Every stay, on the calendar.
An AI receptionist for dog daycare and boarding answers owner calls, books boarding stays, daycare days and meet-and-greets, and explains your requirements before a dog ever walks in. In the weeks before a holiday, the phone rings nonstop with owners asking for dates. Voxgard answers in about 0.3 seconds, day and night, and books drop-off and pickup into Google Calendar or Calendly. It explains your vaccine requirements, temperament evaluation, feeding and medication rules and daily rates, from what you loaded, and it says so when it does not know. Owners can text vaccine records as photos by MMS. An owner checking in on a boarding dog gets a message taken for your staff, and if they ask for a person, it rings your team in order. It speaks 32 languages, including Spanish and German. Plans start from $249 a month, and the free five-day pilot on your real calls needs no credit card.
Updated September 2026Daycare & Boarding:
the numbers.
U.S. businesses with employees in this industry (NAICS 812910 · Pet care (except veterinary) services · United States · County Business Patterns 2022)
U.S. Census Bureau, CBP 2022People they employ (NAICS 812910 · Pet care (except veterinary) services · United States · County Business Patterns 2022)
U.S. Census Bureau, CBP 2022Median yearly pay for animal Care and Service Workers (United States, 2025, occupation: Animal Care and Service Workers)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook HandbookNumber of animal care and service worker jobs in the U.S. (United States, 2025, occupation: Animal Care and Service Workers)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook HandbookEach figure is copied from the public source it links to, last checked 2026-09-23. They describe the market, not Voxgard’s results.
What your callers
ring about.
Holiday boarding
Owners booking stays around holidays and trips, often well ahead.
Vaccines required
Which shots you need and how to send proof.
First day
Meet-and-greets or temperament checks before a first stay.
Checking in
Owners asking how their dog is doing while boarding.
How the call sounds.
An example of the flow, shortened. The business is fictional.
VoxgardHappy Tails Dog Lodge, how can I help?
CallerI need boarding for my beagle from December 22nd to the 27th.
VoxgardHas she stayed with us before?
CallerNo, first time.
VoxgardThen she’ll need a meet-and-greet first, plus proof of rabies, distemper and bordetella shots. I have Saturday at 10 for the meet-and-greet.
CallerSaturday works. I’m Rachel, 555-0159.
VoxgardBooked for Saturday at 10, Rachel. I’ve noted December 22 to 27 as your requested dates, and you can text photos of her vaccine records to this number.
What it does
for you.
Stays and daycare days
Books drop-off, pickup and meet-and-greets into Google Calendar or Calendly and reads the dates back before texting a confirmation.
Vaccine records by text
Owners send photos of vaccine records by MMS, so the paperwork arrives before the first day.
Owners who want a person
When an owner asks for staff, it rings your team in order, and a missed ring becomes a text with the number, summary and recording link.
It cannot see the dogs or report how a boarder is doing, and it gives no veterinary advice; it takes the owner’s message, marks it urgent if they say something is wrong, and rings your staff when they ask.
Close to
your trade.
What it
costs.
Billed on minutes used. The same operator on every plan.
Basic · $249/month
300 call minutes included, then $0.55 a minute. One assistant, one call at a time. Recordings, transcripts, summaries, two-way SMS and MMS.
Standard · $549/month
1,000 call minutes included, then $0.35 a minute. Up to three assistants and three simultaneous calls, CRM integration, automated SMS follow-ups.
Enterprise · from $1,500
A custom minute pool, unlimited concurrency, custom integrations and a dedicated account manager.
SMS $0.05 and MMS $0.15 per message, never from your minutes. Month to month, 15% off yearly, and every plan starts with a free five-day pilot, no card. Full pricing and billing examples.
Daycare & Boarding:
questions and answers.
No. It cannot see your facility. It takes a message, and your staff can reply by call or text.
Yes, in your own words from what you load, and it can ask owners to text photos of their records.
Standard answers three calls at once and Enterprise has no limit, so owners are not stuck waiting in the weeks before a holiday.
No. It does not take card payments on the call. It books the stay and explains how your team collects deposits.
It does the job of both: it answers your business calls, takes messages and books appointments. A virtual receptionist is usually a person working remotely, and an answering service usually takes messages. Voxgard is AI: it picks up in about 0.3 seconds, day and night, and books straight into your calendar.
Forward your number or port it; nothing to install. Every plan starts with a free five-day pilot on your real calls, no credit card. How the pilot works.
Holiday rush, handled.Every stay booked.
Run the free five-day pilot on your real calls, no credit card.