Dog Boarding: Prices & Booking

Overnight dog boarding on an open country property minutes off Highway 416, with your dog's care shaped around your dog — social dogs in matched playgroups, quieter dogs in their own space, and staff reading every dog all day. Pricing and booking are below; the rest of this page is what a stay is actually like.

• Owner-run since 2019. Patrick and Chandra are at the kennel every day.
• Every staff member is trained in canine first aid.
• One price, no upcharges. Play time, walks and attention are all included.

Boarding raises more questions than daycare — food, medication, how long is too long. Call 613-276-5074 or email us before you book; we'd rather talk it through than have you guess.

What it costs

Email updates during the stay are an option when you book — every other day, or every day. Prefer just one or two? Use the email update option instead.

Staying 30 nights or more? Long-term boarding has its own lower rates.

No upcharges for play time, walks or attention. Every dog gets the full standard of care.

What actually happens during a stay

Arrival

Your dog goes to their own enclosure — 5 by 8 feet inside, temperature-controlled, with a raised Kuranda bed, and a private covered outdoor run of 5 by 12 feet — while we sort the day's groups and check their notes. Drop-off works in either the morning or the afternoon drop-off / pick-up window.

Morning

Everyone goes out to relieve themselves first thing, then breakfast — your dog's own food, in the amounts you've told us. Medications run on their own schedule, but for most dogs they line up with meals. Then the groups head out.

The day

Boarding dogs join the daycare groups and are outside as long as the weather allows, a staff member in the yard with them. Shade and fresh water in every yard; pools from June. In bad weather groups rotate inside — the covered run off each enclosure keeps a dog outdoors without getting wet, and the indoor playroom takes the seniors and the dogs who like it calmer.

Midday rest

Every dog gets a break in their own enclosure. Most settle straight away after a busy morning.

Evening

Dinner, and evening medications if needed, during the afternoon window, then back out with the group until bedtime.

Night

Lights are turned down and soft music goes on. After a full day outside, dogs sleep — that's the point of the day we've built.

Arrive and collect during either of the two daily drop-off / pick-up windows — morning or afternoon, your choice for each. Weekdays 7:00–8:45 AM and 4:00–5:45 PM; weekends and holidays 8:00–8:45 AM and 5:00–5:45 PM. Outside those windows the doors are locked, because staff are out with the dogs. Full hours and pick-up details.

Your dog sets the pace, not our schedule

The outline above is the shape of a day, not a timetable we push every dog through. Staff are with the dogs all day, watching and reading them. A dog who wants to keep playing gets to play. A dog who has had enough — tired, drifting to the fence, looking for the door — comes in to a quiet space to rest, and goes back out when they're ready. Seniors, puppies and dogs on their first stay tend to want more rest; we give it.

It's the same for the things you tell us at drop-off. Shorter sessions, a particular friend to play with or avoid, a dog who needs a slower introduction — it goes on your dog's record, and every staff member sees it.

Nothing falls through the cracks

Over a stay of several nights a lot of small things need to happen at the right time — meals, medications, the dog who needs a slower introduction to the group. All of it lives in the tracking system we built for the kennel, every staff member sees it, and the key points are written on your dog's enclosure door so nobody has to remember.

Four kinds of stay

You choose one when you book. The price reflects how much staff attention the stay takes, and the description tells you what your dog's day looks like. Not sure which fits? Give us a call — tell us about your dog and we'll work out the right one together.

Plays well with other dogs

Group play in a playgroup matched by energy and play style, indoor and outdoor time, rest breaks. Choose this only if your dog is comfortable with all other dogs and has never shown aggression toward any dogs or people.

Doesn't play well with other dogs

For dogs who guard, mount or push, or who just don't enjoy other dogs. Your dog has the same day as a dog in a playgroup — outside most of it, walks, play, a staff member's attention — but on their own, in a yard with no visual contact with other dogs. The obvious part is the physical separation. The part that makes the stay work is the small stuff: we move these dogs through the play areas so they don't pass other dogs, we keep fence lines out of sight, and we spend time with them so the day is relaxing rather than lonely.

