Yass Pets - Pet Boarding and Dog Training

16/07/2026

YASS PETS: the special place for your special pets...

06/07/2026

It is our pleasure to care for these special pets again...enjoying our Leash Free Park...

01/07/2026

It was our pleasure to care for two rehome dogs for a very special family - it is always rewarding when such special owners board their pets with us. Here is what they said:
"thanks, yep made it home all safe! Appreciate you looking after them, the boys look like they had a nice time 😊. Will be back if/when we travel south again."
We look forward to their next trip!

01/07/2026

FRANKIE on scent work! A very important job for a returning pet.
Welcome back, Frankie.

17/06/2026

YASS PETS Yass Pets - Pet Boarding and Dog Training a great place for your pets' holiday👏🐕⭐️

02/06/2026

🔥OVERHEATED ANIMALS - IT CAN HAPPEN EASILY AND VERY QUICKLY!🔥
...How and how quickly you react will determine if your animal survives.

There have been a lot of posts this heatwave around how to manage dogs, horses, even people to reduce the risk of heatstroke and worse. Many posts have had abusive comments around anyone who does take their dog out in the heat of the day. Others saying you can manage it if you are careful. Personally, I opt for keeping them in on the stone floor with fans or a portable AC unit if very hot and short toilet breaks in the garden.

Here's a short story I'd like to share to illustrate it can go wrong so easily and so quickly, which was prompted by reading the comments on some other posts.

As someone involved in thermoregulation research and practical application of heat mitigation in people, horses, dogs and even occasionally some more "exotic" animals, I thought I would be the last person in the world to experience one of my dogs getting severe hyperthermia and heat stroke! I was taking my 8 year old black lab for a short walk around 10am on a hot day. We were walking down a grass track in the shade! She was on the lead. I thought this was low risk. Suddenly a deer ran out - we had never seen them in this location before! She managed to get free and took off. It took me about 20 min to find her. By that time she was lying on her side and in trouble. Luckily we were only about 30m from a river and I picked her up and just walked in. After about 15 min she recovered and suffered no long lasting effects! I just wanted to share this to show accidents do happen and can happen to anyone.

As I said at the start, its what you do and how quickly you do it that determines the chance of a good outcome. "Wet then vet". Too many comments about "cold water causes heart attacks" and "wet their paws" and "don't wet them they will overheat". This is dangerous misinformation!

29/05/2026

A message from one of our returning clients:
"Glad to come back to Yass Pets and Howard will be jumping out of his skin to come back once he realises!"
& we are very happy to have Howard return, he is so much fun!"

21/05/2026

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Its that time of year again where we start reminding people what stress and anxiety and fear look like in a dog.

NOW is the time to start training for noise phobias. Recognize stress cues and keep your pet as calm as possible.

Step 1 is review all of these signs and what they look like in your dog(s). Does your dog whale-eye or side-eye? Yawn or lick lips? Pace or bunker down?
It is crucial that you know normal and abnormal cues that your dog is giving you to guide the noise aversion training.

10/04/2026

It's playtime at Yass Pets - Pet Boarding and Dog Training