Snakeweed Flats
Snakeweed Flats offers a massive, fully fenced dam area for doggos that love to swim! There is a kayak available for the added benefit of the humans and dogs. The dam always maintains enough water for both humans and dogs to swim in, although the lower it gets, the muddier the edges get so bring a towel for the car! Any children under 10 participating in water based activities MUST wear a lifejacket.
There is plenty of opportunity and space to have a good sniffing safari and there are heaps of agility based obstacles for doggos that may not love swimming, but would rather run, climb and play hide and seek, giving them plenty of exercise opportunities in other ways. There is a toy box full of floating toys for your use in the dam, just please put as many back as you can before you leave - don't stress if you leave a few floating - my doggos will retrieve them next time they're down there! There are also toys that don't float for a good ol' game of tug or fetch!
The area is well away from the other resident dogs, cats, poultry and people that reside at Snakeweed Flats and the friendly sheep, goats and horse generally steer clear of strangers. So you and your doggo can feel safe and that their fun won't be interrupted.
The Sniff Space is fully secured with 4ft high diamond mesh rural fencing. Please keep your dog fully secured on a leash between the car parking area and entering the Sniff Space, as the rest of the property is NOT containment fenced for dogs and directly neighbours the Ross Dam Catchment area, meaning your dog can and may go missing if they are inclined to chase wildlife. We have wallabies and kangaroos in abundance on the rest of the property and these can entice a dog easily into running into the bushland and getting lost.
Once you've entered the Sniff Space at the dam however, feel free to unleash the beast and let your doggo run free and enjoy all there is to offer at Snakeweed Flats Sniff Space!
**First aid kit and lifejackets located in garden shed
Children under 10 MUST wear a lifejacket if they enter the dam or use the kayak. There are a few lifejackets (human and dog) available in a box at the Sniff Space.
There are other animals present on the property (cats, chickens, goats, sheep, horse, other dogs, wildlife) so if your dog is not in the fenced Sniff Space, they MUST be on leash at all times or under effective control of the owner so as not to harm or be harmed by other animals on the property. This includes getting your dog from the car into the Sniff Space.
Please be aware that the Sniff Space and property neighbour the Ross Dam Catchment area, which is bushland. Although we rarely see snakes on our property, be on the look out at all times. A snake bite bandage and first aid kit will be available in the shed at the Sniff Space if you are in need. Please let the host know if you need to utilise this kit so I can replace anything that has been used.
The first aid kit and lifejackets are located in the garden shed just outside the Sniffspace. Please hang lifejackets on the fence to dry if used. There is a poo bin and fresh water bowl available for your doggos and please help yourselves to a SCHMACKO or two from the treat jar!
- Pick up all rubbish before you leave
- Please place toys back in the box
- No smoking on the premises
- Dogs on leash while entering and exiting
- Inspect the space before unleashing
- Do not leave your dog unattended
- Respect the space
- Please respect the neighbours
- No chewing furniture/plants, either of you!
- Leave the space as you found it
- No refund if you cancel within 3 hours of your booking start time.
Thank you so much for a great place!! We absolutely loved it!! Three very tired pups slept all the way home! We will be back making it a regular outing and also will tell all our friends with there water loving dogs
My two German shepherds, Callie and Denver, had a blast! Our female loves the water however due to living up north I’m always worried about crocs in waterways. I was so happy when I discovered this Sniff Space and Callie loved it - constantly in and out of the water for almost an hour. I’ve also never seen my two run around so much! Denver loves to follow his nose (and shut his ears off lol) so this fenced area was perfect for me to let my guard down and allow him to explore. The space was clean and big with plenty of balls to play with! My partner and I had a kayak too! 10/10 experience for the dogs. Couldn’t be happier - will return again soon!
Miss Blue loved her time this morning she was a bit nervous at first but settled in and wore herself out quickly! My only concern was fence height she is a big dog though not the property issue and she spotted a wallaby I thought oh no! Lots of toys and shade and bubbles to play with! We will be back :)
The space was great - grassy and clean, a small dam full of water with easy bank access, a kayak for fun, trees for shade, an abundance of toys (that my dogs ignored) and we were undisturbed for our entire visit. Great idea!! Also worth mentioning that it was easy to get to, clear instructions and very private. Dogs loved it and they sure did sniff!!
Oh wow! What a morning. We took our labs out today. They ran, they sniffed, they swam for an entire hour. The facilities were clean and tidy. The bottles of bubbles were fun and the table and chairs in the shade were great for my mum. Highly recommend snd thinking this will be a monthly outing for us.
Amazing, we love coming here!