DREAM houses can now include the perfect 
pet palace, with an innovative construction company offering custom designed ‘pet wings’ From pussycat playgrounds to puppy plunge pools, Red Dog Homes can build anything buyers can imagine for a pet.
Targeted at first-home buyers, upgraders and emptynesters, the pet wings are complimentary to the value of $5000 with any new home purchased before June 30. Red Dog owner and founder James Elliott, also a dog owner, said the idea originated from wanting to design homes which catered for pets. “We can cater for all pets, from snakes to white lions,” he said. “The options are limited only by buyers’ imaginations –if it can be done, we will do it.
“Built-in doggie baths, doggie daybeds, balcony bird baths, cat adventure walls, scratching post structures and custom-designed garden playgrounds are just some of the ideas homeowners can include in their homes.
“We can also create play platform structures over or under stairs, build kennels into nooks in lounge room walls, and even design a pet loo in bathrooms.”
Red Dog’s house designs cater to a variety of lifestyles and include one to four-
bedroom homes, priced from $1000 to $1500 a square metre. Mr Elliott said the pet wings could be built in any sized home and, once the client had outlined their idea, Red Dog’s draftspeople and designers brought the plan to fruition to fruition. “Our tradespeople will build the pet wings, although we may have to buy special features such as water tanks,” he said.
The pet wing plan was launched to Red Dog clients last week. Mr Elliott said it had already generated inquiries. It is just the latest initiative aimed at animal lovers. In February, the Gold Coast and Adelaide-based company offered local dog walkers for three months to every new client. Mr Elliott said they were now helping about eight Queensland home buyers.
“Animals are an important part of family life, so we want to ensure our housing solutions have something for every member of the family,” he said. Launched in February, Red Dog Homes is a division of the Red Dog Group, which provides fixed turnkey houses.