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Home Dog Boarding Leeds & Ilkley

Providing Home Dog Boarding in the Leeds & Ilkley area

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PetStay Leeds & Ilkley Branch

Cheryl Shaw

Fully Licensed

Fully Insured

Dog First-aid Trained

Fully Licensed

Fully Insured

Dog First-aid Trained

Fully Licensed

Fully Insured

Dog First-aid Trained

PetStay Leeds & Ilkley, your local home dog boarding provider.

Welcome to the Leeds and Ilkey branch of PetStay. My name is Cheryl and this is Dookie, he is a rescue dog and has been with my family for the past 10 years.

As a dog owner myself I completely understand the importance of knowing that your dog is happy and well cared for when you go on your well-earned holiday, they are after all one of the family. Here at PetStay we offer a safe, loving home from home for your dog with one of our carefully selected carers

Why Choose PetStay?

At PetStay, we understand that leaving your beloved dog while you’re on holiday is a big decision. That’s why we offer a trusted, home-based alternative to kennels, ensuring your dog enjoys a comfortable stay in a loving environment. With one-on-one care and no mixing of dogs from different households, we provide a stress-free experience tailored to your dog’s needs.

What Makes Us Different?

Personalised, Home-from-Home Care – Your dog stays in a cozy, caring home, just like their own.
Solo Boarding Only – We never mix dogs from different families, ensuring a calm and relaxed stay.
Tailored Matching Process – We carefully select the perfect carer for your dog’s personality and routine.
Meet & Greet Before Booking – You and your dog get to visit the carer’s home beforehand to ensure a great fit.
Fully Insured & Licensed – Your peace of mind is our priority, with full insurance and licensing in place.
Ongoing Support – Our team is here to help, offering 24/7 support for both owners and carers.
With PetStay, you can enjoy your time away knowing your furry friend is safe, happy, and being cared for like family.

Our Carers

All our carers love dogs and are experienced dog owners who provide the best care for your pet while you’re away. Each carer is personally interviewed by PetStay to ensure they offer a safe, loving, and comfortable home environment for your dog. We are fully licensed, and our carers are covered by our public liability insurance for your peace of mind.

Some of our carers may have a dog of their own. If your pooch is happy to stay with another friendly dog, we’ll arrange a meet-up so they can get acquainted and see if they’re a good match.

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Booking with PetStay: Simple and Stress-Free

1. Get in Touch – Call or email your local PetStay branch to discuss your dog’s needs and your preferred dates.

2. Learn About PetStay – We’ll explain how PetStay works and guide you through the next steps.

3. Matching Your Dog – We’ll take all the details about your dog and match them with the most suitable carer available.

4. Meet the Carer – We’ll arrange a meeting for you and your dog to meet the carer and ensure a good fit.

5. Ready to Book – If you’re 100% happy with your carer, you’re all set to proceed with your booking.

6. Confirm Your Booking – Complete our online booking form and pay the arrangement fee within 5 days to confirm your booking.

7. Confirmation – You’ll receive an email confirming your booking details.

8. Stress-Free Booking – You’re all set! No worries, just anticipation for your time away.

9. Drop-Off Time – On your dog’s drop-off day, bring their food, bed, toys, and any other essentials to their carer’s home. At this point, you’ll pay the carer’s allowance directly to the carer.

10. Enjoy Your Holiday – Head off on your trip with complete peace of mind knowing your dog is in great hands.

The areas we cover in Leeds & Ilkley by Postcode:

LS1, LS2, LS3, LS4, LS5, LS6, LS7, LS8, LS9, LS10, LS11, LS12, LS13, LS16, LS18, LS19, LS20, LS21, LS26, LS27, LS28, LS29.

If you prefer not to leave your dog in kennels, consider our home dog boarding and pet sitting service in the Leeds & Ilkley area

We’re proud to offer our trusted PetStay service in your city, providing local, personalised dog care that ensures your pet feels right at home. With a dedicated PetStay branch in your area, you can enjoy peace of mind knowing your dog will receive the best care from experienced, fully vetted carers who are part of your local community.

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Home Dog Boarding Prices in the Leeds & Ilkley area

1 dog £33.00 a day

2 dogs £46.00 a day

3 dogs £56.00 a day

Prices above are per day, or part thereof, except Bank Holidays. For more information regarding those rates, please contact us.

PetStay Arrangement Fee & Carer’s Allowance

Our daily rate is made up of two separate payments: the Arrangement Fee and the Carer’s Allowance. Together, these payments cover the full cost of your dog’s stay, ensuring they receive loving care in a safe and happy home.

