A home, not a kennel
Your pet sleeps in a room, roams the home and greets the sitter in the morning. No cages and no kennels.
Boarding in the sitter's home
Home boarding with a vetted sitter: see the home before your tripCage-free home boarding: meet your sitter before the trip
Instead of a kennel, your dog stays in a sitter's home and keeps its own routine. Meet the sitter and see the home for free before your trip; while you're away, you get photo reports twice a day.
Your dog stays in a sitter's home, with no cages. See the home first, then get two photo reports a day.
The request takes 3 minutes and commits you to nothing. Cancel 3 days ahead or earlier — full refund.
No cagesthe sitter's home instead of a kennel
One petcare with no other animals around
Where your pet lives
You see the home your dog is going to in advance
The hardest part of boarding isn't the price or the dates. It's the thought: “I've never been in this home, and my dog will spend ten days there.” That's why we start with the home itself — real photos of pets staying with their sitters.
One pet
Care with no contact with other animals: your dog doesn't end up in a strange pack. Only your own pets live together.
Its own rhythm and belongings
Feeding, walks and sleep to suit your dog's habits. It comes with its own food, bed and toys.
A person nearby
Not behind a kennel door, but in the same home — you see the home at a free meet-and-greet, before you decide anything.
«We're sending Leo not to boarding, but to a spa.»
Maksym, Alvis client and Leo's owner
How the meet-and-greet works
You see the home before booking, not after. The meet-and-greet costs nothing.
Meet-and-greet
A meet-and-greet with the sitter before boarding — for free
You don't have to hand your dog to someone you've only seen on a screen. Before boarding begins you come to the sitter's home: you see the home and talk through temperament, medications and habits. The dog gets to know the place and the person — not on the day you leave, but earlier and calmly.
Arrange a meet-and-greet
Free and no strings attached.
Prices
How much dog boarding costs in Poland
The price is per day. You choose how many walks your dog needs; everything else is already in every plan. The meet-and-greet before boarding begins is free. You provide the food for the boarding period.
No walks
69 zł/ day
- Staying in the sitter's home
- Individual care and attention
- Feeding with their usual food on schedule
- A photo report twice a day
- Care with no other animals
For cats and puppies that don't go outside yet.
Find your sitterTwo walks
99 zł/ day
- Staying in the sitter's home
- Individual care and attention
- Feeding with their usual food on schedule
- A photo report twice a day
- A GPS route for every walk
- Two 15-minute walks
For dogs that are fine with short outings.
Find your sitterThree walks
121 zł/ day
- Staying in the sitter's home
- Individual care and attention
- Feeding with their usual food on schedule
- A photo report twice a day
- A GPS route for every walk
- Two 15-min walks and one 45-minute walk
The most popular choice: an outing roughly every 8 hours.
Find your sitterFour walks
136 zł/ day
- Staying in the sitter's home
- Individual care and attention
- Feeding with their usual food on schedule
- A photo report twice a day
- A GPS route for every walk
- Three 15-min walks and one 45-minute walk
For active and large dogs: an outing roughly every 6 hours.
Find your sitterAdd-ons
- An additional dog (no walks)+50 zł / day
- An additional cat (no walks)+35 zł / day
- An additional short walk+15 zł
- An additional long walk+22 zł
The more bookings, the bigger the discount
5services — −10% off boarding
20services — booking vouchers
150services — a standing discount
1000services — up to 10% permanently
Services count, not bookings: each day of boarding is a separate service, so the first discount is realistic even from a single trip.
Reports
While you're away, a report comes twice a day
- Photos from the whole dayNot one token shot, but moments from the day: where she slept, what she ate, how she walked.
- How the day wentAppetite, mood, sleep, medications and anything out of the ordinary — you can see whether your dog is eating from the very first day.
- The walk routeGPS shows where the dog went and how long it took — even when you're in another country.
Waleria · sitterAlvis sitter · 5.0 ★
Route2reports / day
45 minwalk
mood
Comment: Nait ate his whole portion of his own food and is drinking water well. In the morning we went down to the water — cautious at first, then he got into his stride and didn't want to come back. In the afternoon he slept on his own bed in the room, and in the evening he brought a toy and asked to play. I gave him the tablet at 20:00 after his meal, and he took it without any trouble.
How the day goes
What a full day of your dog's stay with the sitter looks like
Boarding isn't just parking the dog somewhere. It's a daily routine, shaped around your dog's habits.
- Morning
Waking at its usual time
Waking at the dog's usual time, its own food in its own bowl, fresh water. The first walk — according to the schedule in the plan.
- Day
At home together with the sitter
Time at home with the sitter, not in a closed-off room: play, calm rest, water always available. On the three-walk plan they head out once more during the day.
