After having some rather bad experiences with other boarding kennels, I stumbled upon Fido's. While…read morethey don't look overly fancy, Robert and Cheryl are great hosts and genuinely care for your fur kids. My dog was always reluctant to go away to a kennel, but since finding Fido's she's always been quite happy to go, she even runs up to Robert and Cheryl with a waggy tail! The dogs are kept in reasonable sized "rooms" and are let out to run around once (or maybe twice?) a day. If you have multiple dogs, you can have them share a room for a slightly cheaper rate. Their rates are pretty reasonable too. The cats stay in a different building, and also have their own little rooms to stay in. Fido's is open twice a day for drop offs and pick ups: 9-10am and 4-5pm.

From the owner: Loving care and attention for dogs and cats. Premium food. Large exercise yards for dogs, kennels…read moreand Cattery are insulated ensuring they stay cool in summer and warm and dry in winter

We boarded our dog in a premium room for about $60 a day. this included private spacious room with…read moreTV and Aircon. During the two weeks we boarded, our dog lost a couple kilograms. The staff were excellent and kept me informed, they fed him extra at no cost in an attempt to counter this weight loss. This service gave me a high level of confidence that our dog was being monitored closely. The only concerning issue I had was the following. Upon drop off I was not allowed to see our dog to the booked private room. This did not give me much confidence I was getting what I paid for. Secondly, upon pick up my dog was obviously stressed, he had forgotten who he was and did not recognise us for the first few minutes. I doubt he would have been that stressed if he really did stay in the private room the whole time. I am suspicious he was kept in the general kennels that are loud and stressful.

I have come here to check out the kennels for my little dog as we were planning a holiday and…read moreneeded a place for him to stay at. Acacia Ridge Pet Resort is located in Willawong which is mainly a farm like suburb with plenty of space, occupied by other pet accommodation, plant nurseries or industrial businesses. The staff I have met here are very informative and helpful. They make sure you get as much information as possible and answered all the queries I had. They staff at reception organised for me to do a walk-through to have a lot at the facilities. Obviously the kennels were very loud. Some dogs either looked liked they loved it, or in major distress. Most dogs here are buddied up with another dog of similar size and temperament. Otherwise if you pay for the premium accommodations which is about $70/day on peak time, the dog can stay in a small air conditioned room with TV and big sized bed. They do not allow you to bring any of your dogs toys or bed, but if you wanted your dog to eat their usual food, you will need to provide it as well as pay extra for this privilege. You have to pay extra for a lot of things including, personal playtime with your dog ($10/ 20 minutes), brushing ($6/ session), playing with a kong toy ($4/ session) and applying medication ($2.50/ day). I personally don't like the fact you have to pay extra for all these things. But the staff are lovely and I'm sure any dog would enjoy staying there either in their own room or share it with a room mate.

The Pet Pad is total luxury for your pets! We took my sister-in-laws dog there for a Full Clip,…read morewhich is a hydro bath, shampoo, blow dry and brush, cleaning the ears and trimming the nails. Lola (the dog) has been shedding fur like crazy all summer, so we also got her a de-moulting/de-shedding treatment. In total it cost $55 for all of this. The doggy spa is a big room out the back where all the dogs wait for their treatments, and then get spoilt rotten and pampered. Lola was a bit scared when we handed her leash to the girl, but when we returned an hour later, she was totally loving the staff and this place. There were lots of other dogs for her to play with too. The Pet Pad offers other services including Pawdicures (pedicure for the paws!), Pet Day Care (either a half or full day of toys, treats, games, soft beds, in-house movies and loads of snuggles, awwww), Dog walking, Pet sitting and even house calls! The owner Emma is a serious pet lover and offers a luxurious service for your pets. Lola came out smelling so clean and lovely!

Our pampered pooch seems to have trips to the "parlour" more than I do, but hey I'm not a hater…read more He's half poodle and gets a bit scruffy looking. Plus the hair that I think is so adorable falling over his eyes must really be annoying for him. A Google search for "dog groomer brisbane" led me to many a website but none of them quite made me feel comfortable in my decision to let them groom my dog as The Pet Pad. Knowing the suburb it operates in, I knew there'd be no way the pooches of New Farm and surrounds would continue to visit here if they weren't good at what they do. I dropped him off yesterday for a "feet, face and tail" grooming session and after showing the staff member a photo of past grooming disasters to demonstrate what I didn't want, I knew, from her facial expression, we were on the same page. Less than an hour later I was on my way back to pick him up. The grooming a success. He still looked like a dog and not an old man with mutton chops. But like Sun E said in her review, the price is so very reasonable for the service. I would have expected I'd be parting with a lot more for the quality of grooming he received. Plus he bounded out to the car happy as Larry. A win all round. See you in a few months, Pet Pad!