Playful Paws®
Doggie Daycare
Dogs often thrive with social interactions with other furry friends. Through play and companionship, your dog (no matter its age) learns how to behave and interact appropriately with other dogs.
At our Doggie Daycare in Bairnsdale, we provide a lively and engaging environment to help your dog become a happy and social canine. Each dog that visits our daycare is carefully supervised by our friendly and affectionate team members, ensuring a fun and stimulating experience every day.
Our daycare is not just a daycare. Puppy Kinder focuses on training skills to kickstart your dog training journey.
Enrolling your dog in Doggie Daycare
Dogs of all ages are welcome at Playful Paws®. We adjust and sort our groups into their ages and abilities to ensure your dog is with friends that suit them.
Puppies can start attending our dog daycare from 14 weeks of age following their final vaccination.
Enrolling your dog in Doggie Daycare
Dogs of all ages are welcome at Playful Paws®. We adjust and sort our groups into their ages and abilities to ensure your dog is with friends that suit them.
Puppies can start attending our dog daycare from 14 weeks of age following their final vaccination.
What your dog learns at Doggie Daycare
At Playful Paws®, we believe socialising with other dogs in a controlled environment sets the foundation for a happy and well-behaved dog.
Our friendly and supportive team will help bring out the best in your best friend, working with your dog on lead manners, greeting people, as well manners such as waiting at gates and doorways.
Each of our four-legged guests has an individual training session during their day - so if there is anything you would like us to focus on for your dog, please let us know.
Manners Matter Most.
What a day at Playful Paws® dog daycare looks like
We kick off each class by welcoming every dog into the environment and helping them greet their new friends.
To ensure that your dog, no matter their age, is both physically and mentally stimulated, we incorporate playtime and rest between each session.
Here’s a typical day at Playful Paws® dog daycare
7:30 am – 9:30 am – Arrival and matched with friends
9:30 am – 11:30 am – First play
11:30 am 12:30 pm – Second play and training session
12:30 pm – Nap time!
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Third play
3:30 – 4:30 pm – Mental enrichment
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm - Wind down, chill out and time to go home
Things to bring to Doggie Daycare:
- All dogs must arrive on lead.
- You are welcome to bring a bed or jacket for them (we do have some available) - it can get quite cold!
- If your dog has special medications please bring those in a labelled bag, with instruction.
- If your dog requires specific food throughout the day please bring that in a labelled bag.
Fun Fridays
Setting up your puppy with skills for life.
Puppies are sponges for experience and learning - even the things we would prefer they didn’t learn!
Dreaming of a dog that you can take anywhere? Are they bored at home? Or perhaps you're too busy to train?
We are excited to bring you this NEW initiative
This six or twelve week course will give your puppy (or dog of ANY age) a kick start to learning new skills, all while you work. You will drop off your puppy and they will be with up to other dogs learning:
- Social skills - how to play with other dogs
- 1:1 time with accredited trainer
- Learning to settle in a crate
- House training - teach your dog where to go to the toilet
- Meeting other dogs calmly
- Teach your puppy to sit and drop
- Naughty behaviours - creating a calm and happy puppy. Some of the behaviours we target:
- Chewing
- Jumping up
- Mouthing
- Scratching
- Over-excitability
Puppy Kinder is held at our training centre at 6 Macleod Street, Bairnsdale.
Please note that this is NOT a substitute for teaching you how to train your puppy - but is complimentary
What to bring
- A flat collar, head halter or chest harness and a regular leash (no extender leads!)
- Your puppies favourite toy
From 12 weeks (no upper age limit - all dogs can learn new skills!)
Monday to Friday 7am - 6pm, $100 Full day, $75 Half day (any 5-hour block within opening hours)
You can also attend our FUNDAYS once your dog is calm and social - all the benefit of Puppy Kinder without the 1:1 training session.
Monday-Friday $75 Full day, $50 Half day (any 5-hour block within opening hours)
Package passes are available for Kinder and Funday in 4, 6, 8 or 12 pass packages. Each package will give you a better rate per session! Contact us today to find out more!
Terms and Conditions
All bookings have attached our terms and conditions - please note if we don't hear from you within 24 hours of your booking, we will assume you agree to all our terms and conditions.
Cancellation policy
We would appreciate if you provide us with 48 hours notice if you cannot attend, or cancellation fees may apply.