Your dog stays in a home in Abu Dhabi, not a kennel

In-home dog boarding on Petme in Abu Dhabi runs about AED 80 to AED 200 per night, and most stays are three to ten nights. Government and corporate leave sets the calendar in Abu Dhabi: the two Eid holidays, National Day on 2 December, and the July to August school break, when families fly out for the whole summer. The Yas Island event season from November to April adds shorter weekend trips on top. Petme charges owners 0% commission, so the rate you agree with the host is the full price.

For most dogs, yes. A commercial kennel in Abu Dhabi keeps many dogs in separate runs with limited human contact and a shared handler. Petme villa boarding puts one or two dogs in a verified host's air-conditioned home, with normal walks, indoor space and one-on-one attention.

Yes. Petme Abu Dhabi hosts keep the AC on continuously, run dawn (5 to 7 AM) and post-sunset walks from May to September, and stay off pavement when ground temperatures pass 35°C. Indoor play replaces the midday walk during a heat wave.

Petme boarding hosts live across Corniche, Al Reem Island, Saadiyat Island, Khalifa City, Al Raha Beach and the rest of Abu Dhabi, with the strongest villa coverage in Khalifa City, Al Reef and Al Raha. If your own address is in the Corniche or Al Reem Island, filter for a host with a house and outdoor space. Use the map filter in the app to find one near you.

Every confirmed Petme boarding stay in Abu Dhabi automatically includes up to AED 83,000 in emergency Protection Plan. If your dog needs urgent care during the stay, eligible costs are covered. Full terms in the Petme app.

The boarding hosts on this page take dogs. "Pet boarding" is what most people type, but in Abu Dhabi it covers three different services: dogs stay overnight at a host's home, cats are almost always better off staying in their own home with drop-in visits once or twice a day, and small pets are usually covered the same way. If your pet is not a dog, look at drop-in visits or house sitting rather than boarding, and you will get a calmer animal and a lower bill.

Search by your own address rather than by neighborhood name. Petme sorts hosts by distance from where you actually are, so a host two streets away shows up ahead of one on the far side of Abu Dhabi. Al Reem and Saadiyat are island tower addresses with a security desk and a visitor pass at the barrier. Khalifa City, Al Raha and Al Reef are villa communities where parking is easy but the bridge crossings add real time, so a sitter on your own island is worth more than a closer one on the map.

Yes. Plenty of Petme Abu Dhabi hosts have taken dogs that arrived in the country a few months ago and are still getting used to the heat. Pet registration here goes through Abu Dhabi City Municipality. Create a free account to browse verified hosts, read reviews and message a couple of them before you book.

If one is free, yes. A search for dog boarding near me in Abu Dhabi is answered in bridge crossings rather than kilometres, so a host on Al Reem or the Corniche side can be a shorter drive than one in Khalifa City that looks nearer on the map. Sort by distance from your address, then check the actual drive before you book an early flight.

A commercial facility charges per kennel run and keeps many dogs on site at once. Published Abu Dhabi rates sit at AED 105 to AED 165 per night. A Petme host charges AED 80 to AED 200 a night, takes one or two dogs into their own home, and keeps them on a sofa and a routine instead of a schedule shared with every other dog on site.

Yes, and long stays are the normal shape of boarding here. July and August is when Abu Dhabi families leave for the entire school break rather than a week, so agree the nightly rate, the walk routine and the vet contact with the host in advance, and book that window early.

There are, and they are a different product from what you book here. Dog kennels house a lot of dogs at once in separate runs, with one handler split between them. A Petme host takes one or two dogs into their own home in Khalifa City, Al Reef, Al Raha or on Al Reem, keeps the air conditioning on all day and walks them along the Corniche promenade once the heat drops.

Petme stays in Abu Dhabi start at AED 80 a night and most land near AED 120. A cheaper night usually means a smaller dog, or dates outside the Eid and summer peaks, rather than a particular district. Owners pay 0% commission, so the nightly rate you agree with the host is the whole bill.