Dog boarding and day care prices in Sheffield
Of the 12 dog day care, boarding kennel and home boarding businesses listed for Sheffield, only two publish a price list on their own website: Paws to Play, a day care centre in Ecclesall, and Life On Paws Dog Sitting, a home boarder in Handsworth & Richmond. The other ten price by phone once they know the dog's size, temperament and the length of stay, which is the norm across this niche rather than something unusual to Sheffield.
Published prices, September 2026
| Business | Service | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Paws to Play | Day care, full day | £36 |
| Paws to Play | Day care, hourly rate | £12 |
| Paws to Play | Introduction & assessment (2hr) | £28 |
| Paws to Play | Bark & Ride collection/return, 5-mile radius | £14 |
| Life On Paws Dog Sitting | Day care, first dog | £26 |
| Life On Paws Dog Sitting | Day care, additional dog | £22 |
| Life On Paws Dog Sitting | Overnight boarding, first dog | £35 |
| Life On Paws Dog Sitting | Overnight boarding, additional dog | £22 |
What these two figures show
A full day of day care runs from £26 (Life On Paws, a home boarder, first dog) to £36 (Paws to Play, a purpose-built centre), and Paws to Play's own weekly discount brings its daily rate down to £32 across five days. An overnight stay is only published in one place, Life On Paws, at £35 for a first dog. Both businesses charge less for a second dog from the same household than for the first: £22 either way at Life On Paws, and Paws to Play's £14 collection charge is a flat fee rather than a per-dog one. Neither of the two published lists is enough on its own to say what a night in a Sheffield boarding kennel typically costs, since neither business runs one; both are day care and, for Life On Paws, home boarding only.
What to ask the other ten
The remaining ten businesses in this directory, including every boarding kennels listed (Meadowbank Farm, Lea Farm Kennels, Border View Farm Kennels and Mosborough Kennels & Cattery), do not publish a price. Dog boarding prices generally come down to the size of the dog and the length of the stay, and it is worth asking directly about anything not covered by a headline figure: bank holidays, collection, and a second dog from the same house are often charged on top elsewhere in this niche, so ask each business how it handles all three before you book, and get the total for your dog's size and dates in writing.