Boarding setup/9 min
Setting up JAP for boarding
Boarding lives or dies on capacity. The setup below gets your stays, runs and requirements in place so a full weekend is something you see coming rather than something you discover.
Steps
Add boarding services
Per-night rates, with separate entries for size or room type where your pricing differs.
Set overnight capacity
How many pets you can hold at once — this is what protects your peak weeks.
Set drop-off and pick-up windows
Arrival and departure inside staffed hours keeps the front desk calm.
Require vaccinations
Record type and expiry on each pet so lapsed paperwork surfaces before arrival day.
Record feeding and medication
Put it on the pet record, where the person doing the evening round will find it.
Day-to-day operations
- Use the day view for arrivals, departures and who's still in.
- Assign tasks for feeding and medication rounds rather than relying on memory.
- Send a photo update mid-stay — it's the message owners remember.
Suggested first steps
- Load next month's confirmed stays.
- Check your capacity against your busiest week of the year.
- Do one full stay end to end: booking, check-in, notes, check-out, invoice.
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