From sign‑up to your first day.
Everything you need for your first day on The Kennel, screen by screen. Pick your path.
I'm a trainer
Sign up, run guided setup, brand your portal, and invite clients and helpers.
Start at step 1 → Single ownerI train my own dogs
A short sign-up and two setup steps, for up to 5 dogs.
Jump to step 5 → EveryoneOn your phone
Add The Kennel to your home screen and turn on alerts.
Jump to step 6 →Create your trainer account
A few minutes, one form. Go to the sign-up page and choose I'm a trainer.
Open the trainer sign-up
On the home page tap I'm a trainer, or go straight to /signup?kind=trainer.
Tell us about your kennel
On the Start on The Kennel form, check that I'm a trainer is picked and choose Monthly or Yearly. Add your Kennel name, a Web address (3 or more characters, unique, or leave it blank to fill it in for you), your Town and a Brand color.
Add your details
Your name, email, phone (optional) and a password of 8 or more characters.
Start the trial
Leave Start with a 14-day free trial (no card needed) ticked, tick I agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, then tap Create my account.
Your 14-day trial is free and needs no card. When it ends, you’ll see “Thank you for trying The Kennel. Please subscribe if you wish to continue.” Nothing is billed unless you subscribe.
Start on The KennelGuided setup
You're signed in and dropped straight into setup: "Welcome! Your 14-day free trial has started."
Your kennel
Name, logo and a color. Pick from six: Field gold, Forest, Navy, Blaze, Slate or Burgundy.
First client
Add one owner to get started.
First dog
Add a photo and set the monthly rate.
Invite a helper
Optional. Add one now or later.
You're set
A Finish setup card on Home shows what's left. You can hide it any time.
- Every step has Skip for now.
- Nothing is sent to anyone during setup.
Make it yours
Optional, and worth two minutes. Go to Settings → Branding.
Upload your logo
It shows in your clients' header and on their home-screen icon.
Pick a look
Choose one of four: TK standard layout (black, gold and silver), Classic light, Field green or Blaze orange.
Or match your logo
Tap Match my logo to pick colors from your logo, or set your own with the live phone preview.
Invite clients and helpers
Clients join by invitation only, and there's no public sign-up for them. The invite goes out from your own phone.
Add the client
Add their name and cell. Email is optional.
Send the sign-in link
Tap Text [name] the sign-in link, or Email the link instead. The message opens on your phone and you tap Send. The Kennel doesn't send texts or email itself.
They set up their sign-in
Your client opens the link, sees Set up your Clubhouse sign-in, and enters their email and a password. The link works once, for 7 days. If it doesn't work, a 4‑letter code on the client's page is the backup.
From then on
They sign in at the main sign-in page or at your kennel's own address, /k/your-address/login.
- Add helpers during setup or under Settings → Helpers. They get in with a link, the same way clients do.
- Helpers can log training and care. Billing and client accounts stay with you.
Training your own dogs
The Single owner plan is for one person with up to 5 dogs and no clients.
Open the owner sign-up
On the home page tap I train my own dogs, or go to /signup?kind=owner.
Fill in the same short form
With I train my own dogs picked, choose Monthly or Yearly. Then add a name for your page (for example, "Pat's Dogs"), a web address, your town, a color, your name, email, phone and a password. Leave the trial box ticked, tick I agree, and tap Create my account.
Two quick setup steps
Your page, then First dog. That's it.
- Your tabs are Home, My Dogs, Log, Trials and Plan.
- Home shows how many dogs you have on your plan, for example "2 of 5".
Tamarack (example)Juniper (example)Put it on your phone
The Kennel is a web app you add to your home screen. It opens full screen, like any app. There's nothing to get from an app store.
iPhone or iPad
- Open The Kennel in Safari and sign in.
- Tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
- Open it from the new icon.
Android
- Open The Kennel in your browser and sign in.
- Open the browser menu and choose Add to Home screen or Install app.
- Open it from the new icon.
Computer
- Open The Kennel in any browser and sign in.
- On a wide screen it switches to a two-column layout.
- Turn on alerts from the bell, under Alerts. This works on Android and iPhone.
- On iPhone and iPad, alerts only work after The Kennel is added to the Home Screen.
Signing in
Trainers, clients and helpers all use the same sign-in page.
Everyone
Go to /login. Clients can also use their kennel's own sign-in page at /k/your-address/login.
A client forgot their password
On the client's page in your app, tap Send password reset link. Like invites, it goes out from your phone. The link works once, for 24 hours.
Questions
The ones that come up most when getting started.
Can clients sign up on their own?
No. Clients join by invitation from their trainer, so only the people you add can get in.
Does The Kennel text or email my clients for me?
No. Sign-in and reset links open in your own phone's Messages or email app, and you tap Send. Alerts inside The Kennel come from the app itself.
A client's sign-in link expired. What now?
Each link works once, for 7 days. Send a new one from the client's page, or give them the 4‑letter backup code shown there.
Is there an App Store or Google Play app?
No. The Kennel is a web app you install from the browser.
Do I need a card to try it?
No. Both plans start with a 14-day free trial and no card is needed.
What happens when the free trial ends?
Your 14-day trial is free and needs no card. When it ends, you’ll see “Thank you for trying The Kennel. Please subscribe if you wish to continue.” Nothing is billed unless you subscribe.
Where do I find more help as a trainer?
Inside the app there's a Help page with the trainer guide: pictures, four short silent captioned videos and tips. Tap ? in the header to open the matching section.
Ready when you are.
14-day free trial. No card needed.
Starting a trial means you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.