If you’ve ever had to leave a dog behind while you flew home, went on holiday, or simply had a long work day, you already know the feeling: it’s never really about whether someone will feed your dog. It’s about whether someone will treat them the way you do. That’s the gap Linda’s Doggy Daycare in Choulou, Paphos District, was built to fill — and it’s exactly the kind of place we like to point our community toward.
A home, not a kennel
The first thing worth knowing about Linda’s Doggy Daycare is what it deliberately isn’t: a row of cages with a yard attached. Linda caps her guest list at six dogs per day, by design. There’s no scaling up, no overflow, no “we’ll squeeze one more in.” That ceiling is the whole business model — it means every dog gets watched, walked, fed on their own schedule, and folded into a small, manageable pack instead of competing for attention in a crowded run.
Dogs sleep on proper dog beds scattered through the house, not in crates in a back room, and the couch is open territory. A fully fenced garden gives them somewhere safe to roam during the day, with shaded spots for the Cyprus heat and air conditioning indoors for the dogs who feel it more than others. It’s the kind of setup that makes sense the moment you picture your own dog there rather than in a commercial kennel block.
Who’s behind it
Linda is Swiss, and dogs have been the throughline of her life since childhood — she describes spending childhood summers at a dog hotel rather than at the beach. Eventually she left a stable corporate career in Switzerland and relocated to Cyprus with her husband specifically to do this full-time. Thirteen-plus years of hands-on dog experience later, she and her husband run the daycare as a couple, with no children and no distractions from the job of looking after other people’s dogs as if they were their own.
Where to find them
Linda’s Doggy Daycare is based in Choulou, a quiet inland village in the Paphos District — away from main roads and traffic noise, which matters more than people expect when a nervous dog is settling into somewhere new. If you’re coming from Paphos town, it’s a straightforward drive inland; if you’re travelling to or from the island and need to factor in onward transport, our guide to getting from Paphos to Larnaca Airport with a pet covers timing and logistics for that leg of the journey.
What’s actually included
This isn’t a drop-off-and-hope service. The day-to-day care covers:
- Two walks a day — morning and evening, timed around the heat, in natural surroundings away from traffic and crowds, with off-leash time where it’s safe to allow it.
- Feeding to your exact instructions — dry, wet, or BARF, plus filtered, remineralised water available around the clock.
- Medical care when it’s needed — tablets, syrups, and injections are all handled, which makes this a realistic option for older dogs or ones on ongoing medication, not just healthy young dogs.
- Basic grooming and wellness — brushing, tick checks, eye and paw care.
- Light daily training and play — reinforcing basics like sit, down, and wait, without turning the stay into a boot camp.
- Optional pickup and drop-off across the Paphos district, for owners who’d rather not add a drive to an already busy departure day.
Both short daycare stays (a few hours, for a work day or a day trip) and multi-week boarding are available — useful if you’re heading back to Europe for a few weeks rather than just a weekend.
Why this matters if you’re flying
A lot of the people who land on this site are exactly the people Linda’s setup is built for: pet owners trying to coordinate a flight, a relocation, or a long visit home without leaving their dog somewhere generic. If you’re the one travelling and your dog is staying behind in Cyprus, a small, home-based daycare like this is a far easier thing to arrange — and explain to a worried dog — than a commercial kennel.
It’s also worth a look if you’re on the other side of the equation: maybe you can’t fly with your dog yourself and you’re looking into our Animal Flight Companion service to get them from Cyprus to a new home in Europe. Knowing there’s a trustworthy place nearby for them to stay in the days before a flight, rather than rushing a handover at the airport, takes a surprising amount of stress out of the process.
And if your dog is a rescue rather than one you’ve had since puppyhood — something we see constantly through our work helping people understand why adopting a shelter dog or cat is worth considering — a calm, small-group, home environment like Linda’s tends to be a much gentler experience than a noisy kennel, especially for a dog that’s already had enough upheaval in its life.
If you’re visiting Paphos yourself and want your dog with you for part of the trip but need a few days of daycare in between, it’s also worth pairing this with one of the options on our pet-friendly hotels in Cyprus list — several are within a reasonable drive of Choulou.
Good to know before you book
- Location: Choulou, Paphos District, Cyprus
- Capacity: Maximum 6 dogs per day
- Care hours: 24/7, no dogs left alone overnight
- Booking: Via WhatsApp or phone at +357 94 567 136
- Languages: German and English
- Follow along: Facebook and Instagram
As always with smaller, owner-run operations: book ahead, especially around peak holiday periods when half of Paphos seems to be flying out at once. Six spots a day fill up fast once people figure out what they’re actually getting.
Have you used Linda’s Doggy Daycare, or another small home-based boarding option in the Paphos area? Let us know via our contact form — we’re always happy to hear about places worth recommending to other pet owners in Cyprus.