Parrot-focused boarding for the lakeside streets west of Frenchman's Bay — handy to Beachpoint Promenade and the Waterfront Trail.
West Shore wraps the western side of Frenchman's Bay, a tight-knit lakeside community of bungalows and cottages-turned-homes along West Shore Boulevard, Sunrise Avenue, and the streets leading down to Beachpoint Promenade. It has a distinct, almost beach-town character within Pickering — people here walk the Waterfront Trail, launch from the bay, and know their neighbours. That same neighbourly feel is what folks tell us they want for their birds when they head out of town.
Many West Shore households are within walking distance of the water, and a fair number of residents are retirees or weekenders who travel often, whether it's a winter escape or summers spent away. Their companion birds — cockatiels, budgies, conures, and the occasional Amazon or Grey — need dependable care during those stretches. We've found West Shore owners are particularly attentive to routine, since a bird used to the quiet of a lakeside street can find a chaotic boarding setup unsettling.
That's exactly why our approach fits this neighbourhood. We keep things calm and predictable, with one-bird-at-a-time out-of-cage play instead of a loud shared flock space. A West Shore budgie that's used to gulls overhead and a peaceful morning won't be thrown into a stressful crowd here — just steady, individual attention on its own schedule.
Drop-off is easy whether you're coming up West Shore Boulevard or heading out along Bayly Street toward the GO line and the 401. We take the time at handoff to learn your bird's habits — the spot they preen, the call they make when they want company, the produce they'll actually eat. Then we follow that to the letter for the whole stay.
Each West Shore guest receives daily cage cleaning, twice-daily fresh water, seasonal fruits and veggies, and dedicated enrichment time. A current avian-vet exam is required from every boarder, so your bird is only ever around other healthy birds while it's with us.
Daily paper changes and scrubbed grills, full disinfection between guests — a tidy, calm space that suits a bird from a quiet lakeside West Shore home.
Twice-daily water changes, daily food top-ups, and seasonal fresh produce, matched exactly to the diet your bird already knows.
One-on-one out-of-cage enrichment, never shared flock time, so a peaceful West Shore bird keeps its calm with us.
Near West Shore? We also board birds for these nearby Pickering communities: