Best Dog Boarding Facilities in Birmingham

Cahaba Mountain Brook Animal Clinic is an animal hospital in Vestavia Hills that provides emergency treatment as well as regular medical and dental care. The clinic also offers boarding, grooming, and dog training services. The large boarding facility can house 150 animals. Creative Dog Training trains dogs at the clinic.

Cahaba Valley Animal Clinic is a veterinary clinic in the Greystone Area of Birmingham. Besides providing full veterinary services to mammals, birds, and reptiles, the clinic offers pet boarding and grooming services as well. The clinic is open seven days per week and will board pets for a short or long term. While boarding, veterinarians can perform full check ups on pets and clean their teeth and gums. The company has been open more than 25 years.

Caldwell Mill Animal Clinic is a veterinary clinic comprised of six veterinary doctors. The clinic offers training, grooming, and boarding services. There are concrete, air-conditioned kennels for dogs that the staff cleans regularly. Boarding dogs exercise at least two times per day. Wet Nose Dog Spa provides grooming at the clinic, and The Barking Zone Dog Day Care provides boarding. Pet owners can watch their pets in the kennel with a webcam.

Camp Scotty in Pelham specializes in dog boarding with over 30 years of experience. Boarding dogs are walked six to seven times each day and fed grain-free dog food. Customers can choose the color of the kennel for their dog from four choices including collegiate-themed suites. Professional dog groomers offer full-service grooming, and customers can use a self-serve dog wash bay. The staff conducts behavioral dog training classes.

Services at Chelsea Animal Hospital include the full range of veterinary procedures from preventative maintenance to radiography and laser surgery. The hospital's indoor dog boarding service includes personal attention, exercise, and special dietary meals upon request. The hospital was founded in Chelsea in 2001 and includes three veterinary doctors with a large staff. The hospital also provides pet microchipping and dental care.

Creative Dog Training is a dog daycare and training company with locations in Vestavia Hills and Homewood. The company offers training videos online, as well as two paid training programs. Customers can choose between three options for boarding and day care services. Boarding starts at $41 per night and daycare starts at $25 per day. The staff groups dogs by size and breed and then puts them through cycles of play and rest. The company guarantees a tired dog by the end of the day.

Dog Days of Birmingham is a dog grooming, boarding, and training company open six days per week. Full day boarding starts at $21 per day for 20 days and half day boarding starts at $11 per day. The owners live in a loft above the kennel, and the dogs play daily with other dogs of a similar size and temperament. The company offers bathing, grooming, and special spa services including a treatment to reduce shedding.

Howlin Hollows is a cageless dog day care in Birmingham that is family owned and operated. Dogs can run in play areas and swim in a swimming pool. Daycare starts at $16 for a half day, and boarding is $40 per night. For an additional fee, the staff will wash dogs and trim nails. The staff can accommodate special requests such as surgery recovery or furminating. Customers can purchase nature walks of 20-30 minutes for their dogs in addition to boarding costs.

Just Happy Hounds is a Birmingham dog boarding, grooming and training company. Their 8,500 square foot facility includes an indoor and outdoor playground, and the company works with clients to determine a workout routine for their dog. Groomers wash dogs, clean ears, express glands, cut hair, and trim toenails. They offer add-on services such as hair color, facial treatments, deep conditioning, and more. The company accepts dogs for boarding seven days per week with a 24-hour cancellation notice.

Kelly Run Farm is a boarding kennel near Odenville that specializes in boarding large dogs. The dogs stay in runs that measure four feet by fifteen feet. The 20-acre farm is designed to let dogs run freely, and they exercise multiple times per day. Single dog boarding starts at $26 per night, and bathing services are available for an additional fee. The kennel has been open since 2002 and is family owned and operated.

My Spoiled Pet Resort and Spa will board dogs, cats, and other small pets in Birmingham. The company offers military discounts and promotional grooming services for free with the purchase of some packages. Overnight boarding for small dogs begins at $25 per night. The resort offers full service pet grooming with a free consultation. The company opened in 2013.

Since 2007, Pawms Pet Resort in Vestavia Hills has been boarding, grooming, and training dogs. The company opened a second location in Birmingham in 2016. The Vestavia facility is attached to a veterinary clinic. The dog runs at Pawms are four feet by 12 feet, and multiple family dogs can stay together in one run if desired. Day boarding for dogs begins at $15 per day and overnight is $24.50. Grooming, training, and day spa services are also available.

Red Mountain Animal Clinic is a Birmingham veterinary clinic and dog boarding service. The kennels are raised, heated, air-conditioned, and available in two sizes depending on the size of the dog. Dogs may be boarded during the day or overnight, and can run in an exercise yard. The clinic’s grooming services include bathing, de-matting, flea and tick removal, nail trimming, and shedding treatments. Other services include full veterinary care, nutritional counseling for health and weight loss, and microchipping.

Riverview Animal Clinic is a full-service veterinary clinic in Birmingham that accepts mammals, birds, and reptiles. The clinic offers boarding and daycare for dogs in outdoor runs measuring four feet by twenty-five feet. Dogs can stay in indoor runs and kennels as well. The staff will play with boarded pets one-on-one if customers choose an optional program. The veterinary services available include preventative wellness treatments, dental services, cancer treatment, laser treatment, and surgery.

The Pampered Pet Resort offers dog boarding, cat boarding, dog daycare, and bathing in Hoover. There are five play yards for dogs to run. Grooming services include baths and nail trimming and start at $25. The cat boarding area has a large fish tank to keep cats occupied. The Pampered Pet Resort opened in 2005.

Valleydale Animal Clinic is a full-service veterinary clinic that serves Jefferson County and Shelby County from a Birmingham facility. In addition to preventative medicine and surgery, the clinic offers grooming, boarding, and training services for dogs. Boarding dogs stay in runs based on their size and breed. Grooming services include flea and tick removal, bathing, nail trimming, teeth brushing, and gland expression. Staff can administer stress-reducing medication to pets before grooming for an additional fee.

Wags ’n Whiskers is a dog training and boarding facility in Homewood. The founder has almost a decade of dog training experience. She is an ABC Certified Dog Trainer, a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, and a member of the Animal Behavior Management Alliance. The indoor training and boarding facility is climate controlled and naturally lighted. Grass covers the play areas, and customers can watch their boarded pets through a webcam.

We Talk Dog is a Birmingham dog boarding, grooming, and training company with a 9,000 square foot facility. The company’s trainers assess new dogs’ temperament before admission for safe placement with similar dogs. Customers can purchase training packages of one to three weeks and trainers will make house calls. The location is staffed every day 24-hours per day. Grooming services include hair and nail clipping, hair coloring, de-matting, and flea and tick treatment.

World Class Kennels offers dog boarding in Harpersville. The dog kennels are concrete and range in size from 25 to 100 square feet depending on preference. The kennels are air-conditioned. Dogs are taken outside to one of 11 play yards at least three times per day for exercise. For an additional fee, the staff will wash and dry dogs, or treat the dog with a “furminator” treatment to reduce shedding. World Class Kennels opened in 2002.