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England home-boarding-for-dogs licensing (domestic home-boarding rules; crate limits, in-season bitches)

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England's statutory guidance for licensing home-boarding-of-dogs businesses (boarding in a domestic home), under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.

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  • To grant a new animal activities licence for home boarding dogs, you must check that businesses meet all of the minimum standards in this guidance.
  • The licence must state the maximum number of dogs that can be home boarded at the premises.
  • Dogs must not be boarded in outside buildings, cages or runs.
  • 13.5 A dog must not be confined in a crate for longer than 3 hours in any 24-hour period.
  • Bitches that are in season must not be accepted for boarding with dogs from other households.
  • Entire males must not be on the premises if an in-season bitch is boarded.
  • The available and clear floor area must be a minimum of twice that required for the dog to lay out flat.
  • 16.3 If any person aged under 16 years resides at the home, there must be procedures in place to regulate the interactions between the dogs and that person.

Sources

England home-boarding-for-dogs licensing (domestic home-boarding rules; crate limits, in-season bitches)
Source document: England home-boarding-for-dogs licensing (domestic home-boarding rules; crate limits, in-season bitches)
UK Government (DEFRA / APHA)retrieved 2026-08-13

Verification file: pdf-parsed/gov-uk-licensing/home_boarding_dogs.txt