28/07/2026
Borrowed with permission and updated using my prices.
🐾💷 WHAT DOES £35 A NIGHT FOR DOG BOARDING ACTUALLY MEAN❓️ 💷🐾
I thought I’d break down my boarding prices because it’s easy to look at £35 per night and think, “That’s good money❗️ ” 💰
But home boarding is so much more than simply having a dog stay in your home 🏡🐶
💷 1 dog — £35 per night
➡️ £35 per 24 hours
➡️ Approximately £1.46 per hour before expenses❗️
🐶🐶 2 dogs — £52.50 per night
➡️ Approximately £2.19 per hour before expenses❗️
🐶🐶🐶 3 dogs — £70 per night
➡️ Approximately £2.92 per hour before expenses❗️
And when people hear “overnight boarding”, they may think that means the dogs go to sleep and we get a full night's sleep too… 😴
Unfortunately, that isn't always the case!❗️🫣
Some dogs can take a few days to fully settle, and may wake during the night, pace, bark, whine or need reassurance. This can mean broken sleep for us for several nights 🥱☕️
So, from that income, I still have to cover:
🧼 Cleaning & laundry
🧴 Cleaning products
💡 Heating, electricity & water
🍖 Food and treats (where provided)
🚗 Transport and walks
🛡️ Insurance
📋 Licensing and business costs
🏡 Wear and tear on my home
💷 Tax and National Insurance
⏰ Plus the time, care and responsibility involved 24 hours a day
So when you look at the headline price, remember that £35 is not £35 profit.
Home boarding is a lovely job and I absolutely adore what I do 🥰🐾 But it is also a real business, with real costs and a huge amount of time, responsibility and commitment involved ❤️
🐾 Home-from-home care comes with much more than just a bed for the night! 🐾💗