Dog Boarding at The Watering Bowl
When you’re looking for dog boarding in St. Louis, you want a place that feels safe, reliable, and designed with your dog’s wellbeing in mind. At The Watering Bowl, we offer an overnight boarding experience that combines the comfort of traditional sleeping areas with the benefits of cage-free dog daycare during the day. It’s a boarding approach that keeps dogs active, social, and engaged — not isolated.
During daylight hours, boarding dogs join our cage-free dog daycare groups, enjoying supervised play, socialization, and room to explore. After a full day of activity, they settle into their individual sleeping spaces for a quiet, restful night. For many families, this makes The Watering Bowl a trusted St. Louis dog kennel alternative that better fits their dog’s natural behavior and social needs.
dog boarding: what to expect
Before their first stay, every dog completes our 45-minute Sniff Around temperament evaluation. This helps ensure your pup is comfortable in a group-play setting and ready for our cage-free dog boarding environment. Dogs must also meet all vaccination and health requirements to keep our pack safe and healthy.
Once approved, boarding dogs spend their days participating in the same supervised, cage-free play featured in our dog daycare and boarding program. In the evenings, they settle into their designated sleeping spaces for a calm, comfortable night of rest.
To prepare for your dog’s stay, please bring their food pre-portioned into individual bags per meal. This ensures accurate, timely feeding, and helps us maintain your dog’s routine. (A $1 per meal fee applies for any food not bagged in advance.)
If your dog requires medication, we’re happy to administer it during their boarding stay—as long as it is not for a contagious condition. Our team carefully follows all instructions to help keep your dog on schedule.
With consistent routines, supervised play, and thoughtful overnight care, our boarding program offers a trusted option for overnight dog boarding in St. Louis.
Dog boarding pricing
Overnight dog boarding is currently offered at all three Watering Bowl locations across the greater St. Louis area.
Boarding + Full Day Daycare |
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|---|---|
| Standard | $50 |
| Standard - Additional Dog | $41 |
| Suites | $56 |
| Suites - Additional Dog | $46 |
| 10-Night Standard Package | $451** |
| 10-Night Suite Package | $505 |
| Holidays | $10 Additional |
**This is a 10% discount and can be used any ten nights after purchase.
Kennel covers are available for an additional $3.
$3 fee per day for giving medication.
PICK UP HOURS
Before 10:00am - no daycare charge
Before 1:00pm - half day daycare charge
After 1:00pm - full day daycare charge
Please note limited pick-up and drop-off times during holidays. We also require a $50 boarding-reservation deposit that becomes non-refundable once we are fully booked for any night of your stay.
Call to book your next stay:
New Dog Requirements
We love puppies—but for everyone’s safety, all dogs must be at least 12 weeks old, and any dog over 7 months must be spayed or neutered. Every new dog also completes a 45-minute Sniff Around, our temperament evaluation designed to ensure your pup is comfortable in our cage-free environment and ready to safely socialize with the pack. You can schedule your Sniff Around by giving us a call. To keep our community healthy, we require all dogs to be current on the following vaccinations:
DHLPP
Rabies
Bordetella (required annually, recommended every 6 months)
Negative Fecal Test
Recommended, but not required: Canine Influenza
