Daycare

Members in our indoor playground enjoy activities, exercise programs, supervised play sessions and of course, plenty of love and attention from dedicated and trained daycare attendants. The centre features an air conditioned/heated doggy lounge and puppy nursery area for your dogs comfort. Our playground floor areas have been covered by a hard wearing 6mm rubber finish to minimise stress on the dogs’ joints and is ideal for play activity.

1 dog 2 dogs
Daycare Full Day 52 104
Daycare Half day (up to 5 hours) 43 86
Short visit / per hour (e.g. Market days) 16 33
Centre closure is strictly 6.30pm a late pick up charge applies thereafter – $10 per 10 minute increments

Daily Activities

Morning New and regular clients arrive at the centre and introductions are made and dogs get settled with their surroundings, settled into a pack with matching energy to then make new friends.
9.30am Upbeat music releases morning energy levels. Speed up exercises with more ball games, diggiddydoggy conga line, bungee chook time and lots of cuddles. Staff carefully monitor play groups to ensure the safety and involvement of all dogs.
11.00am Slow down exercises with walkies around the play area and Individual attention to each dog within the play area: including massages.
11.30am Morning rest time. Music is switched to classical, lighting is dimmed and calming aromatherapy oils are released into the air. Cuddles and rest session continues depending on the requirement of the dogs.
12.30pm Some are ready and raring to go again others need a gentle wake up, so time to start gentle exercise once again with slower games like walkies, bubble blower, find the handler. Working at their own pace, dogs are put through some fun training games and a few treats to encourage good behaviour.
1.30pm Play groups are reassessed and exercises commence. Groups may be rotated to ensure maximum interaction and free play continues.
3.00pm Spot training session and brain games commence.
4.00pm onwards Pick-ups commence and groups become smaller and some tears are shed as goodbyes commence until they see each other again. Gentle exercise and rest time maintained during these periods to control environment and interaction. This is the handlers chance to do some clean ups for those covered in slobber from playing with some relaxing grooming sessions.
Notes Senior and puppy schedules may vary to incorporate more rest breaksOperation Recovery also available for dogs that require resting or kept still following surgery

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03 9682 7297
03 9682 3647 (Fax)
209 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne Vic 3205 M - F 7.30am-6.30pm