Press & media
Press contact
For press and media enquiries: press@comparedogboardingprices.co.uk
We are happy to fact-check data claims before publication and can provide spokesperson quotes with reasonable lead time.
Annual campaign calendar
Six data-led campaigns per year. Every campaign has a methodology page and sample-size disclosure live before any media pitch.
State of UK Dog Boarding
January
Annual flagship report: national licence coverage, regional price disparities, star-rating distribution, and the True Price Index. Targets tier-1 consumer and pet press.
Asset: PDF report + interactive dashboard at /data/state-of-uk-dog-boarding-[year]
Christmas & School-Holiday Boarding Price Index
November
Regional Christmas pricing data vs standard rates. Average peak premium, worst-affected regions, advance-booking advice. Targets BBC News, MoneySavingExpert.
Asset: Regional pricing table + visualisation
True Price Index
March
Observed price gap between direct and marketplace-mediated bookings. Full methodology page, sample sizes disclosed, limitations acknowledged. Targets Which?, BBC.
Asset: /data/true-price-index — methodology + downloadable dataset
Licence Visibility Gap
May
Marketplace listings unmatched to published LA register. Framed as a register-visibility investigation, not an operator-naming campaign. Responsible disclosure to councils.
Asset: Dataset of unmatched listings, regional breakdown
Licensing Coverage Map
July
Which councils publish usable registers vs require FOI or manual access. Consumer-empowerment framing. No tier-1 exclusive — broad regional bait.
Asset: /data/licensing-coverage — interactive map
UK Dog Boarding Inflation Report
October
Year-on-year price change by region and service type vs CPI. Recurring annual — targets FT, Reuters, BBC Business once 12 months of data exists.
Asset: Annual price change report
Using our data
Journalists and researchers are welcome to use data from this site. We ask that you:
- Attribute as: “Source: Compare Dog Boarding Prices (comparedogboardingprices.co.uk)”
- Include the date the data was accessed
- Note relevant sample sizes and caveats, published on every data page
- Do not represent our observations as definitive market prices — they are a sample
Downloadable datasets
Aggregated datasets are available from our data hub, including the national price index and licensing coverage data. CSV downloads are free with attribution.
Embeddable charts
Charts from our data pages are embeddable. The embed code includes a backlink attribution. Removing the attribution from embed code is not permitted.