Dog boarding and day care in Telford, area by area
Telford's six defined areas each carry at least one listed business, though coverage is uneven: Market Drayton & Whitchurch alone accounts for five of the town's twelve dog boarders, day cares and kennels.
| Area | Listed businesses |
|---|---|
| Market Drayton & Whitchurch | 5 |
| Madeley & Ironbridge | 3 |
| Telford & Wellington | 1 |
| Oakengates & Donnington | 1 |
| Newport | 1 |
| Bridgnorth | 1 |
The first four areas sit under Telford & Wrekin Council; Bridgnorth and Market Drayton & Whitchurch sit under Shropshire Council instead (see our council licences guide). Every area on this page has at least one listed business, though several further home boarders and premises known to hold a licence with one of the two councils are not shown here, because no verified phone number was found for them, or their postcode falls outside the six areas defined on this site.
Market Drayton & Whitchurch
This area's five businesses are Hound Hall, a purpose-built dog hotel with themed rooms; Train Me & My Dog, a home boarder combining boarding with daily training; Acorn Kennels and Primchurch Kennels and Cattery, run by the same team under a shared contact number; and Pets Au Pair, a home boarder trading since 2008 with a collection and delivery service.
Madeley & Ironbridge
Three home boarders serve this area: The Dog Nanny Shropshire, Hayden's Home Dog Boarding and Wagging Tails Ironbridge, the last of which is licensed for up to 35 dogs for day care in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ironbridge.
Telford & Wellington
We Love Pets Telford, the franchise branch covering Telford, Oakengates and several nearby areas through a network of hosts, is the only listing here.
Oakengates & Donnington
Cottage Boarding Kennels and Cattery, a family-run premises near Redhill trading since 2000, is the only listing here.
Newport
Chetwynd Firs Boarding Kennels & Cattery, licensed for up to 100 dogs and 90 cats, is the only listing here.
Bridgnorth
Wrickton Hall Dog Boarding, a home boarder offering a farmhouse stay for up to ten dogs rather than kennel accommodation, is the only listing here.
Two councils, one directory
Telford & Wellington, Oakengates & Donnington, Madeley & Ironbridge and Newport sit under Telford & Wrekin Council; Bridgnorth and Market Drayton & Whitchurch sit under Shropshire Council. Both registers are read through the same third-party mirror rather than a council-run page, so the area shown for a business here does not depend on which council issued its licence, only on where its postcode or its own site places it.
How these areas were worked out
An area shown here follows the postcode district given on a business's own site or the animal-licensing.uk mirror. Every business shown also has a confirmed phone number, so the counts above only include businesses that could actually be reached, not every name found in research. The six areas follow postcode districts rather than exact boundaries: Telford & Wellington covers TF1 and TF3, Oakengates & Donnington covers TF2, Madeley & Ironbridge covers TF7 and TF8, Newport covers TF10, Bridgnorth covers WV16, and Market Drayton & Whitchurch covers TF9 and SY13.