“This Isn’t The Hilton, Ma’am!” (Part 2)

After you’ve made your final kennel selection, it’s time to prepare your dog for its visit. First and foremost, make sure your dog’s vaccinations are up to date. A kennel will reject your dog if his rabies vaccination isn’t current. Furthermore, even though you’ve selected a sparklingly clean boarding facility, your dog is subject to any number of communicable illnesses always present in a boarding population. A current shot record is good insurance against some of these diseases.

If at all possible, you should consider stopping by the kennel with your dog for a brief visit. He can meet the staff and become somewhat familiar with the surroundings. An overnight stay will do wonders to prepare the dog for his longer visit.

Always provide as much information as possible to the kennel staff. Obviously they will need to know about any medications they’ll have to administer, food allergies, whether or not the dog socializes well with other animals and what, if any, particular fears or phobias he might have. If you happen to be boarding more than one dog, you might want to request that they be housed in the same pen or allowed to exercise at the same time in the same run.

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