Pet boarding and daycare software

Custom software for boarding kennels, dog daycares, and catteries: reservations against real capacity, vaccine enforcement, feeding and medication schedules, and owner updates that stop the front desk phone.

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Typically $450 to $1,000 to build, $45 to $60 a month to run.

$450 to $1,000: typical build
$45 to $60: a month
3 to 4 weeks: to launch

Kindred Paws dog trainer and pet sitter website template, desktop view with sample details — Kindred Paws, our dog trainer and pet sitter template, with sample details. Boarding software is a custom build behind it.

The whiteboard is full again

Each of these is a safety or capacity risk, not only an inconvenience.

Capacity lives on a whiteboardHoliday weeks become a phone-tag puzzle, and one erased square becomes two dogs booked into one run.
Vaccines checked by hopeAn expired bordetella slips through intake, and now it is a conversation with every owner in the building.
Care instructions on sticky notesFeeding amounts, medication times, and behavior warnings scribbled at drop-off, read by whoever notices them.

What the first version includes

The first version tracks capacity, vaccines and care instructions. Owner updates and packages come next if you want them.

Reservations against real capacityRuns, suites, and daycare headcount tracked per day, with waitlists for the weeks that always fill.
Vaccine enforcement at bookingOwners upload records, expiry dates are checked automatically, and lapsing vaccines flag before the stay, not during.
Daily care boardFeeding, medication, and exercise schedules per animal, checked off by staff on a phone, visible to you from anywhere.
Owner updates without the phonePhoto updates and report cards sent from the floor in seconds, which owners forward to everyone they know.

What moves the price of boarding software

Boarding is an operations problem wearing a booking costume. The hard part is not taking the reservation, it is knowing which runs are free on the 4th, which dog gets medication at noon, whose vaccines lapse mid-stay, and which owner wants a photo every day. We build the system around those operations. It comes from the same team that builds K9Codex, our working-dog platform built for police and professional K9 programs.

Capacity modelCounting daycare heads is simpler than assigning named runs and suites night by night. A facility that does both needs both, which is part of why boarding sits higher in the range.
Vaccine checksRecording expiry dates is simple. Owner uploads with checks at booking and alerts before a stay add review screens and reminders.
Daily care and owner updatesFeeding and medication schedules checked off on a phone, plus photo updates to owners, are a staff app on top of the reservation system.

Typical build $450 to $1,000, then $45 to $60 a month. Your quote is one flat number, written down before work starts.

A quick fit check

Probably a good fit

You board or run daycare at real capacity
Vaccine records and care instructions are safety-critical for you
Holiday demand exceeds what paper can manage

Probably not yet

You board a couple of dogs informally
A single shared calendar honestly covers your volume
You need veterinary medical records, which is a clinic system

Not sure which side you are on? Answer six short questions or see K9Codex, our working-dog platform.

Common questions

Why buy custom instead of a kennel software subscription?

The subscriptions price per run, per location, or per feature tier, and facilities often still keep a side spreadsheet for the things the product does not do. Custom means the workflow matches your building exactly, the price stays flat, and the client list is yours.

Do you actually know animal operations?

Yes. We build and run K9Codex, a training and operations platform for police and professional working-dog programs, where recordkeeping has to hold up to audits. Your boarding system inherits that standard of record.

Can it handle daycare packages and memberships?

Yes. Punch cards, monthly memberships, and prepaid packages with automatic tracking are common scope, along with report cards that keep daycare parents attached to your business.

What does boarding software cost here?

Typically $450 to $1,000 to build depending on capacity tracking and owner features, then $45 to $60 a month, flat. No per-run pricing and no charge for busy season.

Tell us what is slow or manual

Describe the problem in plain words. You get a written scope and one flat price, usually the same day.

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