boarding & daycare

gotta book early!

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Remember... if you snooze, you lose.

For about 5 months of the year, especially during the below-listed periods, we are sooooo fully booked that we just cannot serve everyone who wants to board their pets with us.

Summer, from 15 June to 31 August
Christmas & New Year, from 1 December to 5 January

We really hate not being able to take all of you in. Really. So here we try to help:

Book early!
Book as early as you can! Recent years suggest that for the most flexible summer boarding reservations you really need to try to start booking with us as early as 9-10 months in advance, believe it or not, and certainly no later than 6 months in advance. For Christmas/New Year, start before the preceding summer. We do realise that booking this early for most people is practically impossible, but demand is very high, so please do your best to settle your travel plans as early as you can. Frustratingly, if you try booking closer to these periods than we're recommending, getting the dates you strictly want or need becomes increasingly hit and miss.
Book anytime!
Yes, of course you can book anytime. Of course you can. If you can be more flexible with your own travel dates, then book with us when you're ready and we will do everything we can to fit you in by giving you all the date options available.

You can book any time ~ just contact us.

Waiting list:
If the dates you want are unavailable, we'll offer to put you on our waiting list. Now, this list is always very long, so in fairness we really can't promise you'll get a spot, but it is also very dynamic because of rescheduled bookings and cancellations. So, let us know if you'd like to be included; not everyone, but many, do ultimately get a place.
Those Pesky Competitors:
The sad and frustrating truth is that, in the end, we simply cannot serve everyone during our busiest periods ~ we do wish we could. So, if all else fails and you need to look for alternatives, get in touch and we'll try to help.

Do you collect/deliver outside Dubai?

Yep. Outside Dubai...

...and outside the UAE if need be. Contact us for pricing.

Do you have a vet on-site?

Answer

No, we do not have a vet on-site.

However, that really should not worry you. Our own vets

<h5>Do you have a vet on-site?</h5> <div class="faq_ans_img"><img loading="lazy" src="https://d12fifzdy7ujh4.cloudfront.net/images/faqs/faq_48.jpg"></div> <div class="faq_ans_text"><p>No, we do not have a vet <em>on-site</em>.</p> <p>However, that really should not worry you. Our own vets at <a href="/what-we-do/dkc-veterinary-clinic" target="_blank">DKC Veterinary Clinic</a> are available to our boarding staff 24 hours a day, every single day of the year, so if anything is ever wrong we do have the resources that you and your pet need.</p> <p>Furthermore, in almost all cases when a pet is needing veterinary attention, it is not an emergency situation. So we will be able to book appointments with our own clinic or your preferred vet if you wish, and we will also of course always let you know in advance that we are doing that unless for some reason you are unreachable and it cannot wait.</p> <p>Finally, because of <a href="/what-we-do/boarding-daycare/love-and-other-stuff-too" target="_blank">the way we work</a> on a daily basis, we almost always discover very early if there are any developing problems, which also does a lot to keep your pet well and, most importantly, to avoid emergency situations almost all the time.</p></div>

What's your daycare service like?

Answer

<h5>What's your daycare service like?</h5> <div class="faq_ans_img"><img loading="lazy" src="https://d12fifzdy7ujh4.cloudfront.net/images/faqs/faq_pet_photo_32.jpg"></div> <div class="faq_ans_text"><p>Dogs in daycare with us basically follow the same routine throughout the day that all our boarders do, including playtime in our large sandy, tree-filled yards, mixing with other dogs (if you let us), food (of course!) and generally lots and lots of excitement while in their enclosures because of all the other dogs around and the many many many staff we have constantly checking in and constantly around and about. Why don't you come and see for yourself?</p> <p>See our <a href="/about-dkc/two-legged-timings" target="_blank">Two-Legged Timings</a>. We even work out a schedule for those of you who need to drop-off and pick-up schedule outside these hours.</p></div>

What's your daycare service like?

Dogs in daycare with us...

Do I get a discount if I bring my own food?

Answer

Sorry about this, but no. Food for your pets is, of course, a cost for us but another very signif

<h5>Do I get a discount if I bring my own food?</h5><p>Sorry about this, but no. Food for your pets is, of course, a cost for us but another very significant cost factor is the actual time, effort and resource to do the feeding itself. With all the pets we have in our care, special feeding, even if it's your own food, requires that much more involvement.</p> <p>We hope you understand.</p>

Pictures? Yesssiiirrree! And not just that! We also do videos! (Don't get too excited, now.) We c

<h5>Can I have pictures of my pet while I'm away? Do you have a webcam?</h5><p>Pictures? Yesssiiirrree! And not just that! We also do videos! (Don't get <em>too</em> excited, now.) We call it <span class="span_link cursorpointer" data-href="/pet-pics-and-videos">Pics & Videos of the DKC Litter</span>. Take a look! If you let us know you'd like a dedicated set of pics or a video of your pet while you're away, we'll make an album for you and post on the page. But we don't stop there: we also post our "DKC Weekly Photo Shoot" on our <span class="span_link cursorpointer" data-href="http://facebook.com/dkc.animal.people">Facebook</span> page, which includes just a couple of pics of all the animals currently staying with us ~ including yours, of course.</p> <p>As for the webcam thing... sorry, no, we don't have webcams.</p> <p>(Did we just spoil it for you?)</p>

Which vaccinations does my pet need?

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If you're relocating your pet into the UAE, the best place to get this information is on our Pet

<h5>Which vaccinations does my pet need?</h5> <div class="faq_ans_img"><img loading="lazy" src="https://d12fifzdy7ujh4.cloudfront.net/images/faqs/faq_17.jpg"></div> <div class="faq_ans_text"><p>If you're relocating your pet into the UAE, the best place to get this information is on our <a href="/what-we-do/global-relocations/pet-imports" target="_blank">Pet Imports</a> page and in our document <em>Relocating Pets into the UAE</em>.</p> <p>If you're planning to board your pet with us, or partake of doggy daycare, then take a look at our <a href="/what-we-do/boarding-daycare/prices-admission-requirements">prices & admission requirements</a>.</p> <p>Research and reading is just so much fun, don't you agree?</p></div>

Do you have discounts for long-term boarding or buddy-boarding?

We sure do.

Take a look at our price list.

If your pet boards with us for 28 or more consecutive days, we give you a 10% discount; if 60 days within a year, you get 7 days free boarding for future use. Also, if your pet buddy-boards with another family's pet, then it's a 20% discount! Yay!!