Dog boarding and day care in Newcastle, area by area
Nineteen dog boarders, day cares and kennels are listed across Newcastle's seven areas, and every area has at least one. Whitley Bay & Tynemouth has by far the most choice, thanks to North Tyneside Council's well-populated register; the four areas Newcastle City Council covers directly each have only one listed business, since that council publishes no register to check further candidates against, not because nobody there boards dogs. 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 |
|---|---|
| Newcastle city centre | 1 |
| Jesmond & Heaton | 1 |
| Gosforth | 1 |
| Byker & Walker | 1 |
| Wallsend & North Shields | 5 |
| Whitley Bay & Tynemouth | 8 |
| Blaydon & Ryton | 2 |
Best-covered areas
Whitley Bay & Tynemouth has eight listed businesses, all checked against North Tyneside Council's register, from home boarders such as Furry Towers, Hounds Haven, Purrfect 4 Pets, Pets, Homes and Gardens - Whitley Bay and Sam's Dog Boarding & Pet Services of Whitley Bay, to the two boarding kennels, Whitley Bay Boarding Kennels & Cattery and Peter & Paul's Dog Boarding, and a dedicated day care, The Doggy Day Care Centre - Whitley Bay. Wallsend & North Shields has five, including Small Paws Pet Services, Pillows & Paws, I Love Pugs Boarding, Canine Camp and Kate's Coastal Dog Care.
Thinner areas
Newcastle city centre, Jesmond & Heaton, Gosforth and Byker & Walker each have a single listed business — PetStay Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside & South Northumberland, We Love Pets Newcastle, TynePets and Nic's Stay and Play Doggy Daycare & Grooming Pawlour respectively — because Newcastle City Council publishes no public register to confirm further candidates against; several other businesses found during research in these areas could not be independently confirmed and are not listed. Blaydon & Ryton has two, Petsercise and Barking Mad Newcastle & Tyne Valley, checked against Gateshead Council's register.
Wallsend & North Shields and Blaydon & Ryton
Wallsend & North Shields has five listed businesses, all licensed by North Tyneside Council: three home boarders (Small Paws Pet Services, Pillows & Paws and I Love Pugs Boarding), a dedicated day care (Canine Camp) and a fourth home boarder, Kate's Coastal Dog Care. Blaydon & Ryton has two, Petsercise and Barking Mad Newcastle & Tyne Valley, both home boarders licensed by Gateshead Council rather than North Tyneside or Newcastle City Council.
Which council covers which area
North Tyneside Council licenses wallsend-north-shields and whitley-bay-tynemouth; Gateshead Council licenses blaydon-ryton; and Newcastle City Council licenses newcastle-centre, jesmond-heaton, gosforth and byker-walker directly, though it publishes no register of its own licence holders for any of them. See our council licences and star ratings guide for what each council's register actually shows.
See our home boarding or kennels guide for the difference between the businesses named above, and our prices guide for what a few of them charge.