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Why Play with us!

At Urban Hounds, we offer top-notch facilities featuring commercial-grade epoxy floors, temperature-controlled pens, and daily themed enrichment activities. Our trained and professional staff ensure a great staff-to-dog ratio, providing personalised care for every dog. We take pride in being one of the few dog daycare centres that incorporate a wide range of enrichment activities, outdoor pack walks at the nearby reserve, and structured relaxation times into our daily routines. Our dog daycare program is carefully crafted to meet the unique needs of each dog, ensuring they enjoy a fulfilling and balanced day with us. We want your beloved pets to truly be happy and fulfilled here!

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Activity Based

Our days are designed to fulfil your pup’s needs, and packed with enriching activities. Think of indoor agility, nose work, sharpening obedience skills, fun games, special days, and water and sand play.

These activities are shown to increase dogs’ confidence, agility, and engagement while fostering socialisation and encouraging healthy play.

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Structured Days

Structured days prioritise not only socialisation but also essential periods of rest and tranquillity. Just like humans, dogs can become overstimulated and tired. That's why we dim the lights, cue soothing music, and provide cozy blankets for peaceful nap times. We have vinyl waterproof orthopedic grade beds and lots of blankets that get cleaned daily.

Our daycare program is crafted with play, rest, and enrichment in mind. We have created our facilities for your pup’s enjoyment and safety, and they will be under our supervision around the clock.

Daycare facility at Urban Hounds with human grade play equipment and bright walls

Facility

We have built our facility with your dog in mind! Explore our space below!

Our play areas are air-controlled, ensuring your dog stays comfortable during hot days and freezing weather. We have epoxy floors with an extra soft grip for safety and comfort. Our walls are adorned with beautiful artwork by Tatu Artist, depicting an adventurous journey around the world.

Our all-activity playpen is equipped with children-grade play equipment and plenty of agility challenges to keep your dog active and engaged.

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Enrichment & Pack walks

Enrichment comes in various forms, tailored to each dog's preferences and needs. Through comprehensive behavioural assessments, we gain insights into what your furry friend loves.

Imagine ball pits, enrichment puzzles, sniffaris, cuddles, massages, and so much more! Every dog receives enrichment as part of our standard offerings. For those who crave extra attention and TLC, we can also provide one-on-one time with a dedicated caregiver.

We're here to ensure they experience joy, stimulation, and contentment throughout their stay at Urban Hounds.

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Pricing

All dogs must complete an initial Trial Day before booking daycare.

We currently offer FREE Trial Days to make sure Urban Hounds is a place where your furry friend will thrive and grow. Find out more about your pup’s first day here.

You can find a comprehensive pricelist for all our services here.

Full-day starting from

$65 per visit

One Dog

Full Day

  • 5 Days - $325 ($65 per visit)

  • 10 Days - $625 ($62.5 per visit)

  • 20 Days - $1180 ($59 per visit)

Two Dogs

Full Day

  • 5 Days - $600 ($120 per visit)

  • 10 Days - $1140 ($114 per visit)

  • 20 Days - $2160 ($108 per visit)

PACKAGES

Great for pet parents who come often. Expiry periods apply to packages:

5 Days = 6 months

10 Days = 9 months

20 Days = 12 months

Full-day starting from

$71 per visit

One Dog

Full Day - $71

Two Dogs

Full Day - $128

CASUAL

Best for pooches who visit occasionally or need extra flexibility with dates.

If you are a new customer follow the above link to enrol your pooch. If you have already done your behavioural assessment/returning customer you can use our client portal or the mobile app for bookings.

  • Packages are essentially pre-paid multipacks that give you bulk discounts.

    Once purchased they will sit in your account and you can use them to book in your visits.

    These are great if you want bulk discounts and/or your days are not regular.

    Visit our Pricing Page to see packages we currently offer.

  • Casual rates may work for you if you have an unpredictable schedule or you are only looking for occasional care.

    Check out our pricing for daycare here.

Trial Day: All pooches need to complete a Trial Day/behavioural assessment before booking. We offer FREE Trial Days. The assessment goes for 2-4 hours (max 4 hours) to ensure that Urban Hounds is an enjoyable place for your pup. We evaluate how your pup responds to our staff and how they will get along with their potential playmates.

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be made by 5 pm the day before the booking. Late cancellation fee of 50% of booked service will apply to clients that fail to cancel by 5 pm the day prior, unless in exceptional circumstances.

No-shows on the day will incur 100% of the reserved service.

Late Pick up: Our latest pickup time is 6:30 PM. If you are unable to pick up your dog by this time, a late fee of $30 per hour will apply. This fee is charged in hourly increments, meaning:

  • 6:31 PM – 7:30 PM = $30

  • 7:31 PM – 8:30 PM = $60

  • 8:31 PM – 9:30 PM = $90, and so on

To avoid late fees, we kindly ask that you adhere to the scheduled pickup time.

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Got Questions? We got it answered!

  • You can register your pup for an assessment day with us free of charge by clicking here.

    You will need to provide some information on your pet including their vaccination details.

    If you need help registering your pup give us a call at 0451 202 833.

  • We want to make sure that your dog has the most pawsome days with us!

    Our primary goal is to make sure that your dog has a positive introduction to the team and their potential play groups.

    We will dedicate our time to getting to know your dog and figuring out what their likes and dislikes are. We will look at how they interact with the staff and other dogs.

  • Our daycare program accommodates pups of all ages provided they are vaccinated prior to joining us.

    We do recommend that pet parents spend a couple of weeks with their dogs at home before trying daycare. This allows them to get used to their new paw parents, new home and routine.

    We accommodate senior dogs too and have chill-out zones where they can just lick on a frozen lickimat OR chew on a bone.

  • All dogs must have C5 vaccination. It protects against parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza and kennel cough.

    All vaccines must be current and carried out annually.

  • Dogs over the age of 8 months must be desexed. Puppies younger than this can attend daycare while still entire.

    We also recognise that some breeds (particularly giant and large breeds) may benefit from delayed desexing. In these cases, you must provide a veterinary medical exemption. The continuation at daycare will be conditional as hormonal changes may impact the daycare experiences (i.e. excessing humping, or increased sniffing around the back of other dogs). Chat to us if you would like to know more about desexing.

  • For some dogs daycare and group socialisation may not be the best option. And, that is totally fine, and simply means that being with a bunch of dogs is just not their thing. In fact, we have one of those "I don't care for dogs" type of pooch in our own family pack!

    The daycare experience should feel good for the dogs. Our team will always advocate for your dogs and will understand your dog's body language. They are trained to just do this! If your dog exhibits signs that they would rather be in a couch with a human, we will let you know.

  • Once your pup has completed their assessment day you can follow this link to book all future visits. You can buy packages here or casual options.

    Once a booking request is made, our team will get back to confirm. We prefer at least 12 hour notice for bookings and ideally more.

    During inclement weather such as in summer days or rainy winter days daycare places fill up quickly. Advance bookings are always recommended.

  • We group dogs based on their energy levels and size. We have large play pen areas and an activity pen where dogs of different sizes and breeds can socialise together in a safe environment.

  • We offer puppy daycare provided they are vaccinated alongside our regular daycare.

    The daycare program for puppies is a little different to make sure that every moment is special and positive. Your puppy will spend most of their time carefully supervised with carefully selected playmates. They will have some interaction with the big dogs to learn useful skills under careful supervision. They will also have a separate play room where they get to participate in desensitisation activities, basic obedience training and small group play.