Think about the last time you boarded your pet. Did you shop around, or did you just go back to the same place you always use? Most of us go back. Not because it is the best, but because switching is a hassle. We have all done it. You have probably just forgotten why.
It starts at check-in
When you check a pet into a boarding facility, they ask for proof. The rabies vaccine. The core shots. Sometimes a recent vet visit. The first time, you tracked all of that down and handed it over, and they put it on file.
So the next time, the easy choice is obvious. Go back to the place that already has your records. No paperwork, no chasing. You are not loyal to the hotel. You are loyal to not doing the paperwork again.
Then something expires
Here is where it bites. Vaccines expire. A rabies certificate is only good for so long. So even the hotel that has everything on file eventually needs the new one. And now you are right back at the start.
Do you remember what that actually took? You emailed your vet to ask for the certificate. You waited for the reply. Then you forwarded that email to the hotel. Two emails, a wait in the middle, and a small prayer that the dates lined up. Now multiply that by every facility, every year, every pet.
That is the gap we are trying to close
The reason switching feels expensive has nothing to do with the hotels. It is that your records live in your vet's system, your inbox, and a hotel's filing cabinet, but never in your own hands. So every move starts from zero.
MyPetVault keeps every record in one place that belongs to you. When a facility asks for proof, it is ready to send in a tap, to any hotel, not just the one you are stuck with. The barrier to switching drops to almost nothing. Which is the point.