A growing guide to places to stay, sniff and play, plus boarding options for when your dog cannot join you.
Listing details are sourced from SitnStay and have not been independently checked by Haus of Kane. Confirm current pet policies, availability, rates and requirements directly with each venue. Bookings are handled by the venues.
Western Cape
Dog-friendly accommodation
Accommodation · Western Cape
Nuwejaarsrivier Farm Cottage · Near Kleinmond
Listed as a two-bedroom farm cottage for four guests, with a fenced outdoor area and space for up to four dogs. The source notes resident dogs on the property, so discuss compatibility and separation arrangements with the host.
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Rus In De Rust · De Rust
SitnStay lists this self-catering house with two bedrooms, space for four guests and a fenced outdoor area. Ask the host about dog limits and pet cleaning charges.
Original listing · Accommodation details · Google reviews
STIL · Montagu
Listed as a one-bedroom self-catering stay for two guests, on a fenced property. Confirm the number of dogs permitted and current house rules before booking.
Original listing · Venue website · Google reviews
Bay Reflections Garden Suite · Camps Bay, Cape Town
SitnStay describes a one-bedroom suite for two adults with a private fenced garden. Contact the property to confirm pet acceptance and any restrictions.
Original listing · Venue website · Google reviews
Enrichment and adventures
Shep’s Sniff Spot · Melkbosstrand, Cape Town
Listed on SitnStay as a private, fenced dog park available for exclusive-use bookings. Confirm access, vaccination requirements and current rules before visiting.
Original listing · Google reviews
Talliwags Wellness World · Diep River, Cape Town
Listed as an indoor dog-play facility with veterinary nursing services. Ask about private play sessions, vaccination requirements and which services are currently available.
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Cliff Path – Milkwood Forest · Hermanus
SitnStay describes a coastal walking route through milkwood trees, with sea views. Its listing states that dogs must be leashed and owners must clean up after them. Check local signage and current access rules.
Original listing · Google reviews
Boarding facilities
The Canine Club · Cape Town
Offers dog daycare, overnight boarding, puppy classes, training, dog walks, social play dates, grooming and home drop-ins. Contact the team to confirm the appropriate location, admission requirements and availability.
https://canineclubcpt.com/services
Golden Creek Kennels · The Canine Club’s dog farm
The farm offers short- and long-term dog boarding, daycare and board-and-train. It describes five kennels with private yards of approximately 100 m², sheltered sleeping spaces, daily farm outings, and photo and meal updates. Social interactions are offered for suitable dogs, while non-social dogs have private space. Confirm the farm’s address, current facilities, care arrangements and rates directly.
Bookings and enquiries: dogs@thecanineclub.info
Boggy’s B&B, Dog Day Care and Boarding · Table View, Cape Town
Listed as home-based boarding and daycare for small dogs. Confirm admission requirements, group arrangements, overnight availability and rates directly.
Original listing · Venue website · Google reviews
Doggo Doggy Daycare & Boarding · Somerset West
SitnStay lists this branch as offering daycare, kennel-free overnight boarding and grooming. Contact the branch to confirm its location, care arrangements, eligibility and current rates.
Original listing · Venue details · Google reviews
Echotrack Kennel Solutions · Harkerville, near Plettenberg Bay
Listed as a kennel-boarding and dog-training facility. Ask about accommodation, training options, admission requirements and availability before booking.
Original listing · Google reviews
Dog daycare · Western Cape
Details below are reported by SitnStay, not independently verified by Haus of Kane. Confirm admission requirements, supervision, vaccination rules, availability and rates directly.
Awesome Doggie · Hout Bay
Listed as offering dog daycare, overnight sleepovers, puppy training and socialisation on Valley Road. Ask about dog-size limits, group arrangements and facilities before booking.
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Free Range Doggy Daycare · Pinelands
Listed at Oude Molen Eco Village, with supervised outdoor play, a secured playground, covered resting space and overnight boarding. Confirm suitability for your dog and current care arrangements.
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Dogs Day Out · Firgrove
Listed as offering daycare and boarding with indoor and outdoor activity areas. The source reports breed restrictions, vaccination and sterilisation requirements, plus prior daycare visits before boarding. Confirm the current admission policy directly before booking.
Original listing
Dog walking and in-home care
Walk This Way - dog walks & training
Dog walks and training with a positive approach 🤍
Because having a dog shouldn't be stressful.
Let Us Help.
Let Them Thrive.
Walk This Way. 🐾👣
Just Dogs & Just Cats · Cape Town
Just Dogs offers dog training and behaviour support, walking, enrichment activities, farm-based day programmes and in-home pet care. Its Just Cats service offers feline behaviour consultations, advice on adapting the home for cats, introductions between pets, and home-care options such as visits and overnight sitting. Contact the team to confirm service coverage, availability, supervision arrangements and current rates.
Dog services: https://justdogs.co.za/services
Cat services: https://justdogs.co.za/just-cats
The Canine Club · Cape Town
Offers dog daycare, overnight boarding, puppy classes, training, dog walks, social play dates, grooming and home drop-ins. Contact the team to confirm the appropriate location, admission requirements and availability.
https://canineclubcpt.com/services
Cloud Canine · Cape Town City Bowl
Listed as a mobile dog-walking and pet-sitting service offering outings, socialisation and home care, rather than a fixed-site daycare facility. Confirm collection areas and the service your dog needs.
