Help Needed

[Joypod]

Hi All,

So, I had my two booked into Dog Central Day Care in Yarraville over Xmas but have since decided to cancel my booking. A very good friend of mine has been calling the office for the past two days (trying to book her dog in on my recommendation) but no one is answering the phone. She's tried numerous times at different times of the day. Slightly worrying.

Then, she sends me an article about them leaving the dogs in the warehouse over night when you've paid for a carer to take them home! This made me VERY concerned. If I'm paying for my dogs to be in someone's home, I expect them to be in someone's home, not in a warehouse.

So, my question is, can anyone recommend a quality boarding facility in the Western Suburbs? I don't mind if they're kept in a kennel by themselves over night so long as it's indoors, clean, run well, comfortable, air-conditioned, can bring my own food, they're exercised daily, etc.

Basically, the level of care I'm sure most people on here would also demand for their dogs.

Any ideas, thoughts or suggestions would be greatly apprecaited.

With thanks! Joy.

[Lady Flying Furball]

There is another thread in General at the moment asking for boarding recomendations in the Melbourne area. Might have something for you. How lucky that you found this out now as it is a dog-owners worst nightmare to leave your precious pups in the wrong hands!

[Joypod]

Oh i know FlyingFurball! I'm so angry. I've been sending my two to Dog Central Day Care for about 3 years now. I've been trying to call them myself since I got my friend's email and she's right, they're not answering their phone. I might have to call in after work.

Thanks for the heads up about the other thread. I'll keep an eye on it. :)

[Nik]

I drive past them all the time and I think they're no longer operating. Today there was a mountain of mail showed through the bars on the gate, and the place is looking rather unloved.

[Pretty Miss Emma]

Glad you've gotten away form Dog Central!!

If you are looking for boarding kennels I had a thread on Melbourne boarding kennels about 2 years ago and got some good recommendations (will find it for you). But you may find that they are all booked out over christmas. Something to consider as an alternative might be someone who does home visits to look after your animals or a house sitter.

Here it is it's not an exhaustive list and I had a special needs dog so people did recommend taking that in to consideration but it's a starting point! There is also Hanrob Hotel at the airport and Kepala which I don't think are mentioned in that thread.

Edited November 20, 2012 by Pretty Miss Emma