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Dog Boarding in Scarborough —
Home-Style, $90/Night
$90/night flat · Reactive dogs welcome · $50 evaluation (credited to your program)
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The Dogfather boards Scarborough dogs home-style at the trainer's own facility minutes east along the 401 for a flat $90 per night, with pickup across the east end — no kennel runs, no rotating staff, no surprise fees. Reactive and aggressive dogs are welcome, you get a photo and video of your dog every single day, and every new dog starts with a $50 in-person evaluation at Brooks Rd Park (51 Keeler Blvd) — credited toward your program.
A trainer's home, not a kennel warehouse
Scarborough has no shortage of boarding options — what it has a shortage of is supervision. The big-volume facilities along the Markham Rd corridor run dozens of dogs past rotating shift staff, and the first time anyone notices your dog stopped eating is day three. This is the opposite model: a working dog trainer boards a small number of dogs inside his own facility minutes east of Scarborough. The person who evaluated your dog is the person feeding him, walking him along the Scarborough Bluffs, and doing the last check before lights out.
That matters most for the dogs other places refuse. Because the handler is a trainer — not a teenager with a clipboard — dogs from Morningside, Rouge, West Hill, and across the east end that have been turned away for reactivity, guarding, or bite history get assessed on their actual behaviour instead of a checkbox. Read more on the dedicated reactive dog boarding page if your dog is one of them.
And you are never guessing how the stay is going. A photo and a short video land in your messages every day — proactively, not on request. Scarborough owners tell us that one habit is why they stopped driving to kennels in the first place.
What $90/night actually covers
- —Boarding inside a trainer's home — crate-and-rotate structure, never warehoused
- —Your dog's own food and feeding schedule, kept exactly as at home
- —Daily structured walks and decompression time — Bluffs trails, not a concrete run
- —Medication administration included (no 'med fee' line item)
- —Daily photo + short video update, sent without you asking
- —Reactive, dog-selective, and aggressive dogs accepted after evaluation
- —One handler the entire stay — same person morning, night, and 2 AM
- —No weekend surcharge, no holiday surcharge, no add-on menu
Full program details on the main boarding page.
Upgrade: Board & Train — $150/day
Your dog is already living in a trainer's house — the smartest money in the building is making the stay productive. Board & Train layers daily one-on-one sessions onto the boarding routine: leash manners, recall, reactivity work, door thresholds, settle-on-command. You leave for two weeks; the dog comes home trained, with a handover session so the new behaviour survives the car ride back.
Pricing — flat, no fine print
E-transfer confirms your dates · No weekend or holiday surcharge · Serving Guildwood, West Hill, Scarborough Bluffs, Morningside, Rouge, and the Markham Rd corridor
Scarborough dog boarding FAQ
How much does dog boarding cost in Scarborough?
A flat $90 per night — that is the whole price. It includes the full structured day (walks, decompression, enrichment, supervised rest), your dog's own feeding routine, medication administration if needed, and a proactive daily photo and video update. There is no weekend surcharge, no holiday surcharge, and no add-on menu. Board & Train is the upgrade tier at $150/day if you want active training layered onto the stay.
Do you take reactive or aggressive dogs?
Yes — reactive and aggressive dogs are the specialty, not the exception. Most Scarborough kennels screen them out at intake because volume facilities cannot manage a dog that needs distance and structure. This is a trainer-run home setup: one handler, controlled introductions, no chaotic group yards. Dogs that have been refused elsewhere — leash-reactive, dog-selective, resource guarders, bite histories — are assessed individually at a $50 evaluation before any stay is confirmed.
Where in Scarborough are you located?
The trainer is based in Scarborough (Guildwood / West Hill) and boarding runs at his facility minutes east along the 401 in Pickering — a quick hop from the Kingston Rd and Morningside corridors, with pickup available across Scarborough. The exact address is shared privately once your booking is confirmed. Before the first stay, you meet the trainer in person at the $50 evaluation at Brooks Rd Park (51 Keeler Blvd) — credited toward your program — you see how your dog responds before you commit to anything.
Can you take my dog last-minute?
Sometimes — text 647-551-2633 and you will get a straight yes or no fast. Because this is small-capacity home boarding rather than a 60-run kennel, spots are limited by design, and long weekends and school holidays fill first. If a same-week spot is open and your dog has already been evaluated, drop-off can usually happen within 24 hours. First-time dogs need the $50 evaluation before boarding, so last-minute bookings for new clients depend on fitting that in.
What is the difference between boarding and board & train?
Boarding ($90/night) keeps your dog safe, exercised, and structured while you are away — maintenance, not change. Board & Train ($150/day) adds daily one-on-one training sessions on top of the boarding stay: obedience, leash work, reactivity protocols, threshold manners. Same home, same trainer, but the dog comes home trained instead of just looked after. Most owners who book a week or more upgrade, because the dog is already living in the trainer's house.
Meet first. Board after.
Every stay starts with a $50 evaluation at Brooks Rd Park (51 Keeler Blvd) — credited toward your program. You meet the trainer, the trainer meets the dog, and you only book if it is the right fit. Text 647-551-2633 to set it up.
See also: boarding overview ($90/night) · reactive dog boarding · board & train · board & train cost · Toronto boarding · $50 evaluation