Dog boarding and day care in Oxford, area by area
Twenty-four dog boarders, day cares and kennels are listed across Oxford's eight areas. Some areas are well covered and others are thin or empty, which mostly reflects where a business happens to hold its licence and its own trading address rather than a shortage of dog owners in that part of the town.
Area by area
| Area | Listed businesses |
|---|---|
| Abingdon | 6 |
| Witney | 6 |
| Kidlington & Yarnton | 4 |
| Botley & Cumnor | 3 |
| Headington | 2 |
| Cowley, Littlemore & Garsington | 2 |
| Oxford city centre & Boars Hill | 1 |
| Summertown, Jericho & Wolvercote | 0 |
Abingdon and Witney: the best-covered areas
Abingdon has six listed businesses, all licensed by Vale of White Horse District Council with a full address, licence number and expiry on file: Acremead Kennels, Jeeves & Woofster Dog Walking Service, Love Dog Walking, Macey's Pet Care, Mel Benfield Dog Walking Services and Pet Care 4U Oxford. Witney also has six, all under West Oxfordshire District Council, though only Pugs and Kisses Doggy Daycare & Home Boarding has been matched to a specific register row; the rest state a licence number on their own site that this research could not independently confirm.
Kidlington & Yarnton and Botley & Cumnor
Kidlington & Yarnton has four listed businesses split across two different councils: Gamegoer Kennels, Barnewood Boarding Kennels and K9 and Equine Care Oxfordshire fall under Cherwell District Council, while Woofy Walks and Daycare is licensed by West Oxfordshire District Council despite serving the same area. Botley & Cumnor has three, all under Vale of White Horse District Council: Blu Collar Boarding, Cumnor Dog Lodge and Happy Tails Oxford.
Headington, Cowley and Oxford city centre: thinner areas
Headington has two listed businesses, PetStay Oxfordshire and The Dog House, both home boarders under Oxford City Council. Cowley, Littlemore & Garsington also has two, Archway Kennels and Got to Go Dog Walker & Groomer, both actually based in Garsington rather than Cowley or Littlemore itself, and both licensed by South Oxfordshire District Council. Oxford city centre & Boars Hill has one, Hot Diggity Dawg, whose field sits on the southern edge of the postcode district rather than in the city centre or on Boars Hill itself.
Summertown, Jericho & Wolvercote: no listed business
No licensed dog boarding, home boarding or day-care business was found with a base in this part of inner north Oxford, on Oxford City Council's own register or by direct search. This reads as a plausible finding for a dense, largely terraced part of the town with little space for a boarding premises, though it has not been confirmed by a second method, so treat it as a gap in what could be found rather than certain proof that nothing exists there. Anyone in this area is likely, in practice, to be served by a business in a neighbouring area such as Headington or Botley & Cumnor.