Home boarding in Durham with Flass Vale's woods next to the city centre
Flass Vale is a wooded nature reserve that starts almost at the edge of Durham city centre and runs out to the A167. It keeps a woodland walk inside the city for the dogs you board. Home dog boarding in Durham runs £22 to £36 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Durham
Durham has a wet maritime climate with rain spread across the year, frosty spells in winter, and short winter days that leave a narrow window of daylight. Walkers who carry a raincoat and a towel, plan sheltered routes on the wettest days, and hold their slots through the drizzle keep the regulars that fair-weather walkers lose.
When owners travel
Demand peaks over the summer holidays and across Christmas and New Year, with a second wave on the February, May and October half-terms and the bank-holiday weekends. Boarding and house sitting lead when owners travel; walking, daycare and drop-in visits carry the commuting week.
Know your Durham areas
Most bookings cluster Gilesgate to Neville's Cross. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Durham
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, French Bulldog, Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Flass Vale woods beside the city centre
Flass Vale has six entrances and links the riverbanks of Durham's centre with open country to the north and west. Its mature broadleaved woodland, a Local Nature Reserve, stretches as far as Durham Johnston School. There are no kennel shifts: each guest dog lives in with you, on nights you have accepted.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Durham. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Home dog boarding
£22 to £36 per night
Doggy daycare
£16 to £26 per day
Drop-in visits
£10 to £16 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Dog walking
£10 to £16 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Durham areas you can cover
Flass Vale has six entrances and links the riverbanks of Durham's centre with open country to the north and west.
Built for sitters in Durham
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
£20,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Dog Boarding Jobs in Durham
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Durham.
How much can I earn boarding dogs at home in Durham?
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How is home boarding different from a boarding kennel?
Do I need a garden to board dogs in Durham?
When does home dog boarding peak in Durham?
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Do I need a home boarding licence for dogs in Durham?
Dog boarding jobs near Durham
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Durham
Set your own rate. £20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
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