Woodlands Dog Retreat is an off-lead dog daycare on a private 10-acre property in a pine forest near Bethells Beach, at 126 Bethells Road in Waitākere, Auckland. Dogs can run, play and socialise in the open, with structured activities through the day. The retreat offers day care with pick-up and drop-off, and it has a large covered indoor area for bad weather, agility work and quiet downtime, and two pools for cooling off and splash time. Mature pines give shade in summer.
Customers quoted on the website praise the space, the way dogs come home happy and tired, the door-to-door service and the staff's care. One says the retreat was far better than other daycares they had tried in west Auckland, and another says staff have added extra days when asked.