Day care or boarding in Sutton Coldfield?
Day care and overnight boarding solve different problems, and several of the twelve businesses across Sutton Coldfield, Four Oaks & Streetly, Walmley & Minworth and Erdington offer only one of the two, so it is worth checking which before you ring round rather than assuming every listing here can do both. Six offer day care: Wags Dog Day Care Ltd, Walk & Wagg and Pawpounders Doggy Day Care in Four Oaks & Streetly, and Bark Doggy Daycare, Fetch Doggy Day Care and Nine Stones Boarding Kennels in Walmley & Minworth. Nine offer overnight boarding, whether in the carer's own home or in kennels: Boldmere Home Dog Boarding and PetStay in Sutton Coldfield; Walk & Wagg, Pawpounders and Old Barn Kennels in Four Oaks & Streetly; Nine Stones Boarding Kennels, Curdworth Kennels and The Paw Club in Walmley & Minworth; and Erdington Pet Centre in Erdington. Three run both services from one site: Walk & Wagg, Pawpounders Doggy Day Care and Nine Stones Boarding Kennels.
| Business | Area | Day care | Overnight boarding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boldmere Home Dog Boarding | Sutton Coldfield | No | Yes (home) |
| PetStay – West Midlands North & South Staffordshire | Sutton Coldfield | No | Yes (home network) |
| Wags Dog Day Care Ltd | Four Oaks & Streetly | Yes | No |
| Walk & Wagg | Four Oaks & Streetly | Yes | Yes (home) |
| Pawpounders Doggy Day Care | Four Oaks & Streetly | Yes | Yes (premises) |
| Old Barn Kennels | Four Oaks & Streetly | No | Yes (kennels) |
| Bark Doggy Daycare | Walmley & Minworth | Yes | No |
| Fetch Doggy Day Care | Walmley & Minworth | Yes | No |
| Nine Stones Boarding Kennels | Walmley & Minworth | Yes | Yes (kennels) |
| Curdworth Kennels | Walmley & Minworth | No | Yes (kennels) |
| The Paw Club | Walmley & Minworth | No | Yes (home) |
| Erdington Pet Centre | Erdington | No | Yes (kennels) |
Which one fits your trip
Day care is a daytime-only booking: your dog goes in during the day and comes home at night, useful if it would otherwise be alone during a working day or you need a few hours' cover for an appointment. It is not a substitute for overnight boarding, since none of the six day-care-only businesses on this page keep dogs overnight. Overnight boarding, whether at a home boarder or a kennels, covers a trip of a night or more; a home boarder puts your dog in a household routine, while a kennels business gives it its own run or pen, which suits a dog that would rather have its own space. Where a business offers both, such as Walk & Wagg or Pawpounders, ask whether it treats a long day-care day and a short overnight stay differently in price and routine, since the two are not always interchangeable even under one roof, and check whether a single overnight booking still needs a separate day-care induction first.
If you are still deciding, ring the business itself rather than guessing from this page alone: opening hours, group sizes and whether it takes puppies or older dogs all vary between the twelve listings here, and none of that is standard across day care or boarding as a category.
See our home boarding or kennels guide for how the nine overnight options differ from each other, and our area-by-area guide for what is available closest to you.