We could not verify any Dundee dog boarding centres this time. To list a centre as verified we need its own website, a Google Maps listing with at least eight reviews, a clear offer of overnight boarding for dogs and a licence we can see, either on a council record or quoted on the centre’s own site. Dundee City Council does publish a register, and it shows eight current animal boarding licences, but we couldn’t match any of them to a business that passed the rest of our test. We haven’t visited anywhere, and a missing name doesn’t mean a centre is unlicensed. It means we couldn’t see the proof, so ask to see the licence before you book. Licensed home boarders would be included here too.
What Dundee City Council’s register shows
We searched the council’s public licensing register for animal boarding licences on 13 November 2026 and it listed eight current ones. Six name a business at a Dundee premises: Broughty Furry Boarding (DD5), Urban Tailz Pet Services (DD2), Dundee Doggie Days (DD3), Snugglepups in Broughty Ferry (DD5), Puppy Cuddlers (DD2) and Buster’s Boarding Buddies (DD4), and all six show a renewal date of 31 December 2026. Wyvis Pet Vacation (DD5) was granted on 5 November 2026 and shows a renewal date of 31 December 2027. One more licence, also renewing on 31 December 2027, is held at a house address under no business name, so we haven’t named it. The register gives the licence type as animal boarding and doesn’t say whether it covers dogs, cats or other animals, or whether it is a home or a kennel licence. We haven’t printed licence holders’ names or street addresses. These look like home-based businesses, and a register entry on its own isn’t a listing we can verify.
Listings we left out, and why
These centres didn’t make the verified list. Being left out doesn’t mean a centre is unlicensed. It means we couldn’t tick every box, so ask it directly.
- On a register but not found on Google: Broughty Furry Boarding, Urban Tailz Pet Services, Dundee Doggie Days, Snugglepups, Buster’s Boarding Buddies and Wyvis Pet Vacation are on the council’s register, but searching Google Maps for each by name found no matching listing, so we had no rating, website or overnight offer to check.
- Too few reviews: Puppy Cuddlers is on the register and on Google Maps as a pet sitter, with 5.0 from 7 reviews, which is under our eight-review minimum. Doggone Holidays (1 review) and Boarding Buddys (2) are under our eight-review minimum.
- Checked as daycare only: Ashley’s Doggy Daycare & Boarding Dundee (5.0 from 27) has boarding in its name, but the website pages we could read describe weekday daycare only, from 8.30am to 4.30pm, with no mention of overnight stays or a licence, and its address isn’t among the register’s premises, so we left it out. It is in our dog daycare guide for Dundee. Dundee Doggy Daycare (4.6 from 29) says on its own site that it is licensed for daycare only, which isn’t boarding evidence.
- Not a boarding business: Brown Street Kennels (3.9 from 107) is the council’s own kennels for stray and rehomed dogs rather than a boarding business.
- Out of area: Angus Canine Centre & Cattery (4.7 from 69) shows a Dundee address on Google Maps, but its postcode, DD5 4HX, is in Angus Council’s area on a postcode lookup, and Pinetree Dog Retreat (5.0 from 15, Bonnyton Road) was placed in Angus in our daycare checks. A licence from one council doesn’t cover another, so both belong in an Angus guide. Longforgan Kennels & Cattery (4.9 from 38) has no website on Google Maps and Longforgan is in Perth and Kinross.
- Not assessed: Dog walkers and pet sitters who offer overnight care also appear in the searches, but Google Maps lists them as walkers or sitters and none showed a licence, so we haven’t assessed them. Rover lists about seven home sitters for dog boarding in Dundee. They are individual sitters rather than centres, the busiest we saw had 163 reviews at £32 a night as the page showed, and the profile we opened stated no licence, so we haven’t listed any.
- Franchises, carer networks and catteries: Carer networks and matching platforms are left out too.
Other options we could not licence-verify
None this time. No Dundee business had its own website, a Google Maps listing with eight or more reviews and a clear offer of overnight dog boarding without a licence we could see. Ratings and review counts in this guide are from Google Maps on 13 November 2026 and come from the public. We haven’t checked them independently.
How to check a dog boarding licence in Dundee
In Scotland, boarding kennels and home boarders are licensed by the council under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963. Dundee City Council’s animal boarding licence page (read 13 November 2026) describes the licence as being for premises which board animals, and links separate conditions for home dog boarding, commercial day boarding and dog boarding establishments. The page doesn’t name the Act, and the conditions are Word files our reader couldn’t open, so we haven’t quoted them. The council’s public licensing register lets you search by licence type: choose Civic Licence, then Animal Boarding. It shows the licence number, the premises name and address, the date granted and the renewal date, but not which animals are covered. Six of the eight licences we saw renew on 31 December 2026, so ask to see the renewed licence if you book after that date. You can also email the licensing team at licensing.board@dundeecity.gov.uk. Angus, Fife and Perth and Kinross are separate councils with their own licences.
What to ask before you book
Ask what vaccinations the centre wants to see, and speak to your vet about what your own dog needs. Our guide to kennel cough in dogs explains the signs and when to call your vet. Ask what happens if your dog needs a vet in the night, who is on site overnight, how dogs are exercised and supervised, whether dogs from different homes ever mix, how many dogs are boarded at once, and whether a trial stay is possible.
A stay somewhere new can feel exciting or unsettling for some dogs. A calming bite is a complementary feed some owners use around change, and if your dog struggles with being left, speak to your vet or a qualified behaviourist first.
More for Dundee:
- Our Dundee dog services hub
- Dog daycare in Dundee if your dog only needs the day
- Dog walkers in Dundee for a midday walk
- Vets in Dundee
- Dog trainers in Dundee
Frequently Asked Questions
How did you look for Dundee dog boarding centres?
We looked for centres with their own website, a Google Maps listing and a licence we could see, on a council record or on the centre’s own site. We checked on 13 November 2026. Dundee City Council’s register lists eight current animal boarding licences, but none matched a centre with a website and eight or more Google reviews, so we list none as verified. We haven’t visited anywhere.
Does dog boarding need a licence in Dundee?
In Scotland, boarding kennels and home boarders need a council licence under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963. Dundee City Council’s page describes a licence for premises which board animals, with separate conditions for home dog boarding, commercial day boarding and dog boarding establishments. Ask to see the licence, its number and its expiry date, and which council issued it.
What should I ask a kennel or home boarder before booking?
Ask to see the licence and its expiry date, what vaccinations they want to see, what happens if your dog needs a vet, how dogs are exercised and supervised, whether dogs from different homes mix, and whether a trial stay is possible. Speak to your vet about your own dog’s needs.
Why does this guide list no verified centres?
We only list a centre as verified where we could see a boarding licence and match it to a business with its own website and at least eight Google reviews. The council register shows eight licences, mostly for home-based businesses, but we couldn’t match any of them to a reviewed listing with a website. Not being listed doesn’t mean a centre is unlicensed.
Written by Georgiana & Figo, who prefers his holidays to be properly licensed.