Special care required

Seniors, dogs on medication or recovering from surgery, and dogs who need a calmer day. The great majority of shy or nervous dogs do well in a matched playgroup; for the few who don't — dogs who get pushed around even in a calm group, or who've had a bad experience somewhere else — this is the right choice. Same standard of care, smaller world, with closer attention. Read how we approach boarding for submissive dogs.

Bite risk

For dogs who have bitten a person, or might. Many of these dogs are lovely with their own families; our job is to make sure they're never put in a situation that makes them feel they have to react. That means the most attentive routine we run: handled by Patrick or Chandra, or in some cases our most experienced staff member; their own yard with no sightlines to other dogs; moved through the play areas without crossing paths; and time with people who know how to read them. Book this option if your dog has ever bitten or shown aggression toward a person — it's not a judgement, it's how we keep your dog comfortable and everyone safe.

Where your dog sleeps

Every dog has their own enclosure — not a crate. Inside it's 5 feet by 8 feet, temperature-controlled, with a raised Kuranda bed sized to the dog; through the door is a private covered outdoor run, 5 feet by 12 feet. If you like, bring a machine-washable towel or blanket that smells of home — it helps some dogs settle in. Enclosures are cleaned daily, and water bowls are fresh throughout the day.

Where we are — minutes off the 416

We're at 5673 Fourth Line Road, Ottawa — in North Gower, right off Highway 416. If you're heading to the airport or out of town on the 416, we're on the way.

From	Drive	Route
Manotick	~5 min	Bankfield Road and Brophy Drive
Kars	~5 min	Rideau Valley Drive
Richmond	~5 min	Eagleson Road to Brophy Drive
Barrhaven	5–10 min	Prince of Wales Drive or the 416 — Chapman Mills, Longfields, Half Moon Bay, Stonebridge
Nepean	~10 min	Prince of Wales or the 416 — Merivale, Bells Corners, Centrepointe
Riverside South	~12 min	Earl Armstrong Road or the 416
Greely	~12 min	Mitch Owens Road and Bank Street
Kemptville / North Grenville	~12 min	Highway 416 south
Osgoode / Vernon	~15 min	Mitch Owens Road
Stittsville	~15 min	Highway 416
Kanata	~20 min	Highway 416 — Bridlewood, Fernbank, Glen Cairn
Ottawa airport	~20 min	Airport Parkway to Bankfield, or the 416
Gloucester (south)	~20 min	Mitch Owens Road
Carp / Dunrobin	~30 min	416 and 417

An open property with room for separate yards — which is what makes the four kinds of stay possible. That's the trade for the drive, and owners from Kanata and Stittsville tell us it's worth it. Directions.

Who looks after your dog

Patrick and Chandra own Kennel Club Boarding and are at the kennel every day. This isn't a facility run by rotating staff — the people with your dog are people we trained and work alongside.

Every staff member holds the Dogsafe Canine First Aid certificate, and there are dog-specific first aid kits in the kennel and around the property. An upset stomach mid-stay is the most common issue — we keep hypoallergenic gastrointestinal food on hand for it — and anything beyond first aid starts with a call to you or your emergency contact. Your vet's details are on the registration form.

Meet us · Take the virtual tour

First stay? Start here

Three steps, about ten minutes:

1. Create an account on the site.
2. Complete the registration form for each dog — vaccination records (Rabies, Distemper/DAPP, Bordetella), feeding, medications, how they are with other dogs. Once, and it's on file for every booking after.
3. Book below — or call and we'll book it with you.

Our new boarding customer page walks through each step, including what the vaccination record needs to show and what to bring on the day.

Before a long trip, we recommend a short stay first — even one night. Your dog gets to know the place and us in low-stakes conditions, and you head off knowing how they settle. Most owners who do it tell us it made a real difference.

What to bring

• Your dog's own food, enough for the stay plus a day — sudden diet changes upset stomachs.
• Medication in its original labelled packaging, with dosing instructions.
• Machine-washable bedding, and a toy or two if you like.
• A leash — all dogs are leashed at drop-off and pick-up.

Full details on kennel requirements.

Questions people ask before a first stay

More questions and answers · Kennel requirements · Cancellation policy

Related

• New boarding customers — getting started
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• Email updates during a stay
• Kennel requirements
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