AU Local Guide

Verified off-leash and fenced dog parks in capital cities

Cafes, pubs and restaurants that welcome your dog

Official shelters, adoption centres and rescue groups

Boarding, pet hotels and day care with fixed premises

General, specialist and 24/7 emergency vets

Sydney dog grooming salons, mobile groomers and DIY dog washes

Pet shops with store pages and in-store services

One carefully checked dog-training provider per capital

Pet insurance products available directly to Australian consumers, compared

Epping is in the City of Parramatta. It has the only one of that council's 12 designated off-leash areas that sits in this suburb — West Epping Park, which is fenced — plus two general-practice vet clinics, an on-site cattery, a grooming salon and a dog-friendly cafe. There is no dog boarding, no dog-and-cat pet shop and no standalone training provider: the nearest verified dog kennels are at Thornleigh.

Eastwood straddles two councils, the City of Ryde and the City of Parramatta. It has one general-practice vet clinic, two official off-leash areas (Brush Farm Park and Warrawong Reserve) and one verified dog training club. There is no dog boarding, no grooming salon, no dog-and-cat pet shop and no confirmed dog-friendly dining here — the nearest verifiable options are in neighbouring Epping, Beecroft and West Ryde.