Dog and cat boarding near Vacaville

Vacaville is the closest large city to the kennel, so it is the town where a morning drop-off on the way to work or a quick afternoon pick-up is easiest to fit around a normal day.

Quick facts

• About 21 minutes and 10.6 miles from Vacaville, mostly on I-80
• Drop-off and pick-up 7:30 to 11:30 AM and 2:00 to 5:00 PM, every day
• Tours any day, 9 to 11 AM and 2 to 4 PM, no appointment
• Food, medications and walks are part of the nightly rate

The drive from Vacaville

About 4.7 of the 10.6 miles are on Interstate 80; the rest is local road, ending on Midway Road, a two-lane country road. The 21 minutes is a free-flow estimate with no traffic, so allow a little more at commute hours.

Because the office is closed from 11:30 to 2:00, plan the trip around the two windows: a morning drop-off before work, for example, and a pick-up in the afternoon window, 2:00 to 5:00.

What a city of 102,000 means for boarding

Vacaville has about 102,600 residents in about 34,300 households. Using national ownership rates from the AVMA, that works out to roughly 15,600 homes with a dog and 11,000 with a cat. Those are estimates, not a pet count, and they are a reminder to ask early for spring break, the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving.

About 32 percent of Vacaville households have children under 18 and about 10 percent of adults are veterans. Military families can ask about the reduced rate on the military rate page.

Picking a run for a Vacaville dog

Economy runs (4x4 ft inside) are $52 a night, Business Class (5x6 ft) is $59 and First Class (6x8 ft) is $72, all on the 2026 rates. A small or medium dog is comfortable in Economy; two dogs from the same home can share a run and the second dog pays less.

Each run has a doggie door, so your dog chooses between the heated or air-conditioned inside space and a covered outdoor area. Kuranda beds and blankets are in every run, and there is a large grass field and fenced play areas.

Local rules Vacaville owners should know

Solano County Animal Care, at 2510 Clay Bank Road in Fairfield, is the animal shelter that serves Vacaville, and it is the office to call about licenses. A current rabies vaccine is also the first record the kennel needs, so one visit to your own veterinarian covers both.