Barking Mad - Ipswich and Colchester
Home boarding arranged through host families covering Ipswich and beyond.
About
Barking Mad's Ipswich and Colchester franchise, run by Andy Auton, matches dogs with approved host families for home boarding rather than boarding them at one address. Coverage stretches well beyond Ipswich to Colchester, Felixstowe, Hadleigh, Stowmarket and Woodbridge, so an enquiry here may be placed with a host some distance away. As an arranging business, each host family is separately licensed by whichever council covers their own address, so no single register entry covers the whole franchise; ask which council licenses your matched host. Published prices include a daily boarding rate of £28 and a £35 registration fee.
Services
Prices
| Daily boarding rate | £28 |
| Additional dog per day | £24 |
| Registration fee | £35 |
| Collection and delivery | £35 |
| Wedding dog sitting | £289 |
Prices are as Barking Mad - Ipswich and Colchester published them when we last checked (September 2026). They can change without notice, so confirm them when you book. Bank holidays, collection and a second dog from the same house are often charged on top.