Choosing Boarding Kennels in North Wales for Your Dog

Kennels must provide a suitable environment, monitor behaviour, and keep a record of your dog’s stay – ask to see all of these.

As a minimum, your dog must have:

• Their kennel unit and sleeping area, are accessible at all times.

• Sufficient space in that area for them to sit, stand at full height, lie down fully stretched out, wag their tail, walk, and turn around.

• One daily 20-minute walk outside, ideally more.

• If appropriate, room to share with another dog from your household.

• Access to enrichment through toys and games.
  

The better kennels will offer more and longer walks, additional enrichment facilities, and more staff interaction.

Home boarding services

Like Kennels, home boarding businesses must provide a suitable environment, monitor behaviour, and keep a record of your dog’s stay – ask to see all of these.

Your dog must be:

• Accommodated within the home.

• They should have a room where they can get away from other dogs.

• Things that do not count as rooms include… conservatories, garages, cellars, outside buildings/sheds, balconies, or outside structures.

• They should get exercise that is appropriate for their age and health, with the opportunity for at least one 20-minute outdoor walk a day.
  

As with boarding kennels in North Wales, the better the home boarding facility, the more exercise, enrichment, and interaction will be available.

Doggy daycare

For a dog daycare business to be fully licensed, your dog must be:

• Assessed before they can go to the daycare provider to make sure they are not scared, anxious, or stressed around other dogs and people.

• Able to access an area where they can go to the toilet when they want to.

• Able to access an area where they can avoid seeing people or other dogs if they choose to.

• Have their behaviour monitored
  

Daycare providers aspiring to even higher standards will also document the interactions your dog has with people throughout the day.