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Coffee stops to explore · Western Cape
These venues appear in SitnStay’s dog-friendly directory, but their current dog policies haven’t been independently confirmed. Contact each café before visiting with your dog, including whether dogs may sit indoors or only outside.
Secret Forest Café · Tokai
SitnStay describes a walk-in forest café with outdoor seating and a dog-treat menu, and specifically reports dogs welcome on the approach and at the tables. Confirm current café and forest-access rules before visiting.
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Fire Truck Coffee · Newlands Forest
Coffee and pastries served from a converted fire engine at the forest entrance. It’s an outdoor takeaway stop, but the listing doesn’t record specific dog rules.
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Bootlegger Meadowridge · Park n Shop Centre
Coffee, breakfast and light meals with outdoor seating. SitnStay refers to a chain-wide dog policy and water bowls, rather than confirmation from this branch.
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Bootlegger Claremont
SitnStay reports dogs welcome at outside seating under the chain’s policy. Confirm arrangements with this branch; don’t assume indoor access.
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HOME CAFÉ by HUNT · Dean Street, Newlands
A coffee, breakfast and brunch spot. It appears in the directory, but no specific dog policy is documented.
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Fraiche Ayres · Rosebank
A café in Starke Ayres Garden Centre serving breakfast, light lunches, cakes and coffee. Its pet-friendly description comes from a third-party source, so call ahead.
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Coffee at Justice · Central Stellenbosch
A small coffee bar on Andringa Street, listed as offering espresso drinks, takeaway coffee and pavement seating.
Original listing · Google reviews
Coffee on Park · Rondebosch, Cape Town
A neighbourhood café on Park Road, listed as serving coffee and light meals near UCT.
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Mr. Write · Hermanus
A High Street tea-and-coffee spot, listed as offering loose-leaf teas, sandwiches and baked goods alongside secondhand books.
Original listing · Google reviews
Seaside Coffee & Snack Bar · Simon’s Town
A coffee and snack stop near Long Beach, listed as serving drinks and light meals. Café dog access and beach dog-access rules should be checked separately.
Original listing · Google reviews
Beach walks · Western Cape
These summaries use details reported by SitnStay, not independently verified by Haus of Kane. Check current municipal rules and beach signage before visiting with your dog. Keep dogs under control and remove all waste.
Bloubergstrand Beach · Cape Town
A long shoreline with views across Table Bay. SitnStay reports dog walking permitted on a leash. Confirm the rules for the exact stretch you plan to visit.
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Windmill Beach · Simon’s Town
A sheltered sandy cove near Froggy Pond. SitnStay reports off-leash access on the sand, with leads required on approach paths. Confirm current signage, and don’t assume these rules apply to nearby beaches.
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Clifton 1st Beach · Cape Town
An Atlantic Seaboard beach that SitnStay describes as permitting off-leash dogs year-round, based on third-party guides. Verify current municipal rules; neighbouring Clifton beaches have different restrictions.
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Onrus Beach · Near Hermanus
A beach beside the Onrus river lagoon. SitnStay reports leashed dog access under local rules. Check designated areas and current restrictions before visiting.
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Dog Training & Behaviour Consults
Megz Puppy School
Puppy and Adolescent Classes
Stress free, reward based training.
Amateur agility
Socialisation.
Contact : 0662039160
Walk This Way - dog walks & training
Dog walks and training with a positive approach 🤍
Because having a dog shouldn't be stressful.
Let Us Help.
Let Them Thrive.
Walk This Way. 🐾👣
Just Dogs & Just Cats · Cape Town
Just Dogs offers dog training and behaviour support, walking, enrichment activities, farm-based day programmes and in-home pet care. Its Just Cats service offers feline behaviour consultations, advice on adapting the home for cats, introductions between pets, and home-care options such as visits and overnight sitting. Contact the team to confirm service coverage, availability, supervision arrangements and current rates.
Dog services: https://justdogs.co.za/services
Cat services: https://justdogs.co.za/just-cats
Owner trained Service Dogs & Pretrained Medical Assistance Dogs
https://medicalalertdogs.co.za/
We are a non-profit, public benefit organization (18a) that enriches the lives of children and adults with medical conditions and diseases by matching them with task trained service and medical assistance dogs.
All of our Dogs undergo stringent testing, including the KUSA Canine Good Citizen Award, a public access award, and learn a minimum of 3 essential tasks that are utilized to mitigate a disability
We also have an Owner Trained Program whereby we can potentially turn your pet dog into a full Medical Service Dog.
Eastern Cape
Dog-friendly accommodation
Klein Geluk Cottage · Nieu-Bethesda
Listed on SitnStay as a two-bedroom cottage for up to four guests, with a fenced garden. Confirm pet policies and availability with the host before booking.
Original listing · Accommodation details · Google reviews
Gauteng
Boarding facilities
Ark Doggy Resort · Fourways
Listed on SitnStay as a dog-boarding facility in the Fourways area. Contact the venue directly to confirm care arrangements, admission requirements, availability and rates.
Original listing · Venue website · Google reviews
