Vaccinations, licences and what to ask in Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough
Fifteen dog day cares, boarding kennels and home boarders are listed across Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough and the surrounding towns, and all fifteen state or hold some form of council licence, since dog boarding, home boarding and day care are each licensed activities in England. Thirteen of the fifteen have a licence confirmed against a council's own register: nine against North Northamptonshire Council's, and four against Harborough District Council's. The other two, Country Companions Pet Services and Porter's Paw Patrol, each state a licence on their own site that could not be matched to either register this round, so ask them directly to confirm their current licence and number.
Vaccinations and kennel cough
None of the fifteen businesses listed here states a vaccination policy or a kennel-cough requirement on its own site, as found this round. Practice varies from business to business and this directory does not set a schedule of its own, so ask what each one needs to see, and how long before your dog's stay, before you book.
Breed policies and assessment
No business here states a breed policy or a new-dog assessment process on its own site either. A boarder, kennels or day care is entitled to ask about a dog's breed and set its own conditions, including for an XL Bully with a valid exemption certificate, so ask directly rather than assume either way.
Insurance
Only one of the fifteen, Out and About Dog Walking, a home boarder near Market Harborough, states on its own site that it is police-checked and holds public liability insurance. None of the other fourteen make a statement about insurance either way, which is not evidence they lack it, only that it was not found published anywhere this directory could check; ask to see current proof of cover if it matters to your decision.
Two councils, one directory page
North Northamptonshire Council licenses nine of the businesses here, across Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Rushden & Higham Ferrers and Oundle & Thrapston, plus one, Wooden House Kennels, whose trading address sits just over the county boundary near Market Harborough. Harborough District Council licenses four of the six Market Harborough businesses. See our council licences guide for what each register shows, including the two businesses whose licence claim could not be matched.
Questions worth asking before you book
- Which authority licensed you, and can I see the certificate or licence number?
- What vaccinations do you need before the stay, and how far in advance?
- Do you have a policy on kennel cough cover?
- Do you have any breed policies I should know about, including for an XL Bully?
- Do you hold public liability insurance, and can I see evidence of it?
- How many other dogs, and from how many households, will be there during my dates?
A licence, wherever it is confirmed, covers premises or home standards, record-keeping and how many dogs a business may keep at once; it does not fix a price or guarantee how your own dog will settle in, so these are still worth asking about separately.