http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.bushlands.com.au en-us Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:43:48 +1100 Rocketspark http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/post/6986/book-your-pets-holiday-before-your-own/ Book your pets holiday, before your own. Although we have 20 cat runs, we have just 8 large dog kennels, each suitable for 2 large, or 3 small dogs from the same family. Avoid disappointment by booking your pets holiday early! There are no cancellation fees and payments are at the end of the stay. BOOK HERE... Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/#post6986 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/post/7567/dog-walk-trail/ All our boarded dogs get a 1.6 kilometre walk every day on our property walk trail as well as time in our grassed runs with other sociable dogs. They are always walked on a lead and have plenty of time to sniff around although many are just hell-bent on getting to the finish line despite counselling! Owners are also welcome to take their dog(s) for the walk prior to boarding if necessary, to help them settle in.... Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:59:41 +1000 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/#post7567 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/post/7261/abc-classic-fm/ Our canine guests listen to ABC Classic FM. We have tried a few other genres including rock, blues, country and soft grunge. There is even dog music on Spotify but in the end, classical music and the gental tones of the presenters appears to do the trick. If you dog seems a little unsettled back at home, some ABC Classic FM may bring back fond memories of their holiday at Bushlands Pet Retreat!... Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:11:35 +1100 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/#post7261 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/post/7260/kennel-misting-system/ We have just installed a misting system at Bushlands to cool the kennels. ... Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:03:05 +1100 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/#post7260 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/post/6901/cat-ramps-for-seniors/ We have 20 cat runs so always have availability throughout the year, except for Christmas, which is generally booked out by the end of October.Three of our cat runs have ramps to the inside and outside platforms. Your senior cat can enjoy the sun, shining into the outside enclosure, or navigate the ramps and cat access door to the inside air conditioned enclosure.... Tue, 08 Sep 2020 16:27:14 +1000 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/#post6901 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/post/5564/Snooza-cat-igloos/ At Bushlands, all our cats can snuggle into Snooza Igloos. If you want to take one home with your cat after its stay, just let us know at check-in and we will insure your cat has a new igloo from our stock. They can be purchased at our cost price of $50.00 inc. GST. (You get a good price on an igloo and our washing machine gets a lighter load)!... Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/#post5564 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/post/6746/kennel-heating-trial/ This is our `test dog` but he's no test dummy. He is an intelligent, gentle Bullmastiff X named Milhouse and he is helping to test our new dog kennel underfloor heating project. He is a willing participant and warming up his 65 kilograms is just what we needed to test the system!... Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:17:47 +1000 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/#post6746 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/post/6004/Land-for-wildlife/ Land for Wildlife is a voluntary scheme to encourage and assist private landholders to provide habitat for wildlife in bushland on their property.  The program is the creation of the Department of Parks and Wildlife, with partner NRMWA who help participants manage their bushland for wildlife habitat. Together with South West Catchments Council and Geocatch, we will be revegetating one hectare of the wetland on our property in May 2020 with around 1,800 local provenance native plan... Sun, 05 Jan 2020 18:16:21 +1100 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/#post6004 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/post/5680/Booking-system-update/ Our on-line booking company, Revelation Pets has made some changes and improvements to the customer portal which went live on Monday 22nd July 2019.  Waiting List – online booking requests can be added to the waiting list if there is no availability. Link to active & historic bookings – customers will be able to view their bookings and request changes to future bookings. Booking Calendar – There is a new booking calendar which is more compatible with phones and tab... Sat, 03 Aug 2019 17:50:32 +1000 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/#post5680 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/post/4745/Red-Dingo-pet-tags/ Bushlands Pet Retreat is now an authorised retailer of Red Dingo pet tags. Tags can be ordered when you next drop off or pick up your pet at Bushlands. Pet ID Tags... Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:32:40 +1100 http://www.bushlands.com.au/blog/#post4745