We found eight Fife dog boarding centres we could verify. Each has its own website, a Google Maps listing with at least eight reviews and a place on Fife Council’s published list of animal business licences, either under boarding establishments or home boarders. Six are kennels and two are licensed home boarders. We haven’t visited any of them, and the council’s list gives names and postcodes rather than licence numbers or expiry dates. Fife licences also run to 31 December each year, so ask to see the current licence before you book.
Dog boarding centres we could verify in Fife
Mayfield Kennels and Cattery
★★★★★ 4.9 · 100 Google reviews
Carnock Road, Dunfermline (KY12 9NX)
Type: Kennel
Licence: Fife Council’s published list of animal business licences includes Mayfield Kennels & Cattery Pet Hotel, KY12, under Animal Boarding Establishments. We matched it by name and postcode area. The list gives no licence number or expiry date, and the website shows no licence statement
Its website describes kennels for single dogs or families of dogs. No prices on the page we read
Website · View on Google Maps
Blairadam Boarding Kennels & Cattery
★★★★☆ 4.3 · 96 Google reviews
Blairadam, near Kelty (KY4 0JN)
Type: Kennel
Licence: Fife Council’s published list includes Blair Adam Boarding Kennels and Cattery, KY4, under Animal Boarding Establishments. We matched it by name and postcode area. The list gives no licence number or expiry date
Its website blocks our reading tools, so we couldn’t read it and are relying on the council list and Google Maps for what it offers
Website · View on Google Maps
Rowan Sands Pet Hotel
★★★★★ 4.9 · 79 Google reviews
Langleas Farm, near Dunfermline (KY12 8HA)
Type: Kennel
Licence: Fife Council’s published list includes Rowan Sands Pet Hotel, KY12, under Animal Boarding Establishments. The list gives no licence number or expiry date, and the website shows no licence statement
Its website lists overnight dog boarding and day boarding. No prices quoted here
Also offers day boarding: see our dog daycare guide for Fife, where it appears under Other options
Website · View on Google Maps
Puddledub Kennels
★★★★★ 4.7 · 72 Google reviews
Balmuto, near Kirkcaldy (KY2 5XA)
Type: Kennel
Licence: Fife Council’s published list includes Puddledub Kennels & Cattery, KY2, under Animal Boarding Establishments. We matched it by name and postcode area. The list gives no licence number or expiry date, and the website shows no licence statement
Its website describes dog boarding in secured, temperature-controlled kennels. No prices on the page we read
Website · View on Google Maps
Inzievar Catteries & Kennels
★★★★★ 5.0 · 63 Google reviews
Inzievar, near Oakley and Dunfermline (KY12 8HB)
Type: Kennel
Licence: Fife Council’s published list includes Inzievar Cattery & Kennels, KY12, under Animal Boarding Establishments. We matched it by name and postcode area. The list gives no licence number or expiry date, and the website shows no licence statement
Its website describes five kennels for dogs, with a paddock walk four times a day. No prices on the page we read
Website · View on Google Maps
Country Cuddles Luxury Kennels
★★★★☆ 4.3 · 43 Google reviews
Kelty (KY4 0JJ)
Type: Kennel
Licence: Fife Council’s published list includes Country Cuddles Luxury Boarding Kennels, KY4, under Animal Boarding Establishments. Its website names Fife Council, says the licence and insurance are displayed in its reception and says the council inspects it every year, but it shows no licence number or expiry date
Its website says it cares for dogs only
Website · View on Google Maps
Dogs at Spencerfield
★★★★★ 4.7 · 42 Google reviews
Inverkeithing (KY11)
Type: Home boarding
Licence: Fife Council’s published list includes Dogs at Spencerfield, KY11, under Home Boarders. Its website says it is ‘fully licensed by Fife council’ but shows no licence number or expiry date. The ‘5*’ on its site is its own wording, not a council rating
Its website describes dogs living in a private rural home, for small dogs only
Website · View on Google Maps
Fife Doggy Homecare
★★★★★ 4.9 · 15 Google reviews
Kirkcaldy (KY1)
Type: Home boarding, as the council list shows it
Licence: Fife Council’s published list includes Fife Doggy Homecare, KY1, under Home Boarders. The list gives no licence number or expiry date, and the website shows no licence statement
Its website lists night boarding and daycare as available, and doesn’t say where boarding takes place
Also offers daycare: see our dog daycare guide for Fife, where it appears under Other options
Website · View on Google Maps
Ratings and review counts are from Google Maps on 13 November 2026 and come from the public. We haven’t checked them independently. Fife licences run to 31 December, so ask each centre to show its renewed licence if you are booking for 2027.
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 see the proof, so ask it directly.
