walk through it.
Live maps & routing
See every stop on a map, optimise the route in one tap, and get turn-by-turn guidance without leaving the app.
See it →Hands-free pickups
Next dog, address, gate code — all on the lock screen. One thumb, tap, go.
See it →Owner portal
Owners get a ping the second their dog is on board. They can mark absences, request homestays, and book from their phone.
See it →AI does your admin
Paste a client message — the assistant reads it, looks up the dogs, and drafts the booking.
See it →Auto-bills & reconciles
Every pickup bills automatically. Upload your bank statement and the AI matches payments to owners.
See it →Homestays, handled
Book once — schedule, driver, dashboard and billing all update themselves.
See it →From install to your first run in under ten minutes.
Four steps and you're operational. We picked sensible defaults so you barely have to type.
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Download the app
App Store, Google Play, or just open it in your browser. 30 seconds.
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Set up your business
Business name, your admin account, your first van. We default the colour and the schedule rhythm. 2 minutes.
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AI imports your dogs
Drop in a screenshot of your current setup — a Google Calendar event with your pack list, a Google Sheet, MyTime, Acuity, or a photo of a paper list. The assistant pulls out your dogs so your packs are ready to run. Review and tweak, or add by hand. Owners and rates you can fill in later. ~5 minutes.
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Run your first morning
The schedule generates itself. Open the lock-screen widget, tap Picked Up. You're operational.
First month is on us, no card required to start. Stuck? Talk to Tim →
Stop juggling tabs.
BarkBus runs on the phone in your pocket, the tablet in the van, and the laptop on the desk. Pick how you want to try it.
Set up and running your first morning in under 10 minutes — AI imports your dogs. Questions? Get in touch →