Gingr for boarding

Kennel and pet boarding software built for a busy facility.

Your kennel team is busy, and a new system should not slow them down. Gingr keeps booking, payments and pet-parent messaging in one place, so your staff can focus on the pets in your care instead of the paperwork.

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Two Pet Nanny PR staff walking a pack of dogs in a field at their boarding facility in Puerto Rico

Boarding operators on Gingr

Dogs in the outdoor play yard at Williamsburg Pet Hotel, a full-service boarding facility in Missouri
Gingr has really allowed us to be much more efficient and organized as a facility with minimal effort.
Todd Rowley Owner, Williamsburg Pet Hotel · Missouri
5,000+ pet-care facilities99% customer retentionSOC 2 Type II
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Do more with Gingr's dog boarding software

From booking to checkout, the whole boarding stay runs in one system.

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A Gingr report card for a boarded dog with a swim-time photo, behavior notes, and eating habits

Pet report cards

Keep pet parents in the loop while their pets are in your care. Send notes and photos by email or SMS — or print them out so pet parents can hang them on the fridge.

Capacity management in Gingr dog boarding software

Capacity management

Never book more spots than you have available. Your built-in lodging calendar shows which kennels are occupied and which are open, and automated capacity groups keep reservation types and services from overbooking.

A pet parent requesting a boarding reservation and add-on services in the Gingr online portal

Online booking

Online scheduling made simple. Customers self-register, request stays, buy packages, pay deposits and add on services like grooming and training — all before they arrive.

Gingr checkout applying automated boarding pricing and a multi-pet discount

Automated pricing

Avoid errors with the power of automation. Convert partial days to full stays, apply multi-pet discounts and batch payments automatically — no complex calculations to run by hand.

Gingr lodging calendar showing a week of kennel occupancy with per-day capacity percentages
One systemfor every stay

See every run and kennel at a glance

The lodging calendar is the heart of a boarding operation — one view of what is full, what is open, and what is coming in:

  • See which kennels and runs are occupied and which are available, by day
  • Automated capacity groups stop double-bookings across reservation types and services
  • Require up-to-date vaccination records before a stay can be booked
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Additional features

More features that get tails wagging

Gingr PreCheck
Gingr PreCheck
Gingr PreCheck

Keep check-in smooth and cut down wait times with Gingr PreCheck. Like checking in for a flight, it frees up your team and opens chances to upsell add-on services.

Reservation Reminders
Reservation Reminders
Reservation Reminders

Customize booking reminders, or use Gingr’s pre-loaded email and SMS templates, to remind pet parents when their pet’s lodging reservation is approaching.

Control Center
Control Center
Control Center

Spend less time wading through information and more time with pets. Manage customer and pet information in one organized dashboard.

Access to Pet Information
Access to Pet Information
Access to Pet Information

Your staff can pull up every pet’s vaccinations, belongings and photos in one place — and add services or retail items to an existing reservation on the spot.

Memberships
Memberships
Memberships

Drive recurring revenue and keep customers engaged. Stack benefits into the right plan, automate renewals for steady income, and let discounts apply automatically.

Convenience Fees
Convenience Fees
Convenience Fees

Keep more of what you earn. Convenience fees let you pass card-processing costs to pet parents transparently.

Worth it for a boarding operation like yours

Operators on Gingr see the value in the numbers.

Two dogs in the yard at Pet Nanny PR, a boarding facility in Puerto Rico

“Pet Nanny PR is a very personal, relationship-driven business, and Gingr has helped me keep that personalized touch even as the business grows.”

Tatiana Báez, founder · Pet Nanny PR, Puerto Rico
Pet Nanny PR saw
30%
more clients
40%
less daily admin
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Pet boarding software FAQs

Can Gingr help manage bookings and payments?

Yes, Gingr offers pet scheduling tools to facilitate online bookings, allowing customers to book at any time, from anywhere. Gingr Payments is an integrated payment processing solution that provides better customer experiences, boosts efficiency, and reduces transaction time by 50%.

Can I set up automatic discounts for multi-pet families?

With Gingr, you can set up flexible, automated pricing rules to save staff time and reduce manual errors. Configure rules that automatically apply discounts, ensuring accurate invoicing without manual effort.

Will the online booking system prevent overbooking based on my kennel’s capacity?

Yes, our system will automatically enforce your facility’s specific limits. Set up custom capacity rules that the online booking portal will follow to automatically show “unavailable” to clients once those spots are filled.

Can I require clients to upload vaccination records before they can book online?

You can make vaccination uploads a mandatory step in the online portal. Then, Gingr will automatically block a reservation request if a pet’s required vaccinations have expired or are missing.

Can I customize the emails and texts that get sent to my clients?

Yes! Gingr offers email and SMS communication features, and all messaging is fully customizable. We offer templates for communications like booking confirmations and reminders, and you can leverage merge tags to incorporate personalized elements into communications (e.g., greeting the customer by name).

See Gingr run your boarding operation

Book a demo and see it on your kennel: one calendar for every run, online booking, and payments without the end-of-day paperwork.