The Doghouse Boarding Kennel & Cattery

The Doghouse Boarding Kennel & Cattery offers traditional dog boarding in Salisbury, MD, and also takes cats at its cattery. The kennel sits at 31241 Doghouse Drive, and the business is family-owned, with the owners living on the property. Dogs stay in individual indoor-outdoor runs, and the kennels are heated and air conditioned.

What a stay looks like

Each dog gets daily exercise in a spacious fenced-in backyard, and that yard time is included in the rate rather than billed as an add-on. There is no group play. Only dogs from the same family go outside together, which is worth knowing if a dog is nervous or simply does better away from unfamiliar dogs.

Owners are welcome to send food, bedding, and toys from home, and staff will give medications during a stay. Baths are available as well.

• Individual indoor-outdoor runs
• Heated and air-conditioned kennels
• Daily backyard exercise at no extra charge
• Baths
• Medication administration

Rates and hours

Boarding is $36 per day for dogs. The kennel is open 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM seven days a week, so weekend drop-offs and pickups are possible. Vaccination records are required before a dog can stay.

Booking and contact

Reservations go through the kennel directly, by phone at 410-543-2525 or by email at thedoghouse89@yahoo.com. More detail on the facility is posted at thedoghousekennel.com.

Who it suits

This is a small operation run by the family that lives on site, not a large facility built around play groups. Dogs who find busy group settings stressful tend to do better with the individual-run setup, and the climate-controlled kennels help during Eastern Shore summers and winters. Owners who want their dog handled by the same small group of people each day, with familiar food and bedding from home, will find the setup straightforward.