Day care or boarding in Woking?
Day care and overnight boarding solve different problems, and several of Woking's businesses offer both. Of the twelve boarders, day cares and kennels listed here, seven list day care among their services: Horsell Happy Pets, K9 Instinct, Pawadise Day Care Ltd (Pawadise Spa), Small Paw Adventures, The Dogfather (Pyrford), Bruce's Doggy Day Care (Surrey Hills) and Dog Days Adventure.
When day care fits
Day care suits a dog that would otherwise be alone through a working day rather than one that needs to stay overnight. Pawadise Day Care Ltd, trading as Pawadise Spa, is a grooming salon on East Hill that also runs day care for up to six dogs, with agility, park walks and play. The Dogfather (Pyrford) and Bruce's Doggy Day Care (Surrey Hills) both run day care from farm sites rather than a home, with prices published from £31 and £36 a day respectively.
When overnight boarding fits
Only one business here boards dogs overnight with no day care listed among its services: Oak Ride Farm Kennels, near Send, a family-run kennels and cattery trading for more than 45 years with an on-site canine hydrotherapy centre. Everything else listed for Woking either boards dogs in a home overnight, offers day care, or both.
The ones that offer both
Horsell Happy Pets, K9 Instinct and Small Paw Adventures are all home boarders in the Woking area that also list day care among their services, so a dog could move between a day visit and a full overnight stay with the same business. Dog Days Adventure, near Ripley, runs a countryside day-care centre with pickup and drop-off, structured games and swimming, though it does not board dogs overnight itself.
Home boarders without day care
Bright Days Dog Care, Leads & Laces by A.P.G., Sophie Walks Dogs and The Dog Cottage are all home boarders whose published services list overnight boarding without a separate day-care offering, so ask directly if a shorter day visit is possible before assuming it is not.
Ask which one you actually need
If you are not sure whether your dog needs a day or a night away, describe your situation directly: how long the dog will be away from you, whether it has been left with strangers before, and whether it needs medication or has any anxiety around other dogs. A day-care licence and a home-boarding or kennels licence are separate categories under the council, so this is also worth asking about as part of checking a business's licence.
Cats alongside dogs
One business here also boards cats alongside dogs: Oak Ride Farm Kennels, near Send, takes up to 60 cats as well as 35 dogs. If you need cover for more than one type of pet at the same time, ask directly whether a business can take both under one booking rather than assuming a dog-only business will.