Dog boarding and day care prices in Watford
Prices are as the businesses published them when we last checked (September 2026). They can change without notice, so confirm them when you book.
Sixteen dog boarders, day cares and kennels are listed for Watford, and only three of them publish a price on their own site: We Love Pets Bushey, Pug & Little Paws Boarding and Kings Langley Dog Boarding. The other thirteen quote once they know your dog's size, temperament and dates, so the figures below are a floor for what boarding and day care cost locally, not a full price list for the town.
Published prices, September 2026
| Business | Service | Price |
|---|---|---|
| We Love Pets Bushey, home boarding franchise branch | Home boarding, per 24 hours, from | £54 |
| We Love Pets Bushey | Dog walk, per hour, from | £25.80 |
| We Love Pets Bushey | Pet visit, from | £21 |
| We Love Pets Bushey | House sitting, per 24 hours, from | £90 |
| Kings Langley Dog Boarding, home boarder | Overnight care, 24 hours | £47.50 |
| Kings Langley Dog Boarding | Day care, 12 hours | £37.50 |
| Kings Langley Dog Boarding | Trial stay | £57.50 |
| Kings Langley Dog Boarding | Holiday surcharge, per dog per night | £17.50 |
| Pug & Little Paws Boarding, home boarder in Garston | Boarding, per day, from | £49 |
| Pug & Little Paws Boarding | Day care, 4 hours, from | £25 |
| Pug & Little Paws Boarding | Grooming, 1 hour, from | £15 |
Overnight and home boarding
Two of the three, We Love Pets Bushey and Kings Langley Dog Boarding, are home boarders rather than kennels, so their overnight prices cover your dog living in the boarder's own house. We Love Pets Bushey charges from £54 per 24 hours; Kings Langley Dog Boarding charges £47.50 for 24 hours' overnight care, plus a £17.50 per dog per night surcharge over some holiday periods, and offers a £57.50 trial stay for a dog that has not boarded there before. Pug & Little Paws Boarding, a home boarder in Garston, charges from £49 a day for boarding. None of Watford's other boarding kennels or premises-based businesses — Canine Karma Resorts, National Animal Welfare Trust Hertfordshire, Verulam Farm Kennels and Cattery or The Dogs Residence — publish a boarding price; call to ask.
Day care
Two businesses publish a day-care rate. Kings Langley Dog Boarding charges £37.50 for a 12-hour day; Pug & Little Paws Boarding charges from £25 for a 4-hour session. Home from Home Doggy Day Care, a farmhouse day care in the Rickmansworth area open Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, does not publish a price for comparison.
Add-ons
Pug & Little Paws Boarding also grooms, from £15 for an hour, alongside its boarding and day care; We Love Pets Bushey separately publishes a dog walk from £25.80 an hour, a pet visit from £21 and house sitting from £90 per 24 hours, none of which is a boarding price but which show what the same business charges for its other services.
Everyone else
The other thirteen businesses listed for Watford — National Animal Welfare Trust Hertfordshire, Home from Home Doggy Day Care, The Dogs Residence, Canine Karma Resorts, Whiskers Feathers & Fur, The Pet Guardian, Walk, Sit & Stay, Scruffs to Crufts, Dogsbody, Liz Townsend Home Boarding & Day Care for Dogs, D's Pryme Paws, Paws for Thought and Verulam Farm Kennels and Cattery — do not publish a price. This is normal for the niche: a home boarder in particular usually prices around the length of stay, the number of dogs from the same household, and how far it needs to travel, so have your dates and your dog's details ready when you call. None of the prices above include extras that often apply elsewhere: bank holidays, collection, or a second dog from a different household are commonly charged on top, so confirm the final total before booking.