Doggy Vacations

11/08/2020

Just thought I'd share with you all what's keeping me busy during Stage 4 and while we can't have all your beautiful puppers come to stay with us. Please let me know if I can help you out with any handmade, machine washable facemasks 😷

Sewing has been a passion of mine since I was a teenager. My projects have included formal wear, baptism & holy communion dresses, dance costumes, baby playmates, cushions & now my latest fancy - face masks!
Reach out with any special projects you have

16/07/2020

Max hopes you’re all staying safe and warm! He misses you all 🐶

25/05/2020

Something tells me we are about to get busy again at Doggy Vacations!!

07/04/2020

Face of an angel. Never far from my side, Piper is definitely a Mumma’s girl.

06/04/2020

I hope all the dogs out there are enjoying all the extra human contact and all the humans enjoying the walks too 😀

01/04/2020

Is this the face of a pup begging to go for a walk?? I bet your dogs are all loving you being home with them more.

25/03/2020

This is how Piper is feeling after a week of the 4 of us stuck in the house with her. Max on the other hand is driving us all crazy wanting extra attention, missing his rotation of play buddies coming to stay.

Hope you’re all staying safe indoors

10/03/2020

The last of our long weekend doggy vacationers has gone home and now we prepare for our own family holiday!! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧🧳🚢 ☀️🏖👙👓👒👙🌺🍍This overseas holiday has been funded by you trusting us with having your beloved fur babies 🐶🐶🐶🐶coming to stay while you were away. So to you all - we say a huge thank you for your support!! 🙏🏻 😘. Our own fur baby family will be in good hands while we are away with Ann our housesitter who is also a dog trainer 🐕 😍. We’re be home again from 16 April and open for bookings from then.

31/01/2020

Friday funny!! 😂😂👍

23/01/2020

Jake stayed with us last weekend. For his first stay he stayed with my offsider Christine in Charlotte St but this time it was our privilege to care for Jake. What a sweet old fella he is. Enjoying cooling his tumtum on the cool floorboards with the breeze blowing in through back door. He’s got it all sussed!!

22/01/2020

Every so often dogs staying with us are treated with a bone (on us!!). We’ve never found a dog who didn’t love gnawing on a meaty bone 🍖 to while away the daylight hours. after all - this is their doggy vacation and vacations are all about living it up!! the bones we choose are appropriate for the size of the dog and without much fat. All dogs are separated to enjoy their bone in their own secure space so that no trouble is caused amongst the group. All bone remnants are collected up afterwards and disposed of. Here’s Bella enjoying hers back on New Years Day 🎉

21/01/2020

At Doggy Vacation we’re conscious of your security and realise there’s probably no one at your home while your dog is staying with us. We love to share with you photos of your dog enjoying his/her time with us and we’ll send these through to you privately while you’re away. We wait till you’re all home again before sharing photos on our Doggy Vacay page.

So if you see photos of a dog you know - they’re probably already gone home before you’re seeing them here.

19/01/2020

Right way up - upside down!! Makey loves a good roll in the grass

19/01/2020

. Look at the pure bliss on Ruby’s face as she enjoys her morning rest surrounded by toys after a big run at the park.

17/01/2020

Last night was the first night in 5 weeks we had no guest dogs staying with us. It felt soooo weird!! Short lived - another guest arriving today 😁😁

Here’s some sample photos of all the dogs we’ve enjoyed having come to stay. Some big, some little, some young, some getting on in years, some short stays, others longer stays, some repeat visitors, others staying for first time. All very welcome to come stay again!! 🐶

Baxter - Australian Cobber Dog
Bella - Cocker Spaniel
Bruce - Jack Russell
Ellie - Labrador
Hugo - Golden Retriever
Huxley - Labradoodle
Makey - Hungarian Vizla
Nico - Cattledog
Ruby - Red Kelpie x

Hope you all enjoyed your Christmas/New Year/Summer Holiday.