- No boarding offer on the website, daycare only: Dasher’s Boarding Daycare Centre (4.9 from 28, Glenrothes) matches Dasher Boarding & Cattery on the council’s home boarders list, but its website, which we read on 13 November, shows dog walking and day care only, with no boarding offer, so we left it for our dog daycare guide for Fife. About A Dog (5.0 from 10, Leuchars) quotes a Fife Council licence number on its site, but describes daycare only, which isn’t boarding evidence. The websites of Corries Buddies, Pawws and The Happy Pet Company describe dog walking, grooming or visits rather than overnight boarding. Hounds Retreat, Happy Mutts and Dogs at Daycare are on the council’s day care list, which isn’t boarding evidence either.
- No website we could use: Paw Prints (4.7 from 45, Arncroach), Begg Kennels (4.9 from 13, Kirkcaldy), K 9 Grooming & Boarding Kennels (4.8 from 59, Leven), Whitehill (4.8 from 9, Cowdenbeath), Julia’s Dog Care (5.0 from 28), ONE on ONE dogs (5.0 from 31) and Bespoke Home From Home Dog Boarding (4.0 from 16) show no website on Google Maps, and Quarrybrae Boarding Kennels (4.7 from 46, Ladybank) and Paw Prints & Purrfect Pet Care (4.8 from 13) link only a Facebook page, so none meets our own-website test. Jimackie Pet Services (4.8 from 21, Balmerino) is on the council’s home boarders list, but its website showed a database error page when we checked, and the website of Luv a Dug (4.9 from 15, Dunfermline) redirects to an expired-domain page.
- Too few reviews: Balbedie K9 Retreat (5.0 from 7), Ashlea Boarding Kennels (4.8 from 6), Pathhead Boarding Kennels (5.0 from 5) and Happy Dog Holidays (5.0 from 3) are under our eight-review minimum.
- Out of area: Arlickhill Boarding Kennels (Kinross), Gallowmyre Kennels and Milton Mill Kennels (Perthshire) are in Perth and Kinross, and the Edinburgh and Lothian kennels that appear in the same searches belong in their own councils’ guides, because a licence from one council doesn’t cover another.
- Franchises, carer networks, rescue and catteries: Cat-only catteries are outside this guide. Barking Mad Fife is a franchise, PetStay-style carer networks are left out, and Greyhound Rescue Fife is a rescue rather than a boarding centre.
- On a register but not found on Google: The council’s list names many more home boarders that we couldn’t match to a Google Maps listing with a website and eight reviews.
- Not assessed: Rover’s Fife page shows no sitters until you enter an address, so we haven’t assessed it.
Other options we could not licence-verify
None this time. No Fife 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.
How to check a dog boarding licence in Fife
In Scotland, boarding kennels and home boarders are licensed by the council under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963. Fife Council’s animal boarding licence page (read 13 November 2026) says it applies to people who run premises in Fife for boarding cats and dogs, and that a licence runs from the date it is granted until 31 December of that year, with renewal applications made in October. The page doesn’t name the Act or mention home boarding. It points to a published list of licensed premises, a Word document with separate sections for animal boarding establishments, home boarders and dog day care centres. The list shows names and postcodes, not licence numbers or expiry dates, and it carries no date, so a name on it tells you the business appears on the council’s list, not that its licence is in date. To check one, ask the centre to show its licence, its number and its expiry date, or ask Fife Council’s licensing team through the council’s website. Perth and Kinross, Dundee and Edinburgh 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 Fife:
- Our Fife dog services hub
- Dog daycare in Fife if your dog only needs the day
- Dog walkers in Fife for a midday walk
- Vets in Fife
- Dog trainers in Fife
Frequently Asked Questions
How did you choose these Fife dog boarding centres?
A centre is listed as verified only if it has its own website, a Google Maps listing with at least eight reviews, a clear offer of overnight dog boarding and a licence we can see, on a council record or quoted on its own site. Eight Fife centres met that on 13 November 2026, all through Fife Council’s published list of licensed premises. We haven’t visited any of them, and the list gives no licence numbers or expiry dates.
Does dog boarding need a licence in Fife?
In Scotland, boarding kennels and home boarders need a council licence under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963. Fife Council’s page says its licences run until 31 December of the year they are granted, with renewals applied for in October. Ask to see the licence, its number and its expiry date.
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 are some Fife kennels missing?
Some well-reviewed kennels have no website of their own, have fewer than eight Google reviews, have a website that doesn’t offer overnight boarding or sit in a neighbouring council area such as Perth and Kinross. We don’t list them as verified. Not being listed doesn’t mean a centre is unlicensed, so ask any centre directly, or ask the council.
Written by Georgiana & Figo, who prefers his holidays to be properly licensed.
