Dog Boarding!

Safe place to stay while you’re away

Boarding your dog at Austin Dogtown will be like a fun trip to overnight camp for your 4-legged friend. Our ultimate goal is to create a “home-away-from-home” atmosphere for your dog. Time away from mom and dad can be scary enough for dogs—not to mention being thrown into a new place with strange smells and sounds. We want to make your dog’s time away from home as pleasant as possible—in fact, we want them to enjoy it when mom and dad leave town!

Based on temperament & personality, boarders will take part in the daycare fun during the day, while being housed in extra large crates in for eating and sleeping at night- or nap time during the day if needed. While dogs are pack animals, they also like to have their own “den”– their own special place with a blanket, toy, etc. so they feel comfortable and safe. Crates offer a nice, quiet place for retreat after a long day of play. We provide plenty of comfy bedding and toys but do encourage you to bring their food to make them feel at home (please label everything with their name!). We also offer a premium house brand food we can feed and are happy to accommodate dogs with special needs such as medication or unusual feeding. Just let us know your dog’s special situation and we will strive to meet it!

Why not totally cage free? At Dogtown, we feel it is important for dogs to both have downtime each day and to have a space to call their own! They are den animals and many will not go into a restorative sleep unless they feel safe and secure and know that no other dog will bother them at night. Restorative sleep means your dog stays healthy, can withstand the activity of a busy daycare environment and be in a LOT better mood because they got a good night’s sleep. Owners of active breeds (Weims, Border Collies, Labs, Goldens, etc.) must realize that their dog will fall over from complete and utter exhaustion rather than stop on their own in many cases. Dogs should also have their own space to eat. Many dogs are food aggressive or will not eat as much of their food because they are nervous of other dogs milling around. We feed the dogs twice a day, in their own space. They are able to eat and digest their food in peace.

All of that being said, some dogs do have a strong aversion to crates, and to cater to these furry friends, we offer cage-free/private room boarding on a space-available basis.

Boarding includes:

Full interaction and playtime with the daycare kids at no add’l charge
Fetch/chase/water play/sunbathing in our 3000 sq ft outside play area along with our 5000+ sq ft inside area
Daily pack-building exercises, reinforcing positive playtime & socialization with 2 & 4 legged friends
24hour onsite care

**We love our senior pups– but because of our super stimulating environment, we are not able to take dogs 13 years and older for either boarding or daycare. **

2024 Dog Boarding Pricing

Standard Crate Boarding

Single dog — $53/night

Multiple dogs from same family– $51/ night/dog

Private Room/Cage-free Boarding

Single dog — $68/night

Multiple dogs from same family — $63/ night

Initial “evaluation day” of daycare required before boarding (we often book up several weeks in advance, so keep that in mind when scheduling!). A full report of your dog’s day will be given upon pickup, at which time boarding schedules can be confirmed. There is a $30 charge for the evaluation day of daycare.

Cancelation Policy:
We must receive notification via email by 7am 3 calendar days prior to reserved drop-off time to avoid a charge (10 days notice required for most holidays- 21 days for Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year). Any notice given after that time frame will result in full charge of the first 5 days of boarding (or full reservation time if less than 5 days or during the Thanksgiving/ Christmas/ New Year timeframe) & 50% of additional scheduled time. Full charges will apply for shortening a reservation. All customers must have a credit card on file to hold a reservation (form to be filled out with enrollment paperwork). The card on file will be used for “touch-free” payment for visits & will be charged in case of cancellation outside of the stated time frame. This policy also applies to “early pickup” and COVID/ illness/ weather cancelations.

Check-in/ Check-Out Hours:
Mon – Fri: Btw 7-10AM or 4-6PM (latest check-in is 5pm)

Saturday: At 10AM or 3PM **appointment time only- no time range

Sunday: At 10AM or 3PM **appointment time only- no time range

*There is no additional charge to drop in the morning but checkout during afternoon hours will result in a $25 day charge- basically a discounted daycare charge**
Any pups not picked up before the final pick-up time will need to spend another night boarding and be picked up during the AM hours the following day.

**ALL RESERVATION REQUESTS MUST BE EMAILED – we are happy to discuss reservations over the phone or in person, but in order to reserve a spot, we must receive an email request for boarding reservations.