Why Choose an Outdoor Dog Daycare?
- Christopher Templeton
- Nov 7, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 8, 2025
Being outdoors is a stimulating and engaging environment that dogs love.
Outdoor daycares have plenty of wide open space and fresh air for your dog to not only have fun, but to reap the multiple health benefits of spending the day outside.

Table of Contents:
1. The Health Benefits of Outdoor Dog Daycare
Why we believe an outdoor daycare is the best choice:
Fresh air: Scent enrichment is mentally very beneficial to your dog. Being able to engage their strongest sense is a sure way to help keep them happy and fulfilled.
Run and play off-leash: Having the open space of an outdoor daycare is so good for your dog to play and have fun! There is plenty of room for them to properly let off steam and let loose.
Calm socialisation: The open space can help a dog feel calm and relaxed. There's room to move and get space if needed. This can help dogs to feel more comfortable and so being around other dogs can be more fun, less stress.
Healthy hearts: Being in nature can lower stress and anxiety levels which helps keep your dog's heart healthy.
Healthy bones: Outdoor daycare centres offer sufficient exercise which is great for your dogs bones, being outside also gives them a healthy dose of vitamin D which can help bone formation.
Relaxed minds: Outdoor daycares are typically located away from city noise like traffic, giving dogs a truly peaceful environment where they can fully relax and switch off.

2. What Makes Our Farm Dog Daycare Stand out
At Polly’s Paddock, we offer a truly unique farm dog daycare experience designed around your dog's happiness, safety and wellbeing.
There are so many health benefits to your dog by spending the day outside. This includes naturally meeting their daily physical needs and providing mental enrichment, along with essential benefits to their bone and heart health.
Our daycare dogs come on the same day/s each week. They will be able to socialise with the same dogs each week which helps build confidence and creates a calm and happy atmosphere for them.
We treat each dog like our own, they are picked up and dropped off by us and receive love, attention and care from Chris all day long.
Communication is key here at Polly's Paddock, Chris makes sure to have open communication with every dog's owner to ensure each dog has the best day ever and that all their needs are met.

3. Dog Daycare Transport Service Areas in Melbourne:
We provide transport to our Outdoor Farm Dog Daycare from the following areas:
Ascot Vale, Brunswick, Coburg, North Carlton, Essendon, Flemington, Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Parkville, Pascoe Vale, Strathmore, Travancore, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Northcote, Aberfeldie & Maribyrnong


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