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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 £31.00 a day

2 dogs £43.00 a day

3 dogs £53.00 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.

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

Bluebell

June 2024

Bluebell had a lovely stay with Christine 21-23 June Bluebell settled straight away and Christine is so calm and relaxed. Thank you for arranging Bluebell is back in July 🙏😊🐶

Liz

Peggy

June 2024

We could not recommend Cheryl at PetStay (Leeds and Ilkley) and Kathy our host, enough. Thank you! Our wire haired pointer Peggy has had a real home from home experience. It was Peggy’s first stay with Kathy so we arranged a meet up first at her house and Peggy immediately settled so we felt comfortable when we dropped her off for her stay. She trotted in very happily and a week later we picked up a very relaxed and happy dog. Having had to deal with a recovery period of about a month after previous kennels, this has been such a great arrangement and really suits our home loving pointer. Cheryl has been great at finding the right host for us and matching Peggy, who is quite a large dog, with the best host. We are already booked in again for September!

Clare

Rolo

May 2024

Rolo had a wonderful stay with Carol, it was just a home way from home for him and he settled in really well. Carol took wonderful care of him. The booking process was really easy, Cheryl runs things brilliantly. It’s all smooth and efficient. Rolo is booked in again in the summer with Carol 😊🐶💕.

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Charlie

May 2024

Just wanted to say that his stay with Rachel last week went really well from our point of view and hopefully he behaved himself OK!

Karen

Peggy

April 2024

I would highly recommend Joanne to anybody. She has a lovely home and plenty of outdoor space and clearly is a dog lover. Peggy has had a great holiday with her and seems very happy. I would definitely use her again.

Jane

Ernie

April 2024

Just a note to say thank you so much for organising Ernie’s stay with Claire.

He certainly seemed very happy whilst we were away and are very grateful to Claire for looking after him so well. He certainly seemed to take a liking to her sofa!

I am sure he will be very happy to be with her again in August.

Again many thanks.

Bob and Caroline

Skye

April 2024

Just wanted to thank you for your help with Skye’s recent stay with Claire and Barry.

We are very happy and Skye seems to have had a great time!

From the initial conversation with you right the way to collecting her at the end of the holiday, it all ran very smoothly .

Claire sent me some photos of Skye looking relaxed and wonderful whilst we were away which was really reassuring for us.

I was not looking forward to leaving Skye but it made such a difference knowing she would be looked after so well by Claire and Barry.

Emma

Spot

April 2024

Spot had a fabulous time with Joanne. He is missing them as he’s wandering about looking for his new friend. He was happy to see us. Joanne cleaned all his things to come home with. Thank you

Tracy

Poppy

April 2024

Poppy has just had a very relaxed weekend stay with lovely Christine. Happily playing with her toy when we left, has enjoyed playing in the garden, and making herself at home. We received regular updates from Christine which really puts your mind at rest. So once again just a huge thanks to Christine for looking after our anxious rescue, and Cheryl for organising. Already booked for summer!

Jo

Ralph

March 2024

We’ve found PetStay to be a professional and thorough service, and we’re always delighted when Ralph can stay in the very kind care of Charlotte. He enjoys his little holidays with her, thank you.

Lynn

George & Ivy

March 2024

George and Ivy had a lovely time with Charlotte. A great carer who G&I love being with.

Thank you PetStay

Wendy

Millie

February 2024

We’ve boarded Millie with Charlotte on numerous occasions and would thoroughly recommend both Charlotte and PetStay. We were away for several weeks and knew that Millie was being well looked after, as we received a couple of updates and photos.

Beth

Poppy

January 2024

Poppy has just had her first stay away from home and has had the best time with Linda and Harry. Poppy needs a quiet environment and she has been perfectly matched with a caring and experienced couple. We can’t thank you both enough for looking after her and to Cheryl who has organised everything and communicated so efficiently. What a great alternative to kennels, will 100% be using again.

Jo

Max

December 2023

We arranged care for our Labrador Max over a number of years. Cheryl was great in making all the arrangements and the carers were all fantastic. We were never worried leaving him with the carers when we went away. They also kept us updated as to how he was doing and sent photos.

Andrew

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.

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