We looked at the Flintshire listings that offer dog daycare, and none passed our test: its own website, a Google Maps listing and a licence we could see that covers daycare. Flintshire County Council publishes an online register of animal boarding licences, and a few centres below are on it, but the register doesn’t say which type of licence each one holds, and the one licence document we could read was a home boarding licence. That doesn’t mean anyone is unlicensed. It means we couldn’t see the proof, so we haven’t listed anyone as verified. We haven’t visited any of them, so ask to see the licence before you book.
Dog daycare centres we could verify in Flintshire
None yet. We searched the council’s animal boarding register on 12 November 2026. It showed 50 current licences, numbered AB0002 to AB0186 and all running to 31 December 2026, but it gives a licence number, a name, dates and an expiry date and does not say whether a licence is for kennels, home boarding or daycare. Several centres below appear on it by name, but none of their websites states a daycare licence, and the one licence certificate we could read, on the Waggy Tails website, says ‘Home boarding’. Ratings and review counts on this page 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
Hawarden Happy Hounds (4.1 from 42, Rake Lane) is listed as a dog day care centre on Google Maps and a Hawarden Happy Hounds entry is on the council’s register, but the website Google links showed a ‘domain isn’t connected’ page, so it misses our website test. Doggie Towers in Buckley (4.4 from 13) has a website listing weekday daycare from 8am to 6pm at £25 a day, per its website, but it shows no licence and we didn’t find it on the register under that name. Paws and Play Mold (5.0 from 18) has a website offering home-from-home daycare for small to medium dogs at £28 a day, per its website, with the same gap: no licence statement and no register entry under that name. The website Google links for Digz 4 Fur Kidz in Saltney (5.0 from 6) is a domain-for-sale page, and Passion For Pooches in Saltney (5.0 from 18) has no website on Google Maps, so we didn’t take either further. Muddy Paws Dog Day Care in Treuddyn has no reviews or website. Paw Pit (5.0 from 4) is in Wrexham, and Canine Capers of Chester is a Chester business, so neither belongs here. Joggy Doggy Buckley and Dogs Jogs are on the register but are listed as dog walkers. Several well-reviewed boarding kennels are on the register too, among them Birchwood (4.6 from 161), Calcot (4.9 from 91) and Maes Gwyn (4.9 from 63), but Google Maps lists them as kennels and we didn’t read each website for daycare. Rover lists home sitters offering daycare in Flintshire, 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 Flintshire centres offer daycare and have their own website and a Google Maps listing, but we could not see a licence that covers daycare, so we do not recommend them as verified. Ratings are from Google Maps on 12 November 2026. We have not visited them. Ask each for its licence, what it covers, who issued it and its expiry date before booking.
Tŷ Gwyn Pets
★★★★★ 4.9 · 441 Google reviews
Chester Road, Padeswood, near Mold (CH7 4JF)
Licence: its website shows no licence statement. The council’s register has an animal boarding licence under the name ‘Ty Gwyn’ (AB0137, running 1 January to 31 December 2026). We matched it by name only, and the register doesn’t give the licence type, so ask the centre to confirm what it covers
Its ‘Woof Club’ daycare has drop-off 8.30am to 9am and pick-up 5pm to 5.30pm, £23 per dog per day, per its website
Mainly a boarding kennel
Website · View on Google Maps
Meadow View Doggy Daycare
★★★★★ 4.8 · 92 Google reviews
Near Northop and Mold (CH7)
Licence: its website shows no licence statement, and we found no entry under that name on the council’s register
Weekday daycare from 8am to 5.30pm, with full or half days, per its website. No prices on the pages we read
Website · View on Google Maps
Dapper Dogs
★★★★★ 4.8 · 56 Google reviews
Castle Hill Stables, Stamford Way, Ewloe (CH5 3BZ). Google Maps lists it as a pet groomer, and its website offers daycare
Licence: its website shows no licence statement. The council’s register has a Dapper Dogs animal boarding licence (AB0132, issued 4 November 2025, running to 31 December 2026), but it doesn’t say whether that covers daycare
Daycare with local pick-up and drop-off, per its website. No hours or prices on the page we read
Website · View on Google Maps
Waggy Tails
★★★★★ 5.0 · 34 Google reviews
Treuddyn, near Mold (home-based, so no street address)
Licence: its website states licence AB0138 and carries a Flintshire County Council licence document marked ‘Home boarding’, for up to five dogs, running 1 January to 31 December 2026. The register has the same number. That is a home boarding licence, so it isn’t evidence that daycare is covered
Home boarding and doggy day care are both listed on its website. No hours or prices on the page we read
Website · View on Google Maps
How to check a daycare licence in Flintshire
In Wales, boarding dogs for other people is covered by the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963, which works through licences from the local council. The Welsh Government’s 2021 licensing regulations cover selling animals as pets, so they don’t apply here. Whether daytime-only care counts is a question for the council, so here is what Flintshire says. Flintshire County Council’s animal boarding establishments licence page (read 12 November 2026) doesn’t name the Act or mention day care, lists a separate fee for home boarding, and links to the council’s online licensing register, where you can search Animal Boarding. The register shows each licence number, name, issue date and expiry date, but not the type of licence, so a name on it tells you the business holds an animal boarding licence, not that daycare is covered. Ask the centre to show its licence and what it covers, or email the council’s licensing team at licensing@flintshire.gov.uk. 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 Flintshire: our Flintshire dog services hub, vets in Flintshire, dog trainers in Flintshire and secure dog fields in Flintshire.
Frequently Asked Questions
How did you choose which Flintshire 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 that covers daycare, either on a council record or quoted by number on its site. None of the Flintshire centres we checked met all three on 12 November 2026, so we list none as verified. Four that offer daycare, have a website and have good reviews are in a separate section, ‘Other options we could not licence-verify’. We haven’t visited any of them.
Does dog daycare need a licence in Flintshire?
In Wales, boarding dogs for other people as a business needs a council licence under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963. Flintshire County Council’s page describes an animal boarding establishments licence and a public register, but doesn’t mention day care, so ask the council’s licensing team, and ask any centre to show its licence, what it covers and its expiry date.
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 no Flintshire centres listed as verified?
Several centres have a website and good reviews, and some are on the council’s animal boarding register, but the register doesn’t say what type of licence each holds and none of the websites states a daycare licence. The one licence document we could read was for home boarding. We don’t list them as verified, but four are in the ‘Other options we could not licence-verify’ section. Ask any centre directly, or email the council’s licensing team.
Written by Georgiana & Figo, who prefers his playdates to be properly licensed.
