Dog boarding and day care in Derby, area by area
Twenty-four dog boarders, day cares and kennels are listed across Derby's nine areas, and every area has at least one. Ilkeston has the most choice; several of the smaller areas have only one listed business, which reflects what could be independently confirmed with a phone number during research rather than everything actually operating there, not a shortage of businesses on the ground. The table below counts businesses by the area they are based in, not by how far they are willing to travel.
Areas and how many are listed
| Area | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Derby city centre, Alvaston & Boulton | 5 |
| Allestree | 1 |
| Mickleover | 1 |
| Chaddesden & Breadsall | 2 |
| Littleover | 1 |
| Spondon | 1 |
| Belper | 3 |
| Ilkeston | 7 |
| Chellaston & Melbourne | 3 |
Best-covered areas
Ilkeston has seven listed businesses, all licensed by Erewash Borough Council, from home boarders such as Hound Dog Haven and Pet Walk N Stay to kennels including Dogs R Us and Castlefield Kennels, plus Barkingham Palace Animal Hotel, Columbine Farm Kennels and K9 Doggy Daycare UK. Derby city centre, Alvaston & Boulton has five, mixing a kennels (End Cottage Kennels), a day-care premises (Doggy Daycare/Play Centre Derby) and home boarders and arrangers (Furbelicious Paws, We Love Paws, Barking Mad Derby). Chaddesden & Breadsall has two: Poochie Play Centre, a home boarder that also runs day care, and Barker's Retreat, a dedicated day-care premises.
Thinner areas
Allestree, Mickleover, Littleover and Spondon each have a single listed business — Pretty Paws Parlour, Longcroft Boarding Kennels & Cattery, One Paw Ahead and Brookfield Farm Kennels & Cattery — and searches in each area turned up other named businesses that could not be published this round for lack of a working phone number. A search of Derby city centre or Ilkeston, both close by, may turn up more choice if your own area looks sparse.
Belper and Chellaston & Melbourne
Belper has three listed businesses, all licensed by Amber Valley Borough Council: Melmo Home Boarding and Imperial Canine, both home boarders, and Kilburn K9's, a boarding kennels that also offers dog training and grooming. Chellaston & Melbourne has three, all licensed by South Derbyshire District Council and all kennels or cattery premises rather than home boarders: Covert Canine Centre, Coppice Kennels and Cattery, and Ash Farm Boarding Kennels and Daycare, the last of which also runs day care.
Which council covers which area
Derby City Council licenses derby-centre, allestree, chaddesden, littleover and spondon; South Derbyshire District Council licenses mickleover and chellaston-melbourne; Erewash Borough Council licenses ilkeston; and Amber Valley Borough Council licenses belper. See our council licences and star ratings guide for what each council's own register actually shows.
See our home boarding or kennels guide for the difference between the two kinds of business named above, and our prices guide for what a handful of them charge.