Doggy Daycare

Everyday fun at Rags & Bert's

Rags & Bert’s is full of activities to ensure a happy hound. Large or small, sensitive or shy, young or old, they all get individual attention, playtime, naps and exercise. Your dog will look forward to his regular daycare days where the emphasis is on doing what all doggies love to do: a bit of play, a lot of socialising, a little bit of obedience and time to chill out..and all with their furiends.

Doggy daycare allows your dog to connect with their true canine selves, run around or just hang with their buddies and talk about how weird their humans are! You’ll know how much they’ve loved their day at Rags & Bert’s as they excitedly greet you, tell you about their day and then snore all the way home! You’ll both have had a wonderful day!

Why choose Rags & Bert'sdaycare dogs playing outdoors

  • We are fully licensed and insured.
  • We're an award-winning daycare centre.
  • Our secure and supervised playground has both indoor and outside space packed full of fun and games, splash pools and plentiful water for drinking.
  • Our large team means that our staff are there at all times - love, affection and safety are our number one priorities.
  • Our fully air-conditioned indoor space allows for cool dogs in summer and cosy naps in winter when we turn on the indoor heating. No muddy paws either at Rags & Bert’s!
  • Our daily schedule is broken up with periods of play and relaxation. We do daily enrichment activities, play time and chill time throughout the day. Dogs at indoor daycare
  • Our popular dog-friendly bus runs daily with morning, lunchtime and afternoon collections and drop offs outside peak traffic hours.
  • Our modern dog hotel is perfect for our daycare regulars who already feel at home. We’ll take good care of them and you’ll both enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep.
  • The Grooming Pod is conveniently located at our premises for our doggy customers. 
  • Our confidence building sessions help dogs build their social skills and confidence before or while attending doggy daycare. Often daycare can be a great tool used in conjunction with training for some really positive results for certain dog behavioural problems. 

a typical day in doggy daycare

At Rags & Bert’s Doggy Daycare, every day is an exciting mix of play, care, and enrichment for your furry friend. From the moment they arrive, our team makes sure every dog feels welcome, safe, and ready for a day full of adventures. 

Our regular daycare model

Open from 7am to 6.30pm, we offer half-day or full-day regular monthly subscriptions with a minimum commitment of one half-day or one full-day session per week. Just like a children’s nursery, you need to be prepared to commit for the sake of your dog. Your monthly daycare subscription gives you guilt-free time off each week, knowing your dog is getting mental stimulation and play with their furry friends and our caring and passionate team. 

Our dogs enjoy consistent schedules, allowing them to form strong bonds and friendships. This structured approach creates a safe, happy, and enriching environment while also enabling our team to develop a deep understanding of each dog’s unique needs and personality.

Our daycare dynamic thrives on familiar friends! 

Regular doggy daycare benefitsdaycare friendship group

  • Friendship groups - your dog will form strong bonds with their dog buddies and our team
  • Stable routine - good for them and good for you
  • Convenience and peace of mind - weekly daycare spots are guaranteed with a monthly subscription
  • Better play and stay - familiar friendship groups allow for more enrichment and enjoyment
  • Socialising with furiends - dogs love to meet up and be together and they thrive on daily stimulation
  • No more barking, chewing or lonely furbaby getting up to mischief or spending long hours alone at home
  • Your dog will happily stay over at our dog hotel when you go away, it's their home away from home after all 

Monthly subscription pricing (from 1st february 2025)
FULL DAY Monday-Friday
From 7am-6.30pm. Saturday and Sunday 9am -6pm by appointment. We are now open on bank holidays.

Day Care Subscription Prices 1& 2 days

Daycare Subscription Prices - 3,4&5 days


HALF DAY Monday-Friday
From 7am-12.30pm or 1pm-6.30pm. Saturday and Sunday 9am -6pm by appointment. We are now open on bank holidays.

Half Day Daycare Subscription Packages

Daycare

We are often fully booked with regular dogs on consistent schedules, however extra half of full days can be booked, subject to availability

  • Full Day - £50
  • Full Day - DayBoarding £50
  • Half Day - £40
Saturday/Sunday Daycare

Join the daycare programme for our hotel boarders from 9am-2pm followed by relaxation time and rest.
Strictly by appointment only.

  • Full Day - £50 (9am-6pm)
  • Half Day - £40 (9am-2pm)
Dog Bus Collection/Drop-off Service

Our dog-friendly dog bus operates Mondays through Friday: Morning collections between 8.30am-10am | Lunchtime collection or drop off between 12.15pm-1.15pm | Afternoon drop off between 3.30pm-5pm. 
If there's no-one at home, you can organise a key to be held with us or a key-safe at your home.

  • £7.50 per trip within 5 miles of Rags & Bert's

We can collect/drop off outside the above hours and at weekends by appointment only. The cost will depend on where you live (mileage @ £1.75/mile) and is a minimum of £25 for each trip. 

VIEW OUR FULL PRICE LIST

How do I sign up?

If you’re new to daycare, we can arrange for you to visit our doggy daycare centre in Reading, Berkshire and for you and your dog to have a free 30-minute Play & Stay Assessment and Tour before your place is confirmed. We only have a few PAS appointments available each week and these are in high demand so please  plan to visit us as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out on a daycare slot. Register your dog HERE and we'll contact you automatically to set up a visit.

We’ll make sure your dog’s play style and sociability works well with other dogs, giving you a worry free time, knowing your dog is in the safest of hands.

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Doggy Gallery

Browse our doggy gallery to see how much fun our dogs have sniffing, playing, resting and exploring with their furrifriends! Now available in Farnborough as well as Reading.

Don't just take our word for it

"Highly recommended, Jake was wonderful! We recently attended a puppy training session at Rags & Bertss with our dachshund, Koi, and it was such a wonderful experience! Jake helped us so much to better understand our dog — how to help him enjoy life while also becoming a well-behaved and disciplined pup. You can really see how passionate Jak…"

Georgiana

""My pomsky Storm has had numerous holidays at Rags & Bert's, he always comes back happy and relaxed. We love to receive the email updates and photos of him having fun whilst we’re away, very reassuring.""

Alex & Storm

"Alfie came home feeling super soft and sweet smelling🥰 "

Lindsay & Alfie

""The groomer Sophie did a fantastic job grooming my nervous Collie X rescue. He had never been groomed before, Sophie was patient & understanding & my boy looked just like a pup again. Great job 👍🏼""

Somer

"I just wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude for looking after our beloved spaniel, "Blue," during his stays at the hotel. It means a lot to us knowing that he is being well taken care of when he's away from home. We've noticed that he seems to genuinely enjoy his time there, despite returning home for the weekends. Initially, he seemed a bit lo…"

David & Blue

""A really big part of me does not want to leave this review as Sophie will get even busier! Sophie is the first groomer to really listen to what we would like, and definitely don’t want I.e Murphy is more sheepdog then poodle and so we do not want to whole poodle blow dry, and everything we asked Sophie did brilliantly. Even inside his ridiculo…"

Amanda & Murphy
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Rags & Bert's Ltd
25 Loverock Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 1DZ

0118 207 7788
enquiries@ragsandberts.co.uk
www.ragsandberts.co.uk