Dog Boarding in Denver

Dog boarding in and around Denver ranges from small kennels to pet resorts and day care centers with overnight stays. Visit before you book: a good facility will happily show you where dogs sleep, play and eat, and how it keeps them comfortable in every season.

Colorado licenses boarding kennels

Under the state's Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act (PACFA), a boarding or training facility is a business that cares for or houses more than three pet animals at one time, besides its own, or trains pets in the owner's absence. The Colorado Department of Agriculture licenses and inspects pet care facilities and publishes a list of all currently licensed PACFA facilities, updated weekly, so check a kennel or day care against it. A license is a baseline: you should still visit, because a visit shows you how the place really runs.

Vaccines

Most facilities ask for rabies, DHPP and Bordetella (kennel cough), and many ask for canine influenza, whose first course is two doses a few weeks apart. Ask which vaccines a facility requires well before your trip, and how it separates a dog that starts coughing. In November 2023 the Colorado Department of Agriculture reported that veterinarians were seeing about double the usual number of canine respiratory cases, and by February 2024 it said the increase had significantly decreased. It still advises keeping vaccines current, including canine influenza, Bordetella and parainfluenza, and keeping a dog that is coughing at home.

What to ask

• Where do dogs sleep, and is someone on site overnight?
• Is play time in groups or one dog at a time, and how are groups matched?
• How do they keep dogs cool in a heat wave and warm in a cold snap?
• Which vet do they use in an emergency?
• Can you bring your dog's own food, bedding or medication?

Busy dates and your dog's license

Facilities fill up for summer, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, so book early. Bring your dog's vaccination records and its Denver license: the city requires dogs 6 months and older to be licensed. Never leave your dog in a parked car on the way; Denver Animal Protection asks residents not to.

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