Day care or boarding in Horsham?
Day care and overnight boarding solve different problems, and several of Horsham's businesses offer both. Of the fifteen boarders, day cares and kennels listed here, ten list day care among their services: Club K9, Daily Dog Digs, Little Rowfold, Benji's K9 Holidays and Day Care, Cottage Farm Dog Training & Boarding, Fine & Dandy Pet Services, Horsham Pet Care, Harry's Hounds, We Love Pets Crawley and Doggie Rambles Horsham.
When day care fits
Day care suits a dog that would otherwise be alone through a working day rather than one that needs to stay overnight. Club K9, near Rusper, runs day care from a six-acre site with a 3,000 sq ft indoor facility, Monday to Friday. Daily Dog Digs, also near Rusper, is licensed for up to 40 dogs at a rural day-care site with heated indoor play rooms and a dedicated puppy area. Little Rowfold, in Billingshurst, is a smaller day care caring for a maximum of 15 dogs a day.
When overnight boarding fits
Five businesses here board dogs overnight only, with no day care listed among their services: Bluebell Countryside Kennels near Southwater, Penny Paws Kennels near Henfield and Springfield Dog Boarding Kennels at Colgate all run purpose-built boarding kennels; Sussex Home Dog Boarding near Southwater and Paws Aplenty Pet Care, covering Billingshurst and Pulborough, both board dogs in the boarder's own home.
The businesses that offer both
Seven businesses combine day care with overnight boarding under one roof or one home: Benji's K9 Holidays and Day Care and Cottage Farm Dog Training & Boarding in the Billingshurst area; Fine & Dandy Pet Services near Southwater; and Horsham Pet Care, Harry's Hounds, We Love Pets Crawley and Doggie Rambles Horsham. Little Rowfold also holds a separate home boarding licence at the same Billingshurst address as its day care, though its own site advertises day care only. Club K9 offers overnight stays too, describing them as "luxury boarding" alongside its day care.
Ask which one you actually need
If you are not sure whether your dog needs a day or a night away, describe your situation directly: how long it will be away from you, whether it has been left with strangers before, and whether it needs medication or has any anxiety around other dogs. Day care and overnight boarding are licensed separately by Horsham District Council, so this is also worth asking about as part of checking a business's licence.
Where each type sits
Day care is concentrated around Horsham itself and Rusper, with Little Rowfold the exception in Billingshurst; overnight boarding, whether in kennels or a home, is spread across all four of this page's areas. See our area-by-area guide for the full breakdown of where Horsham's fifteen listed businesses actually are.