We found one Fife dog daycare we could verify: it has its own website, a Google Maps listing and a place under ‘Dog Day Care Centres’ on Fife Council’s published list of animal business licences. It is a small set-up with only eight Google reviews so far. We haven’t visited it, and the council’s list gives names rather than licence numbers or expiry dates, so ask to see the licence before you book and treat this as a shortlist to meet.
Dog daycare centres we could verify in Fife
Hounds Retreat
★★★★★ 5.0 · 8 Google reviews (only eight, so weigh that)
Thornton, near Kirkcaldy (KY1), per its website and Google Maps
Licence: Fife Council’s published list of animal business licences, under ‘Dog Day Care Centres’, includes Hounds Retreat, KY1. The list gives no licence number or expiry date, and the website shows no licence statement
Its website describes “enrichment solo daycare”, with dogs usually getting their own private room. No hours or prices on the pages we read
Website · View on Google Maps
Ratings and review counts are from Google Maps on 12 November 2026 and come from the public. We haven’t checked them independently.
Listings we left out, and why
Happy Mutts (4.6 from 30, Cupar area) and Dogs at Daycare (5.0 from 11, Glenrothes) are both under ‘Dog Day Care Centres’ on the council’s list and are listed as daycare on Google Maps, but Google Maps shows no website for either and we couldn’t find one of their own, so they miss our website test. Pawsome Dog Daycare (Kelty area) is also on the council’s daycare list, under the same licence holder as Country Cuddles Luxury Kennels, but we found no Google Maps listing under that name, and the Country Cuddles website (4.3 from 43) describes overnight boarding only. Paw Prints & Purrfect Pet Care (4.8 from 13, Dunfermline) is on the council’s home boarders list but links only a Facebook page, and Julia’s Dog Care (5.0 from 28) has no website on Google Maps. Hound Around Day Care (4.7 from 68) has its own website, but its address is in Edinburgh, so it belongs in the Edinburgh guide. Mayfield Kennels and Cattery (4.9 from 100) is on the council’s list, but the page we read describes overnight boarding only. Dog walkers and trainers came up in the same searches but are not daycare. Rover lists home sitters offering daycare in Fife, but its page shows no sitters until you enter an address, so we haven’t listed any. A centre being left out doesn’t mean it is unlicensed. It means we couldn’t see the proof, so ask it.
Other options we could not licence-verify
These Fife centres offer daytime care and have their own website and a Google Maps listing, but the only council entry we found for each is a boarding or home boarding one, which is not evidence that daycare is covered. Ratings are from Google Maps on 12 November 2026. We have not visited them. Ask each for its licence, what it covers and its expiry date before booking.
Rowan Sands Pet Hotel
★★★★★ 4.9 · 79 Google reviews
Langleas Farm, near Dunfermline (KY12)
Licence: the council’s list includes Rowan Sands Pet Hotel, KY12, under Animal Boarding Establishments, which is a boarding licence rather than a daycare one. Its website shows no licence statement
Day boarding is offered on its website, with flexible drop-off and pick-up and prices from £20 for one dog, per its website
Mainly a boarding kennel
Website · View on Google Maps
Dasher’s Boarding Daycare Centre
★★★★★ 4.9 · 28 Google reviews
Glenrothes (KY6)
Licence: its website says ‘Licensed by Fife Council’ but gives no number. The council’s list includes Dasher Boarding & Cattery, KY6, under home boarders, which is a home boarding licence rather than a daycare one. We matched it by name and postcode area, so ask the centre to confirm
Day care 7am to 6.30pm with a secure field trip, £25 a day, per its website
Website · View on Google Maps
Fife Doggy Homecare
★★★★★ 4.9 · 15 Google reviews
Kirkcaldy (KY1)
Licence: the council’s list includes Fife Doggy Homecare, KY1, under home boarders, which is a home boarding licence rather than a daycare one. Its website shows no licence statement
Daycare is marked ‘now available’ on its website. No hours or prices on the pages we read
Website · View on Google Maps
How to check a daycare licence in Fife
In Scotland, dog boarding is licensed by the local council under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963, and councils differ in how they treat daycare. Fife Council’s commercial dog day care page (read 12 November 2026) says you may need a licence from Fife Council to run commercial dog day care premises and links a set of day care conditions, but it doesn’t name the Act. Its animal boarding licence page 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 and expiry date, or ask Fife Council’s licensing team through the council’s website, as we found no licensing email on the pages we read. Then ask how many dogs it takes at once, how dogs are separated, and what happens if your dog needs a vet.
A first day at daycare can be a lot for a sensitive dog. 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 walkers in Fife if you only need a midday walk, vets in Fife, dog trainers in Fife and secure dog fields in Fife.
Frequently Asked Questions
How did you choose which Fife dog daycare centres to list?
A centre is listed as verified only if it has its own website, a Google Maps listing and a licence we can see, either on a council record or quoted by number on its site. One Fife centre met all three on 12 November 2026, through the daycare section of the council’s published list. We haven’t visited it, and the list gives no licence numbers or expiry dates.
Does dog daycare need a licence in Fife?
In Scotland, councils license boarding under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963. Fife Council’s page says you may need a licence from the council to run commercial dog day care premises, and it publishes day care conditions and a list of licensed premises. Ask the centre to show its licence and expiry date, or ask the council.
What should I ask a dog daycare centre?
Ask to see the licence and its expiry date, how many dogs attend at once, how dogs are grouped, who is on site, and what happens if a dog is unwell.
Why are some well-reviewed Fife centres missing?
Several centres have good reviews but no website of their own, or only a boarding or home boarding entry on the council’s list, which isn’t proof that daycare is covered. We don’t list them as verified, but three are in the ‘Other options we could not licence-verify’ section. Ask any centre directly, or ask the council.
Written by Georgiana & Figo, who prefers his playdates to be properly licensed.
