--- title: "BarkPark South — Philadelphia, PA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/barkpark-south/" updated: "2026-10-20" data_pulled: "2026-10-20" census_at: "2026-10-20" 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)" --- # BarkPark South Dog day care center in Philadelphia, PA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Philadelphia, PA (https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/). **★4.9 from 185 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.7/10.** 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, training, boarding - **Address:** 1715 McKean St Suite 101, Philadelphia, PA 19145 - **Phone:** (215) 462-1585 - **Website:** http://www.barkparkphilly.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=BarkPark%20South&query_place_id=ChIJhbk7_ULHxokR3K6lnCLu-5I ## 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 | 7 AM–7 PM | | Sunday | Closed | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Updates during a stay:** Daily report card and photos (daycare) — facility's words: "All of our pups go home with a daily report card and photos." (https://www.barkparkphilly.com/faqs) - **Cancellation:** Boarding: $25 fee within 48 hours, $50 within 24 hours; holiday boarding $90 after booking — facility's words: "Boarding: $25 within 48 hours or $50 within 24 hours. Holiday boarding: $90 cancellation fee after booking." (https://www.barkparkphilly.com/faqs) - **Late pick-up:** Daycare rule: $15 late pick-up fee after 7 PM; dogs not collected by 7:30 PM are boarded — facility's words: "There is a late pick-up fee of $15 for any pickup after 7pm We will board the pup if not picked up by 7:30pm!" (https://www.barkparkphilly.com/faqs) - **Vet costs during a stay:** Calls the owner's vet first, else takes the dog to Washington Avenue Vet Hospital; fronts costs and invoices the owner — facility's words: "If you are unavailable we will call your primary vet to see if we can get an appointment. If your vet is unavailable we will take your dog to Washington Avenue Vet Hospital along Washington Avenue. We will front the medical costs and invoice you the total in addition to the receipt." (https://www.barkparkphilly.com/faqs) - **If a dog is sick:** Dogs showing illness are sent home and return only with veterinarian approval — facility's words: "All dogs showing signs of illness will be sent home and only accepted back with veterinarian approval." (https://www.barkparkphilly.com/terms-of-service) - **Handling & correction:** Approach rooted in positive reinforcement — facility's words: "Our approach is rooted in positive reinforcement, enrichment, compassion, and real-life learning." (https://www.barkparkphilly.com/) ## For travelers - **PHL** (Philadelphia International): