Launching in Dorset · 2026

Your dog deserves a sitter who really gets them

Barkeaze is a dog-lover-built pet care app that finds sitters who are genuinely right for your dog — not just nearby. No awkward messages, no crossed fingers. Just the perfect match, every time.

13.5m
Dogs in the UK
deserving great care
8%
Sitter fee — vs 20%
on other platforms
Daily paw diary
updates per stay
Great match!
Buddy + Sarah J.
Sitters near BH21
Showing sitters matched to Buddy
SJ
Sarah Johnson
0.8 mi · ★ 4.9 (34 reviews)
£35/night
Weight OK Enclosed garden Available Has cats — worth a chat
✓ 3 of 4 criteria matched
LC
Laura Chen
2.1 mi · ★ 4.8 (19 reviews)
£30/night
Weight OK No cats Available
✓ Full match — perfect!
2 sitters hidden — not a good fit for Buddy
4 updates today
Paw diary · Day 2
How it works

Simple for you.
Spot-on for your dog.

We do the hard work of finding the right sitter before you ever see a result — so you can relax instead of researching.

01
Tell us about your dog
Set up your dog's profile with their breed, weight, medical needs, and little quirks. Takes about 5 minutes — and you only ever do it once. Buddy's profile becomes their passport to the right care.
02
We find sitters who suit them
Barkeaze reads your dog's profile and filters out anyone who isn't right — before you see a single result. Got a cat chaser? We hide sitters with cats at home. Simple, honest, and a huge time-saver.
03
Relax — and watch the updates roll in
Book securely and enjoy daily paw diary updates from your sitter — 4 times a day, with photos, mood check-ins, and a lovely written story about your dog's adventures. You'll probably miss them a little less.
Why Barkeaze

We built the app
we always wished existed

Other platforms show you a list and leave you to figure it out. We think dog owners — and their dogs — deserve a bit better than that.

Smart compatibility matching
We check every sitter against your dog's needs before they appear in your search. Breed, weight, medical conditions, whether they chase cats — all handled automatically. It's the feature every dog owner has been waiting for.
✗ Rover, Pawshake and Tailster show generic lists with no matching
A paw diary they'll actually love
Four updates a day — morning, midday, afternoon and goodnight — with photos, a mood tracker and a beautifully written story about your dog's day. Owners tell us it's their favourite part. We think you'll agree.
✗ Rover has basic photos. Pawshake and Tailster have nothing.
Live GPS walks (Paw+ feature)
Watch your dog's walk on a live map, updated every 10 seconds. Distance, route, pace — all there. And when the walk ends, the full report pops straight into the paw diary. No extra effort needed from anyone.
✗ Pawshake has no GPS. Tailster's is very basic.
Built for UK dog owners, by dog lovers
Rover is American. Pawshake is Belgian. Barkeaze is built right here in the UK, for UK dogs and their owners. We know the breed quirks, the insurance rules, the local dog walking spots. It shows.
✗ Rover and Pawshake are adapted for the UK — not built for it
The comparison

How we stack up

We'd rather show you than tell you. Here's how Barkeaze compares to the big players — honestly and clearly.

Feature Barkeaze Rover Pawshake Tailster
Compatibility matching✓ Unique to us✗ None✗ None✗ None
Sitter booking fee8% on Pro15–20%19%~20%
Paw diary✓ Full + AI storiesBasic only✗ None✗ None
Live GPS tracking✓ Live mapBasic✗ NoneBasic
Emergency vet alert✓ Built in✗ None✗ None✗ None
Meet & greet guidance✓ Guided flowBasicBasic✗ None
Loyalty rewards✓ 4 tiers✗ None✗ None✗ None
For sitters

Do what you love.
Keep what you earn.

Barkeaze Pro sitters keep 92p of every £1 they earn. That's more than double what you'd get on Rover or Pawshake — and you get brilliant tools to go with it.

Only dogs that genuinely suit you land in your inbox — no awkward conversations, no unsuitable bookings
Our paw diary tools make owners feel completely reassured — which means they come back, again and again
Reliable monthly payouts straight to your bank — on time, every time, via Stripe
Top sitters earn a £20/month bonus off their Pro subscription — just for being brilliant at the job
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How much of every £1 you keep
Longer bar = more money in your pocket
Barkeaze Pro
92%
Pawshake
81%
Rover
80%
Tailster
80%
If you earn £800 a month on Rover, you take home £640. On Barkeaze Pro, you take home £736. That's an extra £96 every single month — just for switching. Over a year, that's nearly £1,200 back in your pocket.
Founder sitter programme

Be first in.
Get the best deal.
Forever.

We're hand-picking 30 brilliant sitters in Dorset to help us launch Barkeaze. These aren't just early users — they're the people who'll shape what the platform becomes. In return, they get benefits that will never be available again.

Zero booking fee for 3 months
Keep every penny of your first 3 months of bookings. No platform cut at all — while you're getting started.
Pro tier free for 6 months
Full Pro access — worth £119.94 — completely free. Priority search ranking from the moment we go live.
A permanent Founder badge on your profile
Every owner who sees your profile will see the Founder badge — forever. It's a trust signal that money genuinely can't buy.
We'll get you your first two bookings
We personally source your first two bookings so you're earning on Barkeaze from day one — not waiting around hoping.
Founder Sitter · Class of 2026
30 spots available — Dorset only
We review every application personally and will be in touch within 48 hours. We'd love to hear why you love dogs as much as we do.
0% booking fee — first 3 months
Pro tier free — first 6 months (worth £120)
Permanent Founder badge on your profile
Your first 2 bookings guaranteed by us
Help shape the features we build next
Your name in the app credits — forever
Dorset only at launch
Wimborne · Bournemouth · Poole · Ferndown
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