Prices listed are per day (or part thereof), except for Bank Holidays, when the Carer’s Allowance is doubled — because we believe our wonderful carers deserve extra for their dedication during these special times!

Arrangement Fee

The Arrangement Fee secures your dog’s booking and is due within five days of meeting your chosen carer. For repeat bookings, this fee must be paid within five days of your requested dates being confirmed by PetStay.

This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable, as it covers the service provided by your local PetStay branch in carefully matching your dog with a suitable carer. It also contributes to essential operational costs, including:

Carer’s Allowance

The Carer’s Allowance is a separate payment, made directly to your chosen carer when you drop your dog off for their holiday. On Bank Holidays, this allowance is doubled, reflecting the extra commitment and care our carers provide during these times.

Together, the Arrangement Fee and the Carer’s Allowance make up the full daily rate for your dog’s stay.

For more details on Bank Holiday rates or any other inquiries, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Become a PetStay Dog Carer – The Best Role You’ll Ever Have!

Have you ever dreamed of welcoming adorable dogs into your home while enjoying a flexible, home-based role? As a PetStay dog carer, you get to spend quality time with lovable dogs while their owners are away on holiday, enjoy the companionship they bring, and receive a daily allowance – all without the full-time commitment of owning a pet!

Why You'll Love Being a PetStay Dog Carer:

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As a PetStay carer, you’ll have the joy of looking after dogs while their owners enjoy their holidays, knowing their dog is in safe hands. We carefully match dogs to you, ensuring a stress-free and enjoyable experience. Whether you want regular four-legged guests or just occasional visitors, you have complete control.

So, if you love dogs and want to enjoy their company in a way that fits your lifestyle, why not join the PetStay family? It’s the paw-fect role for any dog lover!

Please call Cheryl for more information and an informal chat

Apply to be a carer

Please fill in the details below, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

Frequently Asked Questions about becoming a PetStay Carer

You must be a genuine dog lover, have experience of looking after dogs and you need to be home during the day so you have plenty of time to give to the dogs you are caring for. You must have a secure garden and agree to abide by PetStay guidelines. You are allowed to have a dog of your own as long as your dog gets on with other dogs.

If you meet all the requirements listed above, we will come and visit you at your home. We will check the security of the garden, explain PetStay procedures and show you the guidelines each carer needs to follow. If you are happy with everything and we feel you would make a suitable PetStay carer, we would follow up a reference and arrange public liability insurance for you.

Our service is on a one-to-one basis, so only dogs from the same household will stay with you. You are allowed to take up to three dogs from the same household, BUT you choose what you are happy with. We will ask you how many dogs you would like to look after and what sized dog/s you would be happy to care for.

No, the owner will bring any food or treats for the duration of the stay. Any toys, bedding, medication and leads will also be brought.

Yes each dog MUST have up to date vaccinations, have been wormed and treated for fleas. Proof of the vaccinations will be brought to the meeting and shown to you.

All dogs should be taken out each day for walks. When you have your meeting with the owners all routines, including the number and length of walks, will be discussed. The dog is only ever walked on a lead.

We/you would endeavour to contact the owner or the emergency contact. The owner or the emergency contact would be liable for any expenses incurred in taking the dog to the vet.

You will receive a daily allowance starting from £17 per day.

If you are interested in becoming a carer, please ring us for an informal chat and ask any questions or email us with your details and we will come back to you. You can also use the contact form on the ‘contact us’ tab. If we feel you are suitable we would then arrange to visit you at home.

Have a browse through some of the latest reviews for PetStay Leeds & Ilkley your local home dog boarding service for the Leeds & Ilkley area.

Ollie

December 2025

Ollie has stayed with Mandy several times a year for a few years now. He loves spending time with her and she is brilliant with him. Ollie is an older dog (14) so I do worry about him but Mandy keeps in touch with messages and photos letting me know how he is while he is staying with her. Ollie is happy so I am happy.

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Braxy

December 2025

I just wanted to let you know Maralyn was great, we will definitely use her again

Nichola

Bonnie

December 2025

We had Melvin and Wendy watch our Bonnie for 3 weeks while we were in Australia. This was our first time leaving Bonnie for so long with ANYONE. Having been abandoned at the rescue once, she’s naturally very nervous and anxious when we separate. By the time we picked her back up, you would think she LIVED with Wendy and Melvin lol her actions showed us that they treated her so lovingly. They were very communicative throughout the 3 weeks, sending us photos and updates, and giving her their full attention despite having an emergency themselves- she was never not cared for. We felt so at ease almost immediately after leaving her with them and we are so glad to have found them as dog sitters so we can continue to use them as Bonnie’s carers from here on out! I would recommend PetStay, Wendy, & Melvin in a heartbeat.

