Fur Kids is a home-based dog daycare on more than two acres on the outskirts of Alexandra, at 31 Kelliher Lane in Springvale, Central Otago. The website describes a small, intimate and insured place where dogs socialise on weekdays. Care works on a subscription basis, so the same dogs come on the same days each week, and there is no casual care or boarding. Pack numbers are kept small on purpose.
The play park is securely fenced against rabbits and deer, with double airlocks, shade trees, a large outdoor shelter, sprinklers and a new swimming dam for the warmer months. Indoors, the facility is climate controlled, with crates for dogs to rest in on hot or cold days, and daycare dogs are given homemade treats. The business also runs dog training and obedience classes, information evenings, a four-week manners course, a recall workshop, and 30-minute one-on-one sessions for behaviour problems. The Play Park can be hired for an hour on Saturdays, as a membership or a casual booking. Our pick in Springvale for a dog that needs regular daycare with training on site.