Author
Travis Barlow
Travis Barlow is the founder of PackRunHQ. He is building a dog daycare on North Mountain, Nova Scotia, and the software it will run on.
What does he do?
Travis runs PackRunHQ and writes its guides and comparisons. His day job for 26 years has been cybersecurity. He has worked more than 600 incident-response cases, and worked with the RCMP and other law enforcement agencies on online crime.
He has six dogs of his own. He is building a 16×24 daycare with boarding and a grooming area at the end of his driveway in the Annapolis Valley.
These figures are his own career record. See his work history on LinkedIn
Why does he write about pet care software?
He went looking for software to run his own daycare and couldn't find one he wanted to use every day. So he is building it, and writing down what he learned about choosing one. Read the full story on the About page.
What has he written?
- How to choose dog boarding software
A checklist of questions to ask any vendor about bookings, vaccines, deposits, invoices and security.
- PackRunHQ vs Gingr
Prices, a worked cost example and features side by side, with who each one fits.
- PackRunHQ vs Paw Partner
Prices, deposits, a worked cost example and features side by side, with who each one fits.