Dog Boarding in Toronto: Prices and How to Choose

Every price here comes from the boarder’s own website, read on 21 October 2026, in Canadian dollars. Prices change, holiday nights cost more, and several boarders add HST on top, so check the current rate when you ask.

The short version

• A night at a Toronto daycare or boarding facility: $55 to $95 on these price pages, and $75 to $90 at most of them. A private room costs more: $130 a night at Atlas Paws.
• A night in someone’s home: $85 to $115 at the three home boarders below, less for long stays.
• Holidays: usually about $10 a night more, and up to 20% more on long weekends at one.
• Christmas fills up early. One Leslieville boarder says Christmas and New Year fill by mid-November, so ask in October.

What a night costs

Listed prices for one dog, checked 21 October 2026. Some price by the night and some by 24 hours; we’ve kept each one’s wording.

• Hello Pets, North York: daycare and boarding. $55 a night; $65 at holidays.
• Petopia, Scarborough: daycare and boarding. $75 per 24 hours, less from 11 days; $90 at holidays; plus HST.
• DogSense, North York: daycare and boarding. $75 per 24 hours, daycare included; $10 more on statutory holidays.
• Hot Diggity Dogs, Etobicoke: daycare and boarding in a house. $75 a night; $10 more on holidays; plus tax.
• Paws Playgrounds, Carlaw Ave: daycare and boarding. $80 a night; premium $90.
• KYON Dog Daycare, Eglinton Ave E: daycare and boarding. $85 per 24 hours; plus HST.
• Soulmutts, Leslieville: daycare and boarding. $85 a night, everything but food included; holiday rates on peak dates.
• Fluffy Paws, Liberty Village: daycare and boarding. $85 a night; $95 on statutory long weekends and holidays.
• Atlas Paws, Spadina Ave: daycare and boarding. $90 per 24 hours; private $130; 20% more on long weekends.
• SuperDoggos, Queen West: daycare and boarding. $95 a night with a day of daycare; $10 more on statutory holidays; plus HST.
• Rather Be Dog Walking, Etobicoke: home boarding, two or three dogs at a time. $85 a night; $100 per dog at Christmas, New Year and March Break.
• Dogs Do It Better, north Toronto: home boarding. $85 a night; $70 for stays over 21 nights.
• Hey Petsie, Toronto: home boarding, one pet at a time. $115 a night.

Hello Pets, DogSense and SuperDoggos include a day of daycare in the price, and Paws Playgrounds’ boarders join daycare play during the day. Hello Pets, Petopia, Fluffy Paws and Rather Be describe their boarding as cage-free. Dogs Do It Better serves Lawrence Manor, Forest Hill, Bathurst Manor and the neighbourhoods around them; Rather Be is in Etobicoke, close to Pearson airport.

What sitters and drop-in visits cost

If your dog would rather stay home, a few Toronto sitters publish their rates (checked 21 October 2026):

• Happy Go Lucky Pet Club (Toronto and Etobicoke): a 30-minute sitting visit is $35 and an hour $50, plus HST.
• Nanny McPee (Mimico East and Humber Bay Shores): 30-minute puppy visits from $24 plus HST.
• Hey Petsie: a sitter who stays overnight at your home, arriving around 8 pm and leaving around 9 am, for $125 a night.

What changes the price

• Holidays. DogSense, SuperDoggos and Hot Diggity Dogs add $10 a night; Petopia goes from $75 to $90 on long weekends and March Break; Atlas Paws adds 20% on long weekends; Hello Pets charges $65 instead of $55 over Christmas, March Break, the summer holidays and statutory holidays.
• A second dog. KYON charges $80 for the second dog, Hot Diggity Dogs half price, and DogSense takes 10% off for families with two or more dogs. Rather Be charges $120 a night for two.
• Longer stays. Petopia charges $68 a day for 11 to 21 days and $64 after that, Rather Be $78 a night for 7 nights or more, KYON takes $5 off a night from 7 nights, and Dogs Do It Better charges $70 a night for stays over 21 nights. Hello Pets discounts stays of 7 nights or more; ask at the front desk.
• Pick-up and drop-off. Rather Be charges $25 each way.
• A room of their own. Atlas Paws charges $130 for a private overnight against $90. SuperDoggos lets you choose between sleeping with the pack and a private suite.
• Food. Plan to send your dog’s own: Soulmutts’ price covers everything except food, and Hello Pets asks for meals packed in labelled bags. DogSense charges $10 a day for its own food for dogs under 20 lb and $15 a day over.
• HST. Petopia, KYON, SuperDoggos and Hot Diggity Dogs say their prices are plus tax.

When to ask

• Christmas and New Year: Soulmutts says they fill by mid-November and suggests asking in October. Petopia asks for a 50% deposit by 1 December for Christmas stays. Hot Diggity Dogs’ Christmas holiday rate runs from 23 December to 3 January.
• March Break and long weekends: Soulmutts suggests four to six weeks ahead, and Hello Pets at least 8 weeks for its peak holiday periods.
• A first stay needs extra time, because most boarders want to meet your dog before it sleeps over (below). Soulmutts suggests allowing a week for that.

