--- title: "Water Bowl Oasis LLC Dog Boarding & Daycare — Tampa, FL" url: "https://dogsaway.co/tampa-fl/water-bowl-oasis-llc-dog-boarding-and-daycare/" 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)" --- # Water Bowl Oasis LLC Dog Boarding & Daycare Dog day care center in Lutz, FL — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Tampa, FL (https://dogsaway.co/tampa-fl/). **★4.8 from 61 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.5/10.** 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:** daycare, boarding - **Address:** 16720 Tobacco Rd, Lutz, FL 33558 - **Phone:** (727) 946-0731 - **Website:** http://www.waterbowloasis.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Water%20Bowl%20Oasis%20LLC%20Dog%20Boarding%20%26%20Daycare&query_place_id=ChIJAXTDkMm9wogRfvQdUeEuPgw ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 7–9:50 AM, 4–6:55 PM | | Tuesday | 7–9:50 AM, 4–6:55 PM | | Wednesday | 7–9:50 AM, 4–6:55 PM | | Thursday | 7–9:50 AM, 4–6:55 PM | | Friday | 7–9:50 AM, 4–6:55 PM | | Saturday | 7–9:50 AM, 4–5:55 PM | | Sunday | Closed | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Updates during a stay:** Boarders get 3 photos by text each day and a digital report card — facility's words: "Updates During Boarding Stays Postcard Home Photo Packages (complementary for boarders) Included in Package: 3 Photos sent via text during each day Digital Report card included" (https://www.waterbowloasis.com/dog-boarding) - **Cancellation:** 40% deposit becomes non-refundable 7 days before drop-off and is the cancellation fee — facility's words: "A 40% deposit is required to book any stay Your deposit is non-refundable & non-transferable one week (7days) prior to your reschedule drop-off appointment and is your cancellation fee should you cancel." (https://www.waterbowloasis.com/dog-boarding) - **Late pick-up:** $5 per minute for drop-off or pick-up after closing — facility's words: "for drop-off or pick up and we have closed it is $5 per MINUTE that you go beyond our normal hours." (https://www.waterbowloasis.com/faq-info) - **Minimum age (months):** Watches puppies as young as 12 weeks old — facility's words: "we watch puppies as young as 12 weeks old." (https://www.waterbowloasis.com/faq-info) ## For travelers - **TPA** (Tampa International): 9.6 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 7 AM to 6:55 PM - **Open Sunday:** no 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 10 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:** Required: rabies, DHPP, Bordetella · Not mentioned: canine influenza, leptospirosis > “Vaccine Requirements Dogs 1 year or older Rabies Distemper Bordetella Negative Fecal test” — https://www.waterbowloasis.com/dog-boarding - **Bordetella lead time:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Fecal / parasite test:** Negative test required > “Vaccine Requirements Dogs 1 year or older Rabies Distemper Bordetella Negative Fecal test” — https://www.waterbowloasis.com/dog-boarding - **Spay / neuter:** Required from 6 months > “All dogs must be neutered or spayed by 6 months old*” — https://www.waterbowloasis.com/faq-info - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay > “*New clients will need to have completed our new client on boarding process which includes a trial day of daycare in order to reserve an overnight stay.*” — https://www.waterbowloasis.com/faq-info - **Vaccination records:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Yes — a person is on site > “Is there someone who stays overnight with the dogs? ​ Yes, we have staff on site 24 hours a day who sleep when the dogs sleep.” — https://www.waterbowloasis.com/faq-info - **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:** Open play with enforced rest > “8am-10am Play time 10am-11am Nap time 10am-4pm Meeting new faces, play time, Lunch, photo time for boarders” — https://www.waterbowloasis.com/faq-info - **Groups separated by:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Time out of their room:** 3x daily minimum outdoor breaks (about every 2-3 hours) > “Our guest including daycare clients get outside an absolute minimum of 3 times per day or about every 2- 3 hours.” — https://www.waterbowloasis.com/faq-info - **Solo care for dogs who skip group play:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Housing:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Outdoor access:** Yard > “Artificial Turf Play Yards” — https://www.waterbowloasis.com/dog-boarding - **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 > “Yes, we send complementary photos via text message when possible to our boarding dog s owners.” — https://www.waterbowloasis.com/faq-info - **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:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Feeding:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Availability:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Online booking:** Yes > “Reservations Book online through our client portal” — https://www.waterbowloasis.com/dog-boarding ## Licensing Florida does not license or inspect dog boarding and daycare facilities at the state level. Florida is not a second Colorado. FDACS's 'Pet Law', section 828.29, governs dogs and cats transported into the state or offered for sale — health certificates, vaccinations, a consumer guarantee and pet-dealer record-keeping — and says nothing about boarding or daycare; the FDACS Division of Animal Industry lists animal disease, movement, livestock identification and equine programs and no kennel or boarding program. No state boarding register was found. What exists is local: Hillsborough County Code Chapter 6, § 6-35 requires a permit for pet dealers, kennels, catteries, animal rescue adoption organizations and guard-dog businesses, where a 'kennel' is any premises wherein six or more dogs are kept for the purpose of boarding, training, or any other similar business purposes; permits are valid one year and renewable annually (§ 6-36), minimum standards are in § 6-37, and application and annual issuance fees are set by Board of County Commissioners policy rather than in the ordinance. The permit is administered by the Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center. That is a county permit, not a state regime, and it was not joined to facility records. Market licensing detail: https://dogsaway.co/tampa-fl/ ## How to cite Water Bowl Oasis LLC Dog Boarding & Daycare, Lutz, FL. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/tampa-fl/water-bowl-oasis-llc-dog-boarding-and-daycare/ (census September 8, 2026; listing data July 7, 2026). 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