	{"id":87776,"date":"2023-12-01T01:58:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T14:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=87776"},"modified":"2023-11-29T22:06:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T11:06:25","slug":"furry-beach-bums-offers-the-best-in-dog-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/living\/furry-beach-bums-offers-the-best-in-dog-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Furry Beach Bums offers the best in dog care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FURRY Beach Bums Doggy Day Care is your place for pawfect dog day care and pet sitting on the Surf Coast.<\/p>\n<p>The business makes sure all pooches are assessed beforehand, so you can rest assured knowing your pet is in a safe and caring environment.<\/p>\n<p>Parts of the assessment is to make sure all dogs are fully vaccinated, fleaed, wormed, and microchipped.<\/p>\n<p>Furry Beach Bums director Olsen Kaynak also runs the gym next door.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It gave us a good understanding of our clients, and we came to realise Torquay&#8217;s a really densely dog-populated area,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We understood the locals and the clients well, so we thought we could relieve a little bit of stress with all the dogs and offer the community an extra service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kaynak said the business offered one-hour stays, four-hour stays, and eight-hour stays.<\/p>\n<p>The humans at Furry Beach Bums are fully qualified to make sure your dog is in the best hands possible. 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