The first photo report
- Evening
A walk, dinner, medications
The second walk, dinner on your schedule, medications if prescribed. Paws get washed after being outside.
- Night
Sleeps on its bed — or in bed with the sitter
The dog sleeps on its own bed, not in a separate kennel. And if it's used to sleeping in the bed at home, the sitter doesn't mind. A person nearby all night long.
The evening report closes the day
Pet card
Tablets at eight, its own food, no going up to other dogs
The longer the stay, the more the details matter. That's why everything worth knowing about your pet is written down before the start — not blurted out at the door when you're already rushing to the airport.
Getting ready
What to bring to the sitter
The more familiar things that come along with your pet, the easier it settles into the new home.
You hand all of this over in person at the meet-and-greet or on the day boarding starts — and that's where you go over the details.
An honest comparison
A hotel, friends or a sitter: how they really differ
Every option makes sense for someone. Here's how they compare when your dog is gone for a week, not just an evening.
| Pet hotel | Friends or family | Alvis sitter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where the pet lives | A kennel, often with other animals | In an unfamiliar home, however it works out | In the sitter's home, an ordinary home |
| Other animals around | Usually yes | Hit or miss | No: care with no contact with others |
| Reports | On request or not at all | Whenever they remember | Twice a day, with photos |
| If the person can't | — | Your problem, and you've already flown off | We match a replacement |
| Health and the vet | By the hotel's rules | Your problem | Vet costs covered up to 1000 zł |
| What you pay with | Money | A favor and a sense of owing | Money, and that's the end of it |
| Who's accountable | The hotel | No one | A registered company |
| Price per day | On average 100–160 zł, more in summer | Free, technically | From 69 zł |
We're not saying a hotel is bad. We're saying home boarding solves a different problem: the dog doesn't have to adjust to an unfamiliar routine and an unfamiliar pack.
«We don't like the factory approach.»
Wiktoria and Paweł on pet hotels
«I don't want to get tangled up in trading favors.»
an Alvis client on asking friends
«I feel calmer when everything goes through the platform — there's a third party that's accountable.»
Katarzyna, Alvis client
Trusted by owners
The trust of thousands of happy
owners and their pets
Already after the first day, once we got the reports, I knew Maru was having a great time and going on wonderful walks. You can leave for holidays or a business trip with complete peace of mind.
Zenek’s regular caregivers are simply wonderful and irreplaceable. The reports always arrive at the agreed time — punctually, with photos of a smiling Zenek. We really value that.
We have used Alvis for two years now. I like that it is safe — when we book a date and it is confirmed, we can count on care for our dog. That was not always the case elsewhere.
A client can truly feel calm about their pet. I recommend Alvis to future clients — it is a company you can trust when it comes to caring for animals.
I know it is not easy to hand your pet over to someone. But after long research, watching the profile and reading other clients’ reviews, I decided — and honestly, it was a bullseye.
How to book
From booking to the meet-and-greet — six steps
The whole booking is in the Alvis app: city, dates and sitter. No forms to fill in on the website.
Information about your dog
Dates, breed, temperament and the pet card with medications and routine. Three minutes, no strings attached.
Matching a home and a sitter
We show you sitters nearby; you choose by profile, experience and reviews.
A preview of the conditions
You see where the dog will be staying, before you even decide.
A meet-and-greet before the start
You come to the sitter's home, and the dog gets to know the place. Free and no strings attached.
Routine, feeding, walks
You agree on the times, the portions of its own food and the number of walks in the plan.
Boarding and reports
Your pet lives with its own belongings, and you get a photo report twice a day.
Find your sitter
Cancel 3 days ahead or earlier — full refund. A question before booking — message the coordinator.
Common cases
“Ours is a special case” — nine times out of ten, we've handled it before
Cat
A cat needs no walks
no-walks plan · 69 zł/dayA cat doesn't need walks: a place to stay, feeding, care and reports. The sitter adapts to the cat's temperament — no forcing, giving it space and time to settle in.
Puppy
A puppy not going out yet
no-walks plan · 69 zł/dayA puppy also fits the no-walks plan if it doesn't go outside yet. Feeding on your schedule. You note vaccinations and routine in your request.
Two or more
Several pets together
+50 zł dog · +35 zł cat / dayPets are taken in together. Walks for additional pets are bought separately. There's no need to split up animals that live together.
Frequently asked questions
We answer the main doubts
Coverage
Where Alvis sitters work
Boarding is available in Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot, Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław and Poznań. Most bookings are in the Tri-City and Warsaw.
Leave with peace of mind — you've already seen where your pet will be staying
A home atmosphere instead of a kennel, its own rhythm instead of a shared routine, a meet-and-greet before booking and a photo report twice a day. Submit a request with your dates — meeting the sitter is free.
Find your sitterOver 7,000 owners already rest easy about their pet