Daycare

Operates Monday – Friday 7:30am – 6:00pm, Closed Public Holidays.

Give your dog a break from being home alone. Constantly supervised dogs play, explore and chill out in our, beautiful paddocks, wilderness hill, Hobbiton, swimming pool and sandy beach. Inside our climate-controlled building is the lounge, personal sleeping places, sofas and loads of cosy dog beds – if it’s fun, social or experiencing new stuff – we do it.

Drop Off and Pick Up Times

Registration

Your dog needs to be:

• Friendly with other dogs and new people.
• Fully vaccinated within the 12 months preceding their first visit. Vaccinations must include;
  
• Canine (kennel) Cough
• Parvovirus
• Distemper
• Hepatitis
• Leptospirosis (only required if you travel north of Taupo with your dog).
• Healthy and free of contagious illness.
• De-sexed if older than 9 months in the case of males and after their first season for females.
  Dogs coming for the first time under 9 months old or females still waiting for their first season, or due to be de-sexed, are warmly welcomed before they are de-sexed as this period in their life is the most important time to practice and learn social skills. So the younger your puppy is when starting daycare the better.

If you would like to register your dog for Daycare download the form below. Please save it to your computer, fill it out and email it to training@petdogschool.co.nz. We will print the form and have you sign it next time you are in. Otherwise, just print it and fill it out yourself and bring it with you next time you visit Pet Dog School.

Meet & Greet

A Meet and Greet usually lasts about 15 minutes but there is no rush. We proudly show you and your dog around and you both get to meet some of our wonderful daycare dogs. We collect your completed Owner Information form and check and take a copy of your dog’s vaccination booklet.

If your dog passes the Meet and Greet it gets to stay for the rest of the day at no extra cost.

Payment

Clients pay by Direct Banking and will be given a unique Client Number if they do not already have one. Cash and EFTPOS will still be accepted for those unable to pay by direct banking however.

Speed Limit

Please drive down our driveway with your foot on the break in 2nd gear keeping your speed to walking pace. We are finding it is offending people when we ask for the 4th and 5th time to respect our speed limit (5kmh) and the safety of other carpark users.

Frequently Asked Questions

Training

Pet Dog School offers private sessions, training notes, email support and occasionally runs workshops and seminars on different aspects of understanding and communicating with pet dogs successfully. If you need help with any part of your relationship with your dog we offer training notes, email support and home visits as well as you visiting us.

Daycare

Daycare teaches dogs vital social skills and how to interact and play appropriately with many different breeds, characters, sexes, sizes and energy levels. Spending time with happy, balanced dogs and experience, caring dog trainers helps build confidence and facilitates personal growth in dogs who find life a little stressful and hard.

Pre-school Sessions

Pre-school sessions are provided for owners and puppies under 6 months old as personal, one-on-one sessions. You get the best results If arranged with puppies as young as possible. If pup hasn’t had 2 vaccinations including Canine (kennel) Cough then we can visit your home.

To prepare you and your excited family and to ensure life is fun and training is effective right from the start – you can even arrange a pre-school session BEFORE you get your puppy. Comprehensive training notes support these sessions so you have them to refer to over the first month or two of living with your puppy.

If living with a puppy isn’t fun – you’re doing it wrong.

Adult Dog Training and Behaviour Modification

There is always room for improvement so whether your dog has suddenly contracted a bad or annoying habit or you simply want to improve their obedience and your control, understanding and relationship with it – call or email your details and we can design the best training plan for you, your family and your dog.

Registration for Training

If you would like to register your dog for training download the form below. Please save it to your computer, fill it out and email it to training@petdogschool.co.nz. We will print the form and have you sign it next time you are in. Otherwise, just print it and fill it out yourself and bring it with you next time you visit Pet Dog School.

Grooming

Bookings Essential

The Grooming Room at Pet Dog School is a busy, busy place. From a quick bath and nail trim to a full breed or personality specific groom – your dog will come out feeling, cleaner and more comfortable as well as beautiful or cute as a button.

Appointments

We will make your next appointment while your dog is being groomed and provide a detailed appointment card at pick up time. We then remind you of your appointment and request confirmation the day before. Because our grooming room is so popular, we appreciate you cancelling an unwanted appointment as soon as you can. A charge will be made for missed appointments that have not been previously cancelled by phone, email or text.

Personal Style

We know your dog’s own personal style is very important, so we make sure we ask at every appointment what is to be done today. This gives you the opportunity to ask for a little more off or a little more left on or whatever new style you fancy. We carry an array of special shampoos and conditioners so sensitive or itchy skin or annoying fleas can be addressed. We are happy to use shampoo you supply and prescription shampoo too – no extra charge!

Health Check

All dogs are given a health check while being groomed. Lumps, warts, hair loss, anal glands, sore feet, dirty ears and much more will all be looked at and dealt with, where possible. Any concerns will be discussed with you at pick up time.

Vaccinations

Your dog will be in the grooming room with other dogs and we are also happy to allow them to play with the daycare dogs while they wait to be picked up if they would like to. Because of this we do need all grooming clients to be fully vaccinated including the highly contagious Canine (kennel) Cough.

Pricing

All dogs are charged individually depending on their size, style required, coat condition and frequency of their appointments. You will be given a price at drop off and this will not change.

Prices range from $35.00 – $95 but most dogs average around $70.00 – $85.00.

Homestay

Available 7 days a week. Only available to Pet Dog School daycare and grooming clients. Dogs come home and stay with our own dogs, sleeping in their crate, in their own cosy bed in the dining room or sometimes even in the bedroom ON THE BED!

Homestay is available for long term holidays or just for the night. Pick up and drop off times are by arrangement and to suit your needs. If staying over ‘school nights’ homestay dogs come to daycare during the day for free.

If you would like to book a Homestay please download the form below. Please save it to your computer, fill it out and email it to training@petdogschool.co.nz. We will print the form and have you sign it next time you are in. Otherwise, just print it and fill it out yourself and bring it with you next time you visit Pet Dog School.

Daycare Pricing

*Concession cards must be paid for in advance. 2 dog concession cards are for dogs always visiting together.

Training Pricing

Grooming Pricing

Homestay Pricing

Crate Hire

Great for rearing the perfect puppy.

• Directly help prevent future annoying, inappropriate or dangerous behaviour.
• Keep your puppy or dog and your home safe from harm and damage.
• Help rehabilitating pets remain calm and safe – our training crates have provided safety and support for cats, kittens, hedgehogs, pigeons, chickens, piglets, lambs and, of course, thousands of dogs.