Dog day care for Allendale commuters

Allendale has no freeway on the way. The route is all county road, which suits a once-or-twice-a-week day care habit better than a daily one.

Quick facts

• About 27 minutes each way, 11.2 miles, no highway
• $38 a day, or $7 an hour up to $38
• 12 days for $380 with Buy 10 get 12
• Drop-off 7:30 to 11:30 AM, pick-up 2:00 to 5:00 PM

The Allendale route, minute by minute

The drive follows Midway Road, Timm Road, Peaceful Glen Road and Acacia Lane, with no interstate or state highway. The 27 minutes is a free-flow estimate, and Midway Road is a slow country road, so leave a little extra the first time.

That makes a day care day about 54 minutes behind the wheel. It fits best when the kennel is already on your way, or on the days when a dog would otherwise be alone from early morning until dinner.

Who in Allendale uses day care

Allendale has about 613 households, and about 78 percent of them own their homes, most in single-family houses on larger lots. If the national rate held, about 280 of those households would have a dog and about 200 a cat. That is an estimate from Census households and AVMA shares, not a count.

About 17 percent of households have children under 18. Dogs in busy households often get a quiet day when everyone is out, and a day at the kennel gives them company and room to move.

Prices on the 2026 rates

One dog is $38 a day. Hourly visits are $7 an hour and never go above $38, so four hours is $28 and a full day is $38. A second dog from the same home sharing a kennel is $32.

Buy 10 get 12 is $380 for one dog and $700 for two dogs per kennel. If you plan one day a week, a 12-day package covers a quarter of the year.

A day at the kennel

The kennel sits on about 10 country acres with large fenced play areas and a grass field. Each dog has an indoor/outdoor run of its own with a Kuranda bed and blankets, heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer. Walks are included, and house food is free if you do not bring your own.

Paperwork before the first day

Dogs need rabies, distemper/parvo and Bordetella, and the dog must be 16 weeks or older. Canine influenza is recommended but not required. Upload the records to your account before the first visit. Unincorporated Solano County also requires a license for every dog over four months, tied to the rabies record, so one set of papers covers both.