What do you offer?

Pickup and drop off group farm day care on 2.2 hectares (6 acres) of fenced private land in the heart of the Adelaide Hills. Full time supervision of your dog while in our care.

We run, play, and explore to stimulate your dog’s body, nose and mind, while keeping them safe and happy at all times. Dogs are encouraged to have rests throughout the day to avoid over stimulation.

When do you adventure?

We operate Tuesday to Thursday excluding days of unsafe weather conditions.

Where do you go?

We use an exclusive private property in the heart of the Adelaide Hills, alongside horses, sheep, goats, alpacas, emus, kangaroos, and other native wildlife. The fully fenced property hosts a forest, paddocks, multiple water sources. protected and shaded areas, to cater for all preferences!

Can you pick up / drop off my dog?

Yes! We only operate as a pick up and drop off service. Dogs are collected from your home en-route to our private property and returned in the same way at the other end of the day! You do not need to be home after our initial meet and greet!

What areas do you service?

Our service is available to dogs that live in the following suburbs:

Aberfoyle Park, Belair, Bellevue Heights, Blackwood, Coromandel East, Coromandel Valley, Craigburn Farm, Eden Hills, Flagstaff Hill, Glenalta & Hawthorndene.

How will my dog travel?

We use our fit for purpose van. All dogs are tethered in travel and are heated and cooled in winter and summer respectively.

What type of dogs do you accept?

Our farm days require dogs to be both dog and human friendly, understand basic commands, have controllable behaviors and be happy to run, play and learn. Dogs with aggression or other serious behavioral problems are not well suited for our group farm days.

Highly prey driven or working driven dogs may not be suitable for Embark. This can be made apparent after initial sessions. For this reason we consider new dogs on a trial until we’re comfortable with their behaviors in our groups.

Your dog must be generally fit and healthy and between three and six months of age for non de-sexed puppies, and de-sexed when older than six months of age.

What are collection & return times?

Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday

Collected 9:30-11:00AM - Returned 3:30-5:00PM

What is the cost of a farm session?

$ 8 0

What are your payment options?

Session by session (due at time of confirmation) or multi session payments (due in advance)

Payments must be received before sessions start time.

Accepted Payment Methods: Cash - Bank Transfer - PayID

What about safety?

In the interest of safety for all our adventurers, your dog must be de-sexed, fully vaccinated, as well as have flea, tick and heartworm prevention. Safety is our number one priority. We are fully insured for the peace of mind of you and your dog! GPS trackers are in use on dogs attending Embark Farm Days!

Will my dog need to come with any equipment?

We use our own equipment to avoid losing or damaging any of your own! The only equipment necessity is their collar with registration tags attached.

Can I visit the dogs on the property?

As the property we use for our farm day care is also a private residence, we are unable to have the public attend. However, for a good look at where your dogs will spend their day out, check out our gallery, Facebook and Instagram pages! We post photos and videos regularly!

What’s your weather Policy?

Farm day sessions will be cancelled if the temperature for Ironbank is forecast to exceed 35 degrees Celsius, as well as days deemed a ‘catastrophic fire danger’ day as issued by the CFS and BOM.

We will also cancel farm days (before or during a session) in times of sever inclement weather such as storms or lightning events.

Sessions cancelled before their start time will be refunded or credited appropriately. Sessions cancelled after they have commenced will not be fully or partially refunded or credited.