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Dog Boarding Vaccine Requirements in Chicago, IL
What Chicago dog boarding desks usually want on file before drop-off, and how to keep those certificates ready on your phone.
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What Chicago desks actually ask for
Chicago boarding desks typically want rabies, DHPP, and Bordetella dated within 12 months. Harsh winters and indoor daycare demand changes how often Bordetella and parasite notes get asked. This page is a lead-gen checklist for Chicago, Illinois households that keep getting turned away at intake because a PDF is on a different phone.
Chicago boarding desks typically want rabies, DHPP, and Bordetella dated within 12 months.
Packet checklist
Documents to have on your phone
- Rabies certificate with clinic, lot, and expiration
- DHPP or DA2PP dates that match the dog in front of the desk
- Bordetella (intranasal or injectable) if group play is booked
- Fecal or parasite prevention dates if the kennel asks
- Microchip number that matches the rabies record
How to run it
Three steps before drop-off
Photograph every certificate the day it is issued
Full page, no glare. Store it on the Chicago pet profile, not in camera roll chaos.
Build a one-screen boarding packet
Vaccines, meds, feeding, and the emergency vet phone for this metro.
Share a read-only link
Front-desk staff should not need your iCloud password.
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Dog Boarding Vaccine Requirements in Chicago
Most Chicago kennels want current rabies and DHPP. Group play usually adds Bordetella. Ask your facility for a written list, then store those exact PDFs in PetClues.
Many desks want dates within 12 months. Some accept 3-year rabies labels if the certificate is clear. Keep both the label interval and the PDF.
More Chicago record packets
Stay in this metro cluster. Every packet is a lead-gen page that still needs a vault.
Same packet in nearby metros
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