providing all your DOG's DAYCARE needs at Hound Lounge
Convenience - Your dog will be picked up & dropped off from your home
Fun, Structured Care - Hours of fun & engagement
Basic Training - Including loose lead training, good manners reinforcement and impulse control at the daycare and during transport
Socialisation - Plenty of space to run play in natural surroundings that is a fully fenced outdoor area, with shelter to provide protection from nature's elements
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We provide structured, supervised play for dogs and puppies. We love dogs and can't wait to meet yours!
Most dogs enjoy hanging out with other dogs - a quick game of chase, some friendly butt sniffing, and lots of enthusiastic running around. These play sessions provide ample opportunities for dogs to practice their social graces, learn to read other dogs' body language, and cavort with their pals.
Our daycare offers many options for doggie enrichment, entertainment and exploration, with comfy places to sit, investigate and survey the space when they get tired of playing with their mates.
Our trained staff are always present to supervise the dogs at play, and provide unlimited love, praise and affection. We also provide feedback to clients about how their dog is doing, who they're playing with, and what activities they enjoy.
Fresh water is available at all times.
Who we are and how we operate
Hound Lounge is an outdoor dog daycare located on a section of land in Lower Hutt. Although we are basaed in Lower Hutt, we are dedicated to servicing our client base in the Eastern Suburbs (Hataitai, Island Bay, Lyall Bay, Kilbirnie, Miramar, Seatoun, Breaker Bay, Karaka Bay, Maupuia, Melrose, Moa Point, Rongotai, and Strathmore Park).
We don’t want your dogs to spend too long travelling in the vehicles, so we have planned our van runs with efficiency in mind. Plus, we will use the time in the vehicle wisely. All dogs who travel with us will be trained and taught our van etiquette; meaning we will teach them what we expect when in the vehicle. This starts with the basics – individual sits, stays/waits before any dog is allowed to enter or exit a vehicle (like the work we currently do with the dogs for impulse control at gates / doors).
We have a fenced off yard for your dogs to socialise, relax and play. We also have a big shelter, dog jackets and a heater for those cold and wet days. And of course, swimming pools for summer.
We expect each dog to come to us with basic obedience, but we reinforce with all our dogs basic obedience, loose lead walking, impulse control and staying calm in distracting environments. We believe that dogs need clear communication and boundaries from us humans. This means, praising/ reinforcing them when they're doing a good job, and redirecting/ correcting them when they're not making the right decisions. If they don't know what they are doing wrong they will most likely keep doing it!
What we offer
Dogs are picked up from your home between 7.30am and 9 am and are safely transported in caged vans to the property in Lower Hutt. They stay there for around 3.5 hours where they socialise, play, and relax in the yard.
We have between 2 and 3 experienced dog handlers in the yard at all times. The dogs are always supervised, and the dogs play and interactions are managed. We strive for a calm atmosphere, where all dogs are happy and balanced. We practice basic obedience with the dogs, such a sit, down and recall.
Dogs are then dropped back home between 2.30pm and 4pm. Dogs are away from home from between 4 and 6 hours due to transit time. The daily rate is $55 per day, pick up and drop off is included in the price.
