Dog boarding and day care prices in Reading
Of the 15 dog boarders and day-care businesses covering Reading published in this directory, only two list prices online, and both are branches of the same national franchise, We Love Pets. Everyone else — kennels, day care and, overwhelmingly, individual home boarders licensed by their council — keeps pricing off their website, or has no website at all. This guide sets out exactly what is published, rather than guessing at the rest.
Published prices, September 2026
| Business | Area | What's published |
|---|---|---|
| We Love Pets Woodley | Woodley | Home boarding £65 per 24 hours; dog walk £24 per hour; 30-minute pet visit £19.50; house sitting £100 per 24 hours |
| We Love Pets Reading West | Tilehurst | Home boarding £65 per 24 hours; dog walk £24 per hour; 30-minute pet visit £20; house sitting £100 per 24 hours |
What the two price lists show
Both We Love Pets branches charge the same £65 for a 24-hour home boarding stay and the same £24 for an hour's dog walk, which suggests these figures are set by the franchise rather than priced separately by each branch; the only difference between them is 50p on a 30-minute pet visit. Home boarding here is priced per 24 hours rather than per night, so ask any business you contact how the first and last day of a longer stay are counted — a five-night stay can mean either five or six 24-hour periods depending on when you drop off and collect.
Why the rest don't publish a price
Of the 13 remaining businesses in Reading, most are individual home boarders licensed by Reading, Wokingham, West Berkshire or South Oxfordshire councils rather than companies running a marketing website, and none of them publishes a rate card. Rags & Bert's, a purpose-built day care and kennels business in Tilehurst, Bluejay Dog Wellness's day care site in Sonning Common, Dog Trouble, a training centre in Wokingham that also holds a boarding kennels licence, and Oscar's Daycare Centre, a day-care business at Cane End near Caversham, all have their own websites but no published prices either. For every one of them, the only way to get a price is to call, describe your dog, and give your dates.
What a stay might add on top
Neither price list published here states any extra charges, so nothing about bank holiday supplements, collection fees or a second dog from the same household can be stated as fact for Reading specifically. Ask about all three when you get a quote from any business in this directory, home boarders included, so you are comparing like with like.