Bella Paws - doggy daycare and puppy creche

Doggy Daycare

We are extremely happy to say we have been awarded ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ by Thurrock Borough Council under the new Animal Welfare Regulations
Daycare for dogs in Fobbing, Essex

The concept of doggy daycare began in New York in 1987 and has since become a global trend. Our daycare offers a cage-free, stimulating environment where your dog can play, interact, and socialise under the watchful eyes of our trained team. With the help of our daycare, you can manage your busy schedule with the peace of mind that your dog is enjoying daily exercise, mental stimulation, and social engagement.

New for 2025

We are pleased to announce we have recently expanded our dedicated team, and welcomed some wonderful students who have joined us on their journey.


Let The Fun Begin!

With years of experience and knowledge in dog training and behaviour, we understand how dogs interact in social groups. Socialisation is key to a dog’s happiness and well being - it encompasses human and canine interaction, exposure to new environments and even routine activities like car journeys and vet visits. Socialisation handled correctly, helps build confidence and prevents anxiety ensuring everyday experiences remain positive. All dogs need socialisation to help them cope with modern day to day life.

We encourage socialisation in our doggy daycare, as this can help build confidence, safe play and safe interaction with other friendly dogs. It provides mental stimulation and physical activities for your dog to enjoy and all in a safe and controlled environment by our experienced team.

Set within seven acres in the beautiful rural location of Fobbing, with easy access to the A13. Our facility is designed with safety and fun in mind. We are committed to providing a trusted and reliable service where local dog owners can confidently leave their pets in the care of our experienced professionals.

We also offer puppy crèche, specially designed for puppy play days 🐶

Our aim

Our goal is simple: to ensure your dog has a fun-filled day that includes.

  • Social Interaction: Encouraging safe play with other friendly dogs.
  • Personalised Attention: Cuddles and one-to-one time with our dedicated team.
  • Mental & Physical Stimulation: Tailored activities based on your dogs age, energy level and individual needs.

Our daycare is ideal for addressing many of the common behavioural issues like chewing, bathing, and separation anxiety. We work to build confidence in shy or fearful dogs through positive social experiences.

Dogs in field at Bella Paws daycare centre in Fobbing, Essex

Our Facilities

Our facilities are designed to keep your dogs happy and safe in all weathers.

  • Indoor Play Area: Perfect for those rainy and hot summer days.
  • Outdoor Play Paddocks: A lovely natural grass paddock with treesor an artificial grass paddock (perfect for a mud free winter).
  • Fun Amenities: Dogs can enjoy climbing frames, tunnels, water pools, ball pits, sand pit, plenty of toys, trees, comfortable sofas & dog beds and a relaxing zone.
  • Large Field: For those dogs who can run freely, ideal for fun searches.

All designed specifically so your dog will come home feeling content, well-exercise and happily tired.

Health & Safety Requirements

For the health & safety of all dogs in our care, we ask that:

  • Initial Assessment: All puppies & dogs must attend an initial 2hr assessment to ensure suitability for our doggy daycare.
  • Health Requirements: Proof of up-to-date vaccinations( including kennel cough) and follow an active flea & worming control program.
  • Behaviour & Health: We reserve the right to refuse entry to dogs that appear unwell or unsuitable for our doggy daycare.
  • Age Restrictions & Neutering Policy: While we welcome dogs of all ages, male dogs should be neutered from 12 months onwards. Un-neutered male dogs over 10 months of age are not accepted. Female dogs may attend un-spayed, but will be unable to attend during their heat cycle.
  • Terms & Conditions: All owners must complete and sign our registration form and T&C’s before their dogs attend our doggy daycare.

Visit Us: We invite you to attend our facilities and see firsthand how we can help enrich your dogs days. To schedule an appointment, or for further information please call 07894 555705 or 07507 601106. By appointment only.

We look forward to welcoming your fury friend into our daycare family! 🐶

DOGGY DAYCARE AT IT’S VERY BEST ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


Additional Notes:

Puppies up to 6 months of age that require feeding will be fed separately, with food provided by the owner. After feeding puppies will have a rest period of at least one hour.

We recommend all dogs attend a minimum of once a week to fully benefit from attending our daycare. Shy or nervous dogs may need shorter days at first, and would benefit from attending more frequently than once a week.

Opening Hours: Our daycare is open weekdays 8am-5pm. Collection and drop off services are available upon request. Charges apply.

Not every dog is suited to a doggy daycare setting. When assessing dogs for their suitability, our team carefully evaluates many aspects of a dogs behaviour such as body language and how they interact with other dogs. It’s extremely important to our team that dogs attending daycare have an enjoyable experience. We are highly experienced and trained in canine body language and can read subtle signs that tell us how a dog is feeling. This is not a reflection on those dog at all. All dogs are amazing, it’s simply that some dogs may not be able to cope in large group of playful dogs. The health and well-being of all dogs in our care are our main priority.

Flexi days are subject to availability but can be beneficial for some clients who do not need the same day each week or unable to commit to certain days due to working patterns. we try our best to accommodate changes to days as much as possible but sadly can not guarantee spaces.

Due to the busy nature of our daycare we are unable to offer half day.

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AREAS WE COVER
Grays
North Grays
Little Thurrock
Chafford Hundred
Stifford Clays
North Stifford
South Sfifford
Orsett
Chadwell St Mary
East Tilbury
West Tilbury
Linford
Stanford Le Hope
Corringham
Fobbing
Horndon on the Hill
Langdon Hills
Laindon
Steeple View
Dunton
Bulphan
Basildon
Vange
Pitsea
Wickford and many more
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