Dog Daycare and Pet Boarding Vocabulary in Portuguese
Use clear Portuguese to ask about a pet-care stay and share the schedule, food, and familiar items your animal is used to.
Real Life Portuguese · 7 min read · Updated October 15, 2026
The short answer
Creche para cães means dog daycare, and hospedagem para animais means pet boarding. Ask how a typical day works, what hours are available, and whether the business needs to meet your pet before the first stay.
Ask how the service works
Each provider has its own routines and requirements. Ask the staff to explain its current policies, supervision, and check-in process.
Como funciona a creche para cães?
How does the dog daycare work?
Vocês oferecem hospedagem durante o fim de semana?
Do you offer boarding over the weekend?
É possível conhecer o espaço antes?
Is it possible to see the space beforehand?
Share the feeding and walking schedule
Use horário da refeição for mealtime and passeio for a walk. Explain the routine with short sentences: Ele come duas vezes por dia (He eats twice a day). State the time or portion when the care team needs it.
Write instructions down and ask the staff to repeat them. This helps when there are several details, such as meal times, a preferred walking pace, or a command your pet knows.
Ela come às sete da manhã e às seis da tarde.
She eats at seven in the morning and six in the evening.
Ele está acostumado a passear depois do almoço.
He is used to going for a walk after lunch.
Explain comfort items and contact preferences
A familiar blanket is uma manta conhecida, and a favorite toy is um brinquedo favorito. Ask whether you can bring these items and how the business will contact you with an update.
Give accurate contact details directly to the provider. If your pet has a care need, ask whether staff can accommodate it and who should receive the instructions.
Posso deixar a manta e o brinquedo dele?
Can I leave his blanket and toy?
Vocês podem me mandar uma atualização durante o dia?
Can you send me an update during the day?
Put it into practice
Ask about the routine and share concise, written information about food, walks, and comfort items before the stay.
Quick practice
Which Portuguese example matches “Can I leave his blanket and toy”?
Choose an answer to check yourself.
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