Bordetella is the vaccine most people connect with boarding. This page covers what it does, what it leaves out, and what the kennel expects to see on your dog's record.
What the kennel requires
Bordetella is one of the three required vaccines on the kennel's list for dogs. The kennel's vaccination page says it can be given by injection or intranasally, and that an oral vaccine has been developed more recently. Any of the three methods is recorded the same way: a date, a product and a veterinarian's signature or stamp.
Booster frequency differs between the types, so the kennel leaves that to your veterinarian. What the kennel needs is a record that is current on your pick-up day.
What it does and does not cover
Kennel cough is the everyday name for a group of airborne respiratory infections. The kennel's own page says several different viruses and bacteria cause it, a few are included in canine vaccines, and many are not. Bordetella bronchiseptica is the bacterium the vaccine targets. The American Animal Hospital Association classes the Bordetella vaccine as noncore, meaning it is chosen by lifestyle and exposure, which is why boarding and group care are the usual reasons to give it.
A vaccinated dog can still catch a respiratory illness, and the kennel says so openly. When a cough does turn up, the kennel notes that it normally goes away on its own and the dog recovers in a few days. Anything that worries you belongs with your veterinarian.
Injection, nasal or oral
Your veterinarian chooses the method based on your dog, and the choice does not change what Happy Paws asks for. The intranasal and oral comparison goes into the differences owners ask about. If your dog has never had the vaccine, ask your vet how far ahead of the stay to give it. The timing page covers how the kennel looks at dates.
Sending the record
Upload the record to your ProPetware account with your booking request, email it, or bring a copy to the first check-in. Check that the Bordetella date will not lapse before pick-up, and send an updated record after any booster. For the wider picture, read boarding and kennel cough risk.