Kelly

Patch

September 2025

Patch really loved his stay with Wendy and Melvin, I don’t think he wanted to leave lol.  We will definitely book them again in the future.  Thank you for finding someone on short notice and such lovely people. 

Elizabeth

Ernie

August 2025

We have now used PetStay for two years and found them to be very helpful and efficient. Ernie is always happy to stay with Claire and judging by the photos we are sent always seems to enjoy his stay. Thank you.

Peter

Nelly

August 2025

Everything was very well organised from beginning to end. Nelly dog stayed with Maralyn in Leeds, this was our first time using PetStay. Cheryl was great with organising and communicating with us, and Maralyn was a gem looking after Nelly. This is a little rescue dog who has very specific behaviours and needs, and it took a special person to leave her with. Maralyn was that person and we are so grateful. We got regular photo updates which really helped us not worry about how things were going, and Nelly ended up having a lovely stay. We will definitely use the services again whenever we need to leave Nelly.

Caroline

Nora

July 2025

Nora had a blast with Rachel again. She is so good with her.

Sarah & Nora

Mabel & Bailey

July 2025

Cheryl from the Leeds branch is very helpful and we were very happy with Melvin and Wendy, who looked after Mabel and Bailey for a week recently. They have different requirements as one is an elderly lab with restricted mobility and the other is a pug. They looked after our dogs very well and sent photos so we could see they were ok. We wouldn’t hesitate to leave them with Wendy and Melvin again. Thank you

Carol

Amber

July 2025

Great communications. Friendly and professional service from Cheryl in making the booking. Great match up in finding suitable pet sitters (Wendy & Melvin). We were a bit apprehensive about Amber’s first experience of being away from home but it all worked out perfectly. Wendy and Melvin welcomed her in their home and were so kind in looking after her particularly when she wouldn’t eat properly. She loved her walks and playtime. We would definitely recommend them and look forward to booking with them again.

Janet

Bella

June 2025

Petstay Leeds and Ilkley are brilliant. Cheryl has matched us with several carers and the matching process is great. Recently our dog Bella has been staying with Wendy and Melvin. They treat her like their own family and do a brilliant job looking after her. I honestly think she’d be happy moving in with them permanently.

Kathryn

Belle & Bailey

June 2025

First time we have used PetStay, we were teamed up with our carers Wendy and Melvin who looked after our dogs so well, Belle , black Labrador and Bailey, cocker spaniel, they would send us messages and photos to keep us updated on how they were doing which was lovely.  I would highly recommend the services of Cheryl from PetStay who was very professional and helpful and especially recommend Wendy and Melvin.

Jo, Ossett

Marik

May 2025

From the very first contact with PetStay I have been impressed. We had a very detailed conversation about the needs of our beloved sighthound and were matched with Maralyn. We feel she has taken great care of him and he has been expertly looked after. Maralyn took the time to reassure us by sending us updates and pictures which we appreciate very much, we will definitely be using again. Thank you!

James

Strudel

April 2025

The arrangement process was really straightforward, and our dog was well-looked after during her stay. We had regular updates and I could enjoy our holiday knowing she was safe and sound!

Georgia

Frankie & Dolly

March 2025

We chose PetStay to have that home from home experience and that is exactly what we get every time. We have used the same dog carer at least 10 times now and every time I know they will be well looked after. Would 100% recommend!

Kelly

Astrid

March 2025

We were so happy to find PetStay service for our dog Astrid whilst we took a long holiday at quite short notice. Cheryl was professional and took the time to understand what we were looking for to ensure a good match for her care. This meant we were matched with a carer Maralyn that was exactly what we needed. We are aged a trial day after meeting to ensure everything worked out, and when we were away, we got lovely updates that assured us we had left Astrid in good care. PetStay was a perfect option outside of kennels for us and would use again.

CC

Beth

December 2024

Just a short note to say many thanks for placing Beth with Harry and Linda. She was very content to go there when Phil dropped her off and she seemed quite content and was wonderfully groomed when I went to pick her up. I have thanked Harry and Linda, but next time you speak to them, please thank them again.

Wendy

Otley

November 2024

We have used PetStay quite a few times. Knowing our dog is being left in a home environment while we go on holiday means a lot. The boarders welcome your dogs into their home and you know they are comfortable, safe and being looked after. Would definitely recommend PetStay.