22/12/2019

Last week we had the adorably cute Bruce (JRT) and Luna (Dachshund) staying with us in the incredibly hot weather. But we knew what to do. Take a dip in the pool to cool off, lounge around on the couches in the aircon and go for a park run once the sun goes down.

06/11/2019

The photo on the left I took on Saturday of Wendell a cutey pie shih tzu who was staying with us for the long weekend. The photo on the right was sent to me by Wendell’s mum taken today showing off his summer haircut. I can’t believe it’s the same dog!! Still super cute. Hope the weather warms up for you Wendell. 😘🐶

29/10/2019

🏆 Winner of the Largest Dog we’ve ever had stay goes to Peppa the Rhodesian Ridgeback. I didn’t know if I should be using a lead or put a saddle on her and ride her to the park!! She might be HUUUGE but she still thinks she’s a lap dog 😂😂 a gentle giant for sure!! And loved playing with the other smaller dogs at the dog park

25/10/2019

With balls, it’s definitely a case of you get what you pay for!! Cheap balls and thin and can be easily torn up. Apart from being dangerous choking hazards it’s a painful mess to clean up the bits. Quality tennis balls last much longer.

24/10/2019

How could I ever be lonely when I work from home and have these guys to keep me company?

16/10/2019

Last month we had the privilege of having our neighbour’s dog Hugo come to stay. Now whenever he comes home from his walk he wants to come visit us again. That’s our front gate 🤣🤣🤣 pretty good advertisement for our pet sitting business

13/10/2019

Today Huxley the labradooddle came back to visit us for the day. He had a great time playing with the JRT triplets and enjoyed chasing the ball in the park. Once we got home it was time for a cuddle with M&M on the couch before mum came back to pick him up. Action packed day - I reckon he’ll be sleeping well tonight

06/10/2019

and with that the spring holiday busy season is over. In the last 6 weeks we had lots of dogs come to stay:
🐶 Ruby the Kelpie
🐶 Max the German Shepherd
🐶 Pepper the Cattledog
🐶 Fergus a poodle mix
🐶 Cody the cocker spaniel (twice!)
🐶 Titan the Pikingnese
🐶 Séamas the Labrador
🐶 Lucky a poodle mix
🐶 Hugo the Gokden Retriever
🐶 Huxley the Labradoodle
Some small, others large
Some young, others senior
Some short stays, others longer stays
All loved and welcome back soon 😍😘

But for tonight and for the next few weeks it’s just our little girl Piper. Yes she’ll love being showered with ALL our attention but she’ll also miss her canine buddies. Lucky we have our buddies to catch up with on our park walks

05/10/2019

A pair of black leg warmers on my black jeans while I watch tv. At least you won’t see the fur they leave 😂

04/10/2019

No kissing allowed under our roof!! 😁😂

♥️🤣♥️🤣

03/10/2019

On hot days the dogs who stay with us love to lick away on a pupsicle which keeps them entertained, cool and hydrating too!!

29/09/2019

It was a very busy day up at the park this morning (6:30am) with ALL the dogs having a great time playing together. Maybe 20 dogs?? Great way to start the day

25/09/2019

If they’re allowed to at home your dog is welcome to get up for a cuddle while I watch tv at night. But if different rules at your place we have a mat on the floor at my feet. Cody is an “on the couch” kinda guy

22/09/2019

We loved having the mighty Titan come stay with us last week and hope he comes back again soon.

19/09/2019

Flashback: Pepper and Victor showing us the different techniques of getting a drink at the park 🤣 Both managed to get their feet into the bowl 🤷🏻‍♀️

17/09/2019

Puppy snuggles. flashback to Wendell’s stay when he and Piper shared a bed

14/09/2019

What’s on the other side of the bushes???

From our walk this morning.
Piper, Fergus and Cody

14/09/2019

Please feel free to invite your friends to like this page so they can find me when they’re planning their holidays.

14/09/2019

Fun game of tug-a-war between Piper and Fergus. There’s a rubber stick in there. No blankets were harmed in this game.