high season timesEaster Weekend & Dec 18th - Jan 10th

arrival & departure times | 8am-10am & 4pm-5pm

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Questions and Answers

  • Q: What are your opening hours?

    Daycare is open for drop off between 7-10am and pick up between 2-6pm, Monday to Friday (Closed on Public Holidays). Boarding is open for drop off & pick up between 8-11am or 2-5pm, Monday to Friday; and 8-10am or 4-5pm, Weekends & Public Holidays. Afternoon pick ups include an additional charge, $33 for dogs, $11 for cats.

  • Q: Do I need to book in advance?

    Once you've done an assessment, you do not need to prebook daycare, just drop off between our opening times, Monday to Friday. Boarding bookings are required, especially during School Holidays and High Season periods (Easter Weekend & Dec 18 to Jan 10) to ensure availability.

  • Q: What do I need to bring for my pet's stay?

    Please bring your pet's most recent vaccination records if you haven't sent it to us in advance, any medication if required, own food if preferred, and ensure they have a secure collar with an identification tag. Please be advised that providing your own food is an additional cost during High Season periods (Easter Weekend & Dec 18 to Jan 10). For dogs, we feed Lamb & Rice biscuits with raw food also available for purchase on site. For cats, we feed Chicken & Rice biscuits and a variety of wet food. We do provide all bedding and blankets, and do not recommend bringing your own bedding unless for Orthopedic reasons due to risk of damage and/or loss of property. All bedding is washed regularly. We do not accept own bedding at all during High Season periods.

  • Q: What vaccinations are required?

    All dogs must be current on Vanguard 5, Leptoguard & Canine Cough. All cats must have Felocell 3 or 4. FIV is recommended. If current vaccinations cannot be provided upon drop off you must sign a vaccination waiver.

  • Q: What does a day look like in the kennels and how often are dogs exercised?

    All animals are fed breakfast in the morning, dogs are then out mixing in a supervised controlled environment with selected suitable companions and only go back to their kennels for a midday nap, then back out mixing until dinner/bed time. Additionally, you can book an adventure walk for extra exercise which is done in the morning. Cats are out in a supervised communal area unless kennelled for specific reasons.

  • Q: Can I tour the facility?

    You can come visit us to speak with reception in person only but we do not take the public through the dog areas for health & safety reasons, also to minimise the disruption to the dogs and their comfortability. However, there is a viewing window in reception that you can see into one of our dog rooms. You can tour the Catteries with a staff member with an appointment only. Visitations are open between 10am-1pm, Monday to Friday.

  • Q: My dog is not desexed, do you still accept them?

    We do accept entire dogs, both male & female on a case by case basis. They must have an assessment day first so we can ensure their behaviour is still suitable, and we must be advised a bitch's last season. Entire dogs are mixed appropriately. There is an additional $10 daily surcharge for entire dogs boarding with us that are 10 months and older. We do not accept entire cats.

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Our Testimonials

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“Taco came to stay today, he hung out with his doggy friends, went for a walk, got muddy and then had a bath and his nails clipped - one happy dog - now asleep on the sofa. Thanks Fiona...”

Taco's Owners

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This team have worked with my dog since he was a puppy at their puppy class. They are his absolute favourite, every time we turn up he runs straight to the reception desk to greet everyone. I love seeing all the photos at the end of the day! They are also the only pet stay near me that will accommodate males intact up to 1 year old which is important for me.

Amy Gardner

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As soon as I got off the car, I can see my dog gets so happy to be there. Never seen my dog this happy before, she was jumping around, tail wagging hard, so excited to want to play. Excellent team at Pets at Whitford, very caring and you can tell that they all love animals. Many thanks, you are awesome.

Bayu Putra

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We placed our dog in boarding at PAWSS over six days and felt reassured that he was well taken care of. We appreciated that the dogs who are boarding can socialize during the days and not simply be kept in their kennels. We also had a groom done and it is one of the best he’s had. We have a very happy and well-exercised doggy! We’re very happy to know that we can rely on PAWSS to look after our fur baby when we can’t take him with us. Thank you so much!

Jessica Labreche

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Left my pup with Pets at Whitford for 2 weeks while on holiday. He was very well taken care of and had a blast. Daily photo updates are an awesome way for us to be reassured that he is okay as well. The staff are absolutely lovely to deal with and very accommodating.

Arti Chand

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In Feb I sent my male pup Rougie to boarding. Rouge had a challenging personality, very anxious around other dogs or strangers. He stayed there for 3 weeks and came back as a happy sociable dog. I paid for training however as they were busy and could not give him full training, Fiona was very kind to let me know and refunded most of the training cost. In March, I fell sick needing hospital treatment. I called Pets at Whitford and they went out of their way to pick up both my dogs, Prada and Rouge, got Prada’s vaccination details directly from the vet as this was Prada’s first time with them and took care of them while I was admitted in hospital and during the first week of recovery at home. They again went out of their way to drop my furbabies home. Honestly, I have not had such a great experience from any other organization that took so much pride in what they do with so much love for the furbabies … Plus point is that they upload the pet's pictures daily on Facebook. Thank you, Fiona and the entire team. You guys are fantastic.

Prem Z

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I have dealt with them for puppy school and grooming services. Suffice to say, I’ll be going there for boarding and all other services in the near and distant future. Fiona and the rest of the staff are really warm and pleasant!

Adhiraj Yadav

Dog Reina sitting in grass field

The girls at PAWSS take wonderful care of our furbaby. Her confidence with other dogs and other humans has improved immensely.

Kennedy Hayes

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Lovely people that take good care of your furry creatures.10/10.

Burt Purvis

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Our Dogs love to stay and visit everyone at Whitford so much love for the animals and so much fun for my fur babies

Julie Dickson

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Hunter absolutely loves it here!! Loves his friends, the amazing team, the walks and overnight stays too

Kelly Pritchard

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I use Pets at Whitford regularly for my much-loved puppy. I was very nervous about leaving him the first time, but could not be happier with their service and care for my dog. They go over and above to look after them, and he (& I!) are always welcomed with a friendly smile. I actually wish that I could stay and hang out with them most of the time, as it looks like they have so much fun - you can see this on their regular Facebook updates. Cannot speak highly enough of them

Jacinda Yeoman

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