--- title: "Venice Dog Boarding - The Next Best Thing to Home Sweet Home — Los Angeles, CA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/los-angeles-ca/venice-dog-boarding-the-next-best-thing-to-home-sweet-home/" updated: "2026-09-08" data_pulled: "2026-07-07" census_at: "2026-09-08" source: "Dogs Away — public Google Business profile (identity, rating) + Dogs Away disclosure census of the facility's own website" license: "All rights reserved. Read and cite freely. No bulk copying. (https://dogsaway.co/terms/)" attribution: "Source: Dogs Away (dogsaway.co)" --- # Venice Dog Boarding - The Next Best Thing to Home Sweet Home Pet boarding service in Venice, CA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Los Angeles, CA (https://dogsaway.co/los-angeles-ca/). **★4.8 from 9 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.4/10.** The Dogs Away score is a Bayesian-adjusted Google rating on a 0–10 scale (prior weight 25 reviews at the 4.669 network mean). ## Facts - **Services:** boarding, daycare - **Address:** 1748 Washington Way, Venice, CA 90291 - **Website:** http://www.venicedogboarding.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Venice%20Dog%20Boarding%20-%20The%20Next%20Best%20Thing%20to%20Home%20Sweet%20Home&query_place_id=ChIJq_Dl_5W6woAR1tbgPch3U5k ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 8 AM–7 PM | | Tuesday | 8 AM–7 PM | | Wednesday | 8 AM–7 PM | | Thursday | 8 AM–7 PM | | Friday | 8 AM–7 PM | | Saturday | 8 AM–7 PM | | Sunday | 8 AM–7 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Updates during a stay:** Daily photo updates — facility's words: "DAILY PHOTO UPDATES" (https://www.dogboardinginvenice.com/) - **Breed & size limits:** Cares for small dogs exclusively — facility's words: "CARING FOR SMALL DOGS EXCLUSIVELY" (https://www.dogboardinginvenice.com/) ## For travelers - **LAX** (Los Angeles International): 4.5 miles, straight line - **BUR** (Hollywood Burbank): 15.9 miles, straight line - **LGB** (Long Beach): 21.4 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 8 AM to 7 PM - **Open Sunday:** yes Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates No rate published on their website as of July 7, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 4 of 27 checked policies on its own website (census September 8, 2026). "Not published" is a fact about the website on that date, not a claim about the facility's practice. ### Admission requirements - **Vaccinations required:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Bordetella lead time:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Fecal / parasite test:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Spay / neuter:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Temperament evaluation:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Vaccination records:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Staff-to-dog ratio:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Maximum playgroup size:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Staff certification:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Play model:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Groups separated by:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Time out of their room:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Solo care for dogs who skip group play:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Housing:** Cage free > “YOUR DOG WILL BE HAPPY & o CAGE FREE & SAFE FENCED YARD o CARING FOR SMALL DOGS EXCLUSIVELY o PERSONAL ATTENTION” — https://www.dogboardinginvenice.com/ - **Outdoor access:** Yard > “o CAGE FREE & SAFE FENCED YARD o CARING FOR SMALL DOGS EXCLUSIVELY” — https://www.dogboardinginvenice.com/ - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Climate control:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Live cameras for owners:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Yes > “o 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE o DAILY PHOTO UPDATES o HEALTHY USA SOURCED TREATS” — https://www.dogboardinginvenice.com/ - **Tours:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Injury / fight policy:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Veterinary access:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Administers medication:** Yes > “o MEDICATION & SPECIAL DIETS ACCOMODATED” — https://www.dogboardinginvenice.com/ - **Feeding:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Availability:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Online booking:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 ## Licensing California does not license or inspect dog boarding and daycare facilities at the state level. There is no state agency, no state license number, and no state inspection record for a boarding kennel. What California has is a statewide standards law: Health & Safety Code Chapter 11, 'Pet Boarding Facilities' (§§ 122380–122388, SB 945, in force since 1 January 2017). It applies to any premises boarding four or more pets for compensation, sets operating standards (daily observation, isolation of sick animals, owner notification of illness, written care policies, a fire alarm or sprinkler system, limits on time in temporary enclosures) and a written pre-boarding disclosure to the owner — but it creates no license and is enforced only by local animal control, humane or peace officers issuing notices to correct, with fines of up to $250 and then $1,000. Kennel permitting is local, and Los Angeles has two regimes. Inside the City of Los Angeles, LAMC § 53.50 makes it unlawful to operate a business involving the keeping of animals, including a dog kennel (four or more dogs), without a permit from LA Animal Services; the dog kennel permit fee is $305 and the Department's Kennel Permit Standards apply. In unincorporated Los Angeles County and the cities that contract with it, County Code Title 10 requires an animal facility license from the Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) for a 'boarding facility', defined to include day care; the Director inspects before issuing or renewing, licenses run twelve months, and DACC grades each facility with a letter grade and publishes the grades. These are city and county permits, not a state regime, and were not joined to facility records. Market licensing detail: https://dogsaway.co/los-angeles-ca/ ## How to cite Venice Dog Boarding - The Next Best Thing to Home Sweet Home, Venice, CA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/los-angeles-ca/venice-dog-boarding-the-next-best-thing-to-home-sweet-home/ (census September 8, 2026; listing data July 7, 2026). Source: Dogs Away (dogsaway.co). Read or cite this one record with a link. Do not bulk copy, scrape or rebuild the directory. Terms: https://dogsaway.co/terms/ Structured data: https://dogsaway.co/api/v1/facilities/los-angeles-ca/venice-dog-boarding-the-next-best-thing-to-home-sweet-home.json