Vaccinations, licences and what to ask in Tamworth and Lichfield
Eleven dog boarders, kennels and day cares are listed across Tamworth, Lichfield and Rugeley & Burntwood, licensed by two councils: Tamworth Borough Council for the five in Tamworth, and Lichfield District Council for the six across Lichfield and Rugeley & Burntwood. Neither council publishes its own online register; the licence facts shown on these listings are read from a third-party mirror site, not a page either council runs itself. That makes the questions below worth asking directly, rather than assuming an answer from what's shown here.
Vaccinations and kennel cough
Every business sets its own policy on which vaccinations it asks to see proof of, and how long beforehand. Practice genuinely varies between one boarder and the next, so ask directly rather than assuming an answer either way, and ask specifically about kennel cough: some ask for cover against it and some do not, and this is each business's own policy rather than something this directory sets or checks.
What the mirror can and cannot confirm
All eleven listed businesses have a recorded licence on the animal-licensing.uk mirror of either council's records. Tamworth Borough Council's mirror pages give an expiry date but no licence number; Lichfield District Council's give a licence number but no expiry date. Neither council's own register was available to check a star rating against, so none is shown for any of the eleven businesses here. One listing, Auntie Amie's Dog Walking and Pet Services, has a home boarding licence whose recorded expiry, 6 August 2026, has already passed on the mirror's own record — ask directly whether it has since been renewed.
Group size
Ask how many other dogs will be there at the same time as yours, and, for a home boarder, how many are from your own household compared with others. Four of the eleven — Auntie Amie's, Bark N Bunk, Absolute Pet Care and My Best Friend Dog Care — are home boarders, where this varies most: Bark N Bunk, for instance, takes only one dog or one household's dogs at a time.
Breed rules
A boarding or day-care business is entitled to ask about, or restrict, specific breeds, including asking to see a valid exemption certificate for an XL Bully. Old Barn Kennels, near Rugeley, states on its own site that it does not currently take large or extra-large breeds; ask any business directly about its own policy rather than assuming one either way.
Insurance
None of the eleven businesses listed here state an insurance position on their own site, so ask to see evidence of current cover rather than assuming it from the listing.
Questions worth asking
- Can I see your current council licence, and does its expiry date match what you've told me?
- What vaccinations do you require, and how long before the stay do you need to see proof of them?
- What is your policy on kennel cough?
- Do you have any breed restrictions or conditions, including for an XL Bully with a valid exemption certificate?
- How many other dogs will be boarding or in day care at the same time as mine, and from how many households?
- What happens if my dog needs a vet while in your care?
None of these are things this directory can answer on a business's behalf; they are worth asking directly before you book.