Relationship-based dog care · Northern Beaches

Dog care your family can build life around

Providing expert, personalised care since 2016, Barc specialises in outdoor daycare, walks, training and home-based overnight care. A team that knows your dog like family, and a care plan made to fit them.

Small groupsLong-term team2 x Australian Small Business Champion Awards
Dogs on a Barc adventure in the Northern Beaches bush
Outdoor adventure daycare
Beaches · bush trails · pup pals
10+
Years of care
4
Max dogs per pack
500+
Happy local dogs
5.0★
Average review
2×
Small Business Champion winner
What we do

Personalised care pathways

We believe a dog is cared for best by people who truly know them. That’s why Barc works with families on an ongoing basis rather than ad hoc, because the quirks, preferences and small daily rhythms that make care genuinely personal reveal themselves over weeks, not a single visit.

A golden retriever and a husky running across the grass by the bush

Adventure Dogs membership

Our award-winning signature program, made for busy Northern Beaches families whose dogs need daycare and overnight care routinely through the year. The fullest, and our favourite, way to care for a dog.

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Overnight care packages

For families who travel regularly and want the reassurance of home-style overnight care, secured year-round. Packages from 30 to 120 nights, with custom plans for more.

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Dogs sniffing and exploring together on an open grassy field by the bush

Walking, Training & In-home

Structured walks, enrichment and gentle training, or care in your own home — folded into a plan that suits your dog.

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The Barc philosophy

The Barc Method

Proper long-term care isn’t about minding a dog. It’s about setting them up to thrive, by understanding who your dog really is and building their care around it. Simple, but never left to chance.

  • 1

    We get to know your dog

    An in-person behavioural assessment in your dog’s own environment, and your chance to meet the real team behind Barc.

  • 2

    We build their care plan

    A plan made for your dog, on a consistent schedule. The rhythm that lets us build a real relationship, so they settle easily whenever you’re busy.

  • 3

    We introduce them slowly

    Their first day is about familiarity. From there we introduce your dog to each pack and team member at their own pace, so they always feel safe. We never put dogs together who aren’t the right fit.

A note on how we work

Caring this personally means small numbers, on purpose. Places across our programs are genuinely limited, the only way to give care at this level.

How the day works

Out on the Northern Beaches, every day

Contactless pick-up from 7–9am and drop-off from 1–3pm, with photos and a health check before home. Walks start and finish at your door.

Based in the Northern Beaches, Sydney
The pack together on the grass in the morning Dogs splashing through the river at midday A tired dog asleep at home
Loved locally

What our families say

“Our 13yr old cocker spaniel Boo adores his time with Bec and Marc. They treat him like one of the family with lots of love, attention and activity.”
Annie HudsonBoo’s family · Cocker spaniel
“Barc for Pets take the dogs out for lots of exercise, swims and runs and make each day fun whilst you are not with them. It is really reassuring to know that Olive is never bored or lonely when we are away!”
Catherine ReemanOlive’s family · Labrador
“I trust Bec and Liv with my whole heart and know they give her the fullest and funnest days anytime she’s with them.”
Jessica CookChilli’s family · Doberman
Awards night

Recognised for the care we give

Moments from the Australian Small Business Champion Awards, celebrated with the team who make Barc what it is.

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Ready to build your dog’s care plan?

Book a complimentary needs assessment with our team, and we’ll build the perfect plan for your dog’s care. We’ll talk you through pricing over the phone, based on what your dog needs across the year.

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Prefer to talk? Call 0482 092 972 or email [email protected]