To ensure we are able to continue to service all of our wonderful clients, we will soon be closing our books for our minding services.
As of 1 May, 2024 we will be accepting booking requests for overnight stays from existing minding clients, client referrals and regular daycare attendees only.
We provide a comfortable experience for your dog, with a focus on the familiarity of a family home environment.
Whether you're planning a holiday, getting married, having a baby, travel for work, have an unexpected emergency or need some respite, we provide peace of mind for your beloved dog. With the additional convenience of pick up and drop home to your door step, your getaway just became that little bit easier.
We offer 2 options for our dog minding service which offer various inclusions:
All our dog minding options include accommodation overnight in a room inside our home. Upon arrival, your dog will be provided with their own cozy crate which includes a bed, cover and water bowl. This will be their allocated safe place during their stay where they can rest and retreat to as necessary. If your dog is not familiar with a crate, we have alternative options on offer provided they are house-trained and well-behaved.
During a stay with us, your dog will become part of our family and interact with our dogs and children like they are our own. Due to this, your dog will need to have a level of socialisation that we determine to be appropriate to stay with us. Your dog will also need to meet our minimum requirements.
Our Home Stay option includes your dog coming to stay in our home with us for the day and overnight.
Our prices are charged per day and are seasonal.
We have created various dog-friendly spaces for them to explore during the day:
Their day will be structured into morning outside play in our fully fenced yard(s), rotated into our quiet space for midday rest, then outside again in the afternoon for more play. They may spend time with up to 4 other dogs and will have play and interaction with small children in addition to us throughout their stay which is a wonderful socialisation opportunity.
Breakfast is provided between 7:30-8:30am, if your dog receives breakfast, and dinner is provided between 4:30-5:30pm. Our standard pricing option allows for you providing their regular food for us to give them at their meal times. If you wish for us to provide them with their meals, we adopt a balanced raw feeding method. Find out about our meals by 'The Raw Pantry'
We will send you regular photo, video and message updates during your dog's stay with us to further ensure peace-of-mind that your dog is being well looked after and loved.
Low season $50.00 per day
High season $65.00 per day
Peak season $80.00 per day
Public holidays $100.00 per day
The Paddock Day Play option includes your dog coming to play at our dog daycare facility, The Paddocks, during the day (available weekdays only) and then returning to stay in our home with us overnight.
Our dog daycare is located just outside Bulahdelah, 5 minutes from our home and consists of 6-acres of fully fenced natural space for your dog to explore.
Your dog is collected from our home between 8:30-9:00am and transported to daycare where they will engage in supervised interaction and play with the other dogs who attend our regular daycare. As a new member to the packs, their introduction will occur slowly and they will be required to have the same level of social behaviours as our regular daycarers.
If your dog receives breakfast, this is provided before departing for daycare, between 7:30-8:30am, and dinner is provided upon their return home, between 4:30-5:30pm. Our standard Paddock Day Play pricing option allows for you providing their regular food for us to give them at their meal times. If you wish for us to provide them with their meals, we adopt a balanced raw feeding method. Find out about our meals by 'The Raw Pantry'. Additional charges are applicable for The Pantry Dog Meals and are calculated based on your individual dogs requirements.
We will send you regular photo, video and message updates during your dog's stay with us to further ensure peace-of-mind that your dog is being well looked after and loved.
Our Paddock Day Play Dog Minding prices are charged per weekday and are seasonal. Pricing reverts to our Home Stay rates on weekends. Our rates are calculated daily.
Low season $75.00 per day
High season $90.00 per day
Peak season $105.00 per day*
Public holidays $100.00 per day**
*Daycare closes for the Christmas period from Saturday Dec 21, 2024 - Sunday Jan 5, 2025. The rate and service offered for these dates is the same as Home Stay Dog Minding.
**Daycare does not run on public holidays. The rate and service offered on public holidays is the same as Home Stay Dog Minding
A minimum C5 vaccination is required for enrolment in any of our services. This will need to have been completed at least 2 weeks prior to their scheduled stay. A copy of their vaccination certificate will be required at the time of their enrolment.
All males enrolling in services with us must be desexed. A cope of their desexing certificate will be required at their time of enrolment.
A 20% deposit is required to secure your dates for dog minding. You can read about our cancellation policy here.
Our Dog Minding rate is calculated daily and based on your dogs own food being provided for the duration of their stay.
The daily rate includes pick-up and drop off from our service suburbs, on regular daycare days only.
View our regular pickup areas here.
The window for pick up and drop off can be selected as 7:30am-8:30am or 3:30-5:00pm.
Travel surcharges apply for weekends, non-daycare days & public holidays.
We offer the option for you to drop your dog to us between 10:00-11:00am or 1:00-2:00pm. We can be flexible should you need a different time and request that you contact us to discuss this arrangement.
The Raw Pantry - Fresh Handmade Meals can be provided to your dog during a Home Stay or Paddock Day Play. These meal proportions are calculated to your individual dog and the costs associated with this meal option will vary pending size. Small $7.00 per meal, Medium $9.00 per meal, Large $12.00 per meal, Giant $15.00 per meal.
(Meals are adequately sized to provide daily nourishment in the single meal)
A 20% deposit is required to secure your dates for dog minding. You can read about our cancellation policy here.
Pick up or drop home on a Saturday to local zone:
Pick up or drop home on a Saturday to Zone 1 areas
Pick up or drop home on a weekday to areas outside of our service zone
No Pick up or drop home service available on Sundays or Public Holidays
We offer the ability for you to drop your dog to us or pick your dog up from us on these days between 10:00am - 11:00am & 1:00pm - 2:00pm.
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