Blue

September 2024
Very happy with your overall service. Carol’s care of Blue was exceptional and met her needs to my full hopes and expectations. Carol is very caring and knowledgeable about your dog’s needs and I felt confident leaving my pet with her for 3 weeks. I would definitely use the service again. Many thanks Pauline

Alfie

September 2024
Another great experience with PetStay! Alfie was so happy with Joanne & family. We had a carefree holiday knowing he was being well looked after. In fact we wondered if he wouldn’t want to come home! 🙂 Highly recommended, many thanks. Mrs Hird

Tilly

August 2024

Found this company fairly last minute for a summer holidays stay for our 4.5yo lab. Cheryl was extremely quick to reply and gave us a very reasonable quote, found us someone who was available and arranged a meeting with them all within the space of a week. Very efficient and professional service. Then the actual stay itself was very easily arranged (pick up and drop off) with the carer themself who was very lovely and easy going. I was confident when I dropped off my beloved doggy that she would be well looked after and she definitely was. I probably would have liked a few more updates while we were away but I’m not going to deduct stars for that because I probably could have communicated that better with the carer. We still got updates approx every other day and the photos we were sent were great! I could tell when I picked up our dog that she’d had a great time. She had happy body language and made sure to give the carer a cuddle before we left! All in all we would definitely use this service again if we need to and would recommend to anyone in the Leeds area!

Dali

July 2024

I can’t thanks Cheryl, the local manager, and Rachael who cared for our reactive GSD Dali enough for their care and support. I feel totally confident that Dali is staying with someone who is professional, warm and will look after her as they would their own dog.

Roland

Here are some of our recent home dog boarding guests that have used PetStay Leeds & Ilkley, your local home dog boarding service for the Leeds & Ilkley area.

Contact Details

To find out more or to arrange a visit to one of our carers in the Leeds & Ilkley area, please get in touch using the details below.

You can also get in touch to find out more about becoming a PetStay dog carer

Leeds City Council Licence Number: 19/0314/COMM

Bradford Council Licence Number: 469571/259267

PetStay Privacy Policy

At PetStay Limited, we take your privacy seriously and this privacy statement explains what personal data or information we collect from you and from people who visit our website and how we use it.

If you have any questions regarding this statement and our privacy practices, please contact us by email info@petstay.net or by post at PetStay, 9 Bridge View Office Park, Upper Office, Suite 6, Hull, HU4 7DW. Alternatively, you can telephone us on 07983 418068.

Who are we?

PetStay Ltd is a registered company (08136764) our registered office address is PetStay, 38 Stannard Well Lane
Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 6BJ. For the purposes of data protection PetStay is a data controller (ZA255646).

What personal data or information do we collect?

The personal information we collect may include your name, address, email address, IP address and information regarding what pages you access on this website and when.

How do we collect data or information from you?

We collect data or information about you when you use our website, or when you make an enquiry about home dog boarding, enquire about a job opportunity, if you have registered to be sent an email news update, or when you sign up to become a PetStay franchisee.

How is your information used?

We collect your personal data or information to operate our business effectively and provide you with the best home boarding services and franchisee opportunities that PetStay can offer.

We may use your information:

  • To administer and invoice you in accordance with your franchisee agreement
  • To answer enquiries that you make about becoming a franchisee or carer.
  • To keep you informed about our services if you have opted-in to receive these communications.
  • To process a job application
  • To fulfil our obligations as an employer
  • To provide benefits to you as an employee
  • To maintain security of our office and IT infrastructure

We believe that all these purposes are justified on the basis of our legitimate interests in running and promoting the Petstay as a Franchise, our contractual requirements to deliver the agreed dog boarding services to you, and our legal obligations, both as a business and responsible employer. If you would like to know more, please read below:

