15 years running a licensed woodland dog daycare. We share the templates, systems and knowledge we built from scratch so you can start faster and avoid expensive mistakes

Dog Daycare
Startup Support

The problem new daycares face

Starting a dog daycare is not as simple as renting a field and opening the gates.

Planning Permission

Most people underestimate the planning process and local council expectations.

Licensing & DEFRA rules

The paperwork and licensing standards confuse new businesses.

Operations & Pricing

Many daycares open with the wrong pricing or systems and struggle to become profitable.

We are simply sharing what we wish we had when we started.

Duncan’s Dog Co started in 2011 with a simple idea. Create a place where dogs could run, play and be cared for properly.

When licensing first came into the industry, we were one of the early businesses going through the process. At the time there was very little guidance available.

We had no templates. No handbook. No clear roadmap.

Like many small businesses, we figured a lot of it out as we went along.

Every policy, procedure and system had to be built from scratch. Over time those lessons became the foundations of the business.

The advice and templates we now share come directly from that experience, from the real day to day running of a licensed dog daycare.