Before the first stay

Most of these boarders like to meet your dog first, and it’s a nice way for your dog to get to know them:

• An assessment: Atlas Paws starts with a free 2-hour temperament evaluation at its daycare, Soulmutts with a free 45-minute assessment, and KYON and DogSense with an assessment or temperament evaluation too.
• A day or two of daycare: SuperDoggos and Hot Diggity Dogs ask for an assessment and at least two daycare days before a first stay, and Hello Pets for at least one day of daycare.
• A trial overnight: Petopia asks for one before a dog’s first stay.
• A meet and greet: Rather Be offers a free one before the first stay.

Vaccines and other requirements

• Vaccines: nearly every boarder above that lists its vaccine rules asks for rabies and DHPP, the combination shot for distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus and parainfluenza (Paws Playgrounds asks for rabies and distemper). Most also want Bordetella, the kennel cough vaccine: Petopia, KYON, DogSense, SuperDoggos, Hello Pets, Soulmutts, Fluffy Paws and Atlas Paws. Atlas Paws also recommends canine influenza for boarding stays. Rabies is the law anyway: Ontario requires it for dogs over three months old (Toronto Public Health).
• About the kennel cough vaccine: Dr Scott Weese of the Ontario Veterinary College says it’s worth giving. There are good vaccines against two important causes, parainfluenza virus and Bordetella; the ones given into the nose or mouth protect much better and are given once, then yearly; and no vaccine covers every cause (Worms & Germs blog, Dec 2023). Ask your vet which one your dog needs and how far ahead of the stay to give it.
• Spayed or neutered: daycare-style boarders often ask for it after a certain age. KYON wants dogs spayed or neutered from 8 months, Paws Playgrounds after 8 months, Petopia by 9 months, and DogSense over 6 months; SuperDoggos asks it of medium and large dogs over 12 months and smaller dogs by 8 months. Atlas Paws doesn’t make it a rule. Petopia and Atlas Paws can’t take females in heat. If your dog isn’t fixed, a home boarder or a sitter may suit you better.
• Fleas and ticks: Petopia wants dogs on flea prevention from May to November, with proof, Paws Playgrounds on flea and tick prevention from April through November, and KYON up to date on flea and heartworm prevention. Ask your vet which products suit your dog.
• Puppies: KYON takes dogs from 16 weeks, SuperDoggos from 13 weeks, and Paws Playgrounds from 3 months, once the second set of puppy shots is done. Ask your vet when your puppy is ready.

Good things to ask

• Who is with the dogs at night? Places do this differently, so ask what suits your dog. Hello Pets and DogSense say dogs are supervised 24/7; SuperDoggos keeps one staff member on site all night; Soulmutts checks every 2 to 4 hours overnight and has cameras; at Paws Playgrounds, the attendants leave at about 11 pm and come back at about 6 am, and each dog sleeps in its own suite.
• Where will my dog sleep? In a suite, with the pack, or in the boarder’s home. At Rather Be, dogs sleep in a supervised dog room, and crates are used only at feeding time.
• How will I hear how it’s going? SuperDoggos sends photos and videos through its pet portal, and Hey Petsie sends updates during the stay.
• What should I pack? Hello Pets suggests your dog’s food in labelled bags, one per meal, plus any medicine. See what to pack for dog boarding.
• Which vet would you use? Leave your own vet’s number too.

Home boarding or a facility?

It comes down to your dog. A home boarder keeps it in a family home with a few other dogs: Toronto’s Animals bylaw allows no more than three dogs in a home (§ 349-5), so groups are small. Rather Be takes two or three at a time, and Hey Petsie one. A daycare-style boarder suits a dog that loves a crowd and a busy day of play. A sitter at your home can suit an older or nervous dog, or one that isn’t spayed or neutered. See how to choose a dog sitter.

What’s changing: from 1 February 2027, the City will license kennels, daycares and other pet businesses that board animals, with standards for animal care, housing, cleanliness, records and insurance. Until then, pet shops are the only animal businesses that need a City licence (City of Toronto, Pet Establishments).

FAQs

How much is dog boarding in Toronto? On the 13 price pages above, $55 to $115 a night for one dog, and $75 to $90 at most daycare-style boarders. Holiday nights cost about $10 more at several of them.

Do Toronto boarders charge HST? Several say so: Petopia, KYON, SuperDoggos and Hot Diggity Dogs list their prices plus tax. Ask whether the price you’re quoted includes it.

Do I need a City licence for my dog to board? Every dog in Toronto needs one anyway: $25 a year if spayed or neutered, $60 if not. See the dog licence in Toronto.

Is my dog too old or too nervous for a kennel? It depends on your dog. A home boarder or a sitter at home can be calmer than a busy daycare. If your dog has a health condition, ask your vet first.

More for Toronto dog parents: off-leash dog parks in Toronto and the dog licence.