--- title: "Pups At Play Livingston — New York, NY" url: "https://dogsaway.co/new-york-ny/pups-at-play-livingston/" updated: "2026-09-09" data_pulled: "2026-07-07" census_at: "2026-09-09" source: "Dogs Away — public Google Business profile (identity, rating) + Dogs Away disclosure census of the facility's own website" license: "All rights reserved. Read and cite freely. No bulk copying. (https://dogsaway.co/terms/)" attribution: "Source: Dogs Away (dogsaway.co)" --- # Pups At Play Livingston Dog day care center in Livingston, NY — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in New York, NY (https://dogsaway.co/new-york-ny/). **★4.8 from 271 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.6/10.** The Dogs Away score is a Bayesian-adjusted Google rating on a 0–10 scale (prior weight 25 reviews at the 4.669 network mean). ## Facts - **Services:** daycare, boarding, grooming, veterinary - **Address:** 42 Okner Pkwy, Livingston, NJ 07039 - **Phone:** (973) 863-3031 - **Website:** https://www.pupslivingston.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pups%20At%20Play%20Livingston&query_place_id=ChIJF6iULWqpw4kRhKXX6Aiz9dA ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Tuesday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Wednesday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Thursday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Friday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Saturday | 8 AM–6 PM | | Sunday | 8 AM–1 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Minimum age (months):** Pups must be at least 4 months old for boarding, daycare, grooming and training — facility's words: "All pups must be at least 4 months of age to attend boarding, daycare, grooming, and training" (https://www.pupslivingston.com/) ## For travelers - **EWR** (Newark Liberty): 12.2 miles, straight line - **LGA** (LaGuardia): 25.2 miles, straight line - **JFK** (New York JFK): 32.1 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 7 AM to 7 PM - **Open Sunday:** yes Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates - **Overnight boarding:** $82 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Daycare:** $45 per day > “Boarding | Suite $82 per night ... Pups@Play | Daycare: Full Day $45 per day” Source: https://www.pupslivingston.com/pricing/prices — checked October 27, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 3 of 27 checked policies on its own website (census September 9, 2026). "Not published" is a fact about the website on that date, not a claim about the facility's practice. ### Admission requirements - **Vaccinations required:** Required: rabies, Bordetella · Not mentioned: DHPP, canine influenza, leptospirosis > “Our facility requires your pet s Bordetella shot to be updated every 6 months. ... All pups must be at least 4 months of age to attend boarding, daycare, grooming, and training and must be up-to-date on rabies vaccination.” — https://www.pupslivingston.com/ - **Bordetella lead time:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Fecal / parasite test:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Spay / neuter:** Required from 10 months > “Our facility requires all dogs over the age of 10 months to be spayed/neutered.” — https://www.pupslivingston.com/ - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay > “All dogs must do a Meet & Greet prior to attending group play.” — https://www.pupslivingston.com/ - **Vaccination records:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Staff-to-dog ratio:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Maximum playgroup size:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Staff certification:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Play model:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Groups separated by:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Time out of their room:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Solo care for dogs who skip group play:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Housing:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Outdoor access:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Climate control:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Live cameras for owners:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Tours:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Injury / fight policy:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Veterinary access:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Administers medication:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Feeding:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Availability:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 - **Online booking:** Not published on their website as of September 9, 2026 ## Licensing New York State does not license or inspect dog boarding or daycare facilities. Agriculture and Markets Law Article 26-A licenses 'pet dealers' -- anyone who sells or offers for sale more than nine dogs or cats a year for profit -- and says nothing about boarding, grooming or daycare; a facility that boards animals it does not sell is not a pet dealer under Article 26-A. A bill to create a real state boarding-kennel license, the Safe Pet Boarding Act (adds a new Article 26-D to Agriculture and Markets Law, Senate bill S8510 / Assembly bill A9123, 2025-2026 session), would require an annual Department of Agriculture and Markets license, a $150 fee, and facility inspections -- but as of this check it is still pending in the Senate Agriculture Committee (referred there January 7, 2026) and is not law. New York State is, in that sense, the same shape as Texas and Florida: no state boarding register, full stop. What is different about New York City is that the city itself runs a real, mandatory permit regime for boarding kennels -- more substantial than the county registration fees seen in Orlando or Tampa, though still a local instrument, not a state one, and not joined to facility records here. Market licensing detail: https://dogsaway.co/new-york-ny/ ## How to cite Pups At Play Livingston, Livingston, NY. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/new-york-ny/pups-at-play-livingston/ (census September 9, 2026; listing data July 7, 2026). Source: Dogs Away (dogsaway.co). Read or cite this one record with a link. Do not bulk copy, scrape or rebuild the directory. Terms: https://dogsaway.co/terms/ Structured data: https://dogsaway.co/api/v1/facilities/new-york-ny/pups-at-play-livingston.json