  • Customers / Prospective Customers
  • Job Applicants
  • Our Current and Former Employees
  • Franchisees
  • Suppliers
Type of Data Held Length of Time Held How Data Held
Customers/Prospective Customers
  • Name and contact information (telephone, mobile).
  • Email address
  • Holiday dates
  • Emergency contact details
  • Pets details (name, breed and age and vet details)
  • Demographic information such as postcode
  • Billing and payment information.
We will retain information about you for the duration of our relationship with you, then 3 years. Prospective customer data is retained for no more than 3 years. We will retain financial records for 6 years, following the end of the current financial year. Data is stored in the PetStay Booking system which is hosted on secure servers in the EEA. Payment details are stored in PayPal, that uses servers that are hosted outside of the EEA. You can view their privacy policy here.
Job Applicants
  • Name and contact information
  • CV and application form.
  • Interview notes (for those short-listed)
We will retain information about you for the duration of the recruitment campaign, then one year. Data is stored on secure UK-based servers and stored in manual records in locked filing cabinets.
Our Current and Former Staff
  • Name and contact information (telephone, mobile).
  • Dates of birth and gender
  • CV
  • References
  • Bank details
  • Pension details
  • Performance reviews and confidentiality agreement
  • National Insurance number
We will retain information about you for the duration of our relationship with you, then 6 years. We will retain financial records for 6 years, following the end of the current financial year. Data is stored on secure EEA-based servers and stored in manual records in locked filing cabinets.
Franchisees
  • Names, addresses, contact details
  • Background information
  • Qualifications and Skills
  • Bank details
We will retain information about you for the duration of our relationship with you, then 6 years. We will retain financial records for 6 years, following the end of the current financial year. Data is stored on secure EEA-based servers and stored in manual records in locked filing cabinets. Daily Operations data (no personal data) is stored in Dropbox, that uses servers that are hosted outside of the EEA. You can view their privacy policy here.
Suppliers
  • Contact details
  • Bank details
  • Tax details
We retain financial records for 6 years, following the end of the current financial year. Data is stored on secure EEA-based servers.

Who has access to your information?

We do not sell or rent your personal data or information to any third party or share your information with third parties for their marketing purposes.

We will disclose your data or information if required by law, for example by a court order or for the prevention of fraud or other crime.

We may pass your information on to our third-party service providers, agents or subcontractors for the purposes of completing a task or providing services to you on our behalf (for example Kaisen Accountants who manage our payroll and accounts, or SuperFly who manage our social media accounts). However, we disclose only the personal information necessary to deliver that service and have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure and not to use it for their own marketing purposes.

Transfers outside of the European Economic Area

Personal information in the European Union is protected by data protection laws but other countries do not necessarily protect your personal information in the same way. The European Economic Area (EEA) covers all countries in the EU plus, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland. Some of the third-party providers we use to help us manage our business and services may involve data transferring to the United States or other countries outside of the EEA.

Your Choices and Rights

We understand that you trust us with your personal information and we are committed to ensuring you can manage the privacy and security of your personal information yourself.

With respect to the information relating to you that ends up in our possession, and recognising that it is your choice to provide us with your personally identifiable information, we commit to giving you the ability to do all of the following:

  • You can verify the details you have submitted to PetStay Ltd by contacting us at Head Office by email info@petstay.net or by post at PetStay, 10 Waterside Business Park, Livingstone Road, Hessle, East Yorkshire, HU13 0EG. Alternatively, you can telephone us on 01482 307684.
  • You can also contact us by the same method to change, correct, or delete your personal information controlled by PetStay at any time.
  • You can always feel free to update us on your details at any point by sending an email to info@petstay.net.
  • You can unsubscribe from receiving marketing emails from us by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email. Once you do this, you will no longer receive any direct marketing emails from us.
  • You can request a readable copy of the personal data we hold on you at any time. To do this, please contact us via email info@petstay.net.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint about our processing with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office

Keeping your data secure

When you give us personal information we take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely and strive to protect it on our internal systems. We ensure that:

  • Up to date antivirus and antimalware is installed on all endpoints across the PetStay franchise and franchisee network.
  • Security updates and patches are regularly applied to all components of the PetStay system.
  • Access to physical and digital systems within PetStay are restricted to only personal who explicitly need these rights to do their job.

Emailing us

We use Transport Layer Security (TLS) to encrypt and protect email traffic in line with government standards. If your email service does not support TLS, you should be aware that any emails we send or receive may not be protected in transit.

We will also monitor any emails sent to us, including file attachments, for viruses or malicious software. Please be aware that you have a responsibility to ensure that any email you send is within the bounds of the law.

Contacting us via social media

We use a third-party software provider, Hootesuite to manage our social media interactions. If you send us a private or direct message via social media the message will be stored by Hootsuite for three months. It will not be shared with any other organisations.

Newsletters

We currently use a third-party online tool, MailChimp to manage our newsletter subscriptions, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter at any time.  MailChimp uses servers that are based in the US, therefore personal information is transferred outside of the EEA.  For more information please view MailChimp’s privacy policy.

Visitors to our Website

When you visit our website we use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to various parts of the website. The information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone.

To opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Use of Cookies by this website

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Unless you have set your browser to block cookies, this site will place the following cookies on your computer.

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Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help us analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for our website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

To opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Changes to this privacy notice

We keep our privacy notice under regular review. This privacy notice was last updated on 22/05/2018.

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