Dog boarding and day care prices in Reading
Prices are as the businesses published them when we last checked (September 2026). They can change without notice, so confirm them when you book.
Of the 15 dog boarders and day-care businesses covering Reading published in this directory, only two list prices online, and both are branches of the same national franchise, We Love Pets. Everyone else — kennels, day care and, overwhelmingly, individual home boarders licensed by their council — keeps pricing off their website, or has no website at all. This guide sets out exactly what is published, rather than guessing at the rest.
Published prices, September 2026
| Business | Area | What's published |
|---|---|---|
| We Love Pets Woodley | Woodley | Home boarding £65 per 24 hours; dog walk £24 per hour; 30-minute pet visit £19.50; house sitting £100 per 24 hours |
| We Love Pets Reading West | Tilehurst | Home boarding £65 per 24 hours; dog walk £24 per hour; 30-minute pet visit £20; house sitting £100 per 24 hours |
What the two price lists show
Both We Love Pets branches charge the same £65 for a 24-hour home boarding stay and the same £24 for an hour's dog walk, which suggests these figures are set by the franchise rather than priced separately by each branch; the only difference between them is 50p on a 30-minute pet visit. Home boarding here is priced per 24 hours rather than per night, so ask any business you contact how the first and last day of a longer stay are counted — a five-night stay can mean either five or six 24-hour periods depending on when you drop off and collect.
Why the rest don't publish a price
Of the 13 remaining businesses in Reading, most are individual home boarders licensed by Reading, Wokingham, West Berkshire or South Oxfordshire councils rather than companies running a marketing website, and none of them publishes a rate card. Rags & Bert's, a purpose-built day care and kennels business in Tilehurst, Bluejay Dog Wellness's day care site in Sonning Common, Dog Trouble, a training centre in Wokingham that also holds a boarding kennels licence, and Oscar's Daycare Centre, a day-care business at Cane End near Caversham, all have their own websites but no published prices either. For every one of them, the only way to get a price is to call, describe your dog, and give your dates.
What a stay might add on top
Neither price list published here states any extra charges, so nothing about bank holiday supplements, collection fees or a second dog from the same household can be stated as fact for Reading specifically. Ask about all three when you get a quote from any business in this directory, home boarders included, so you are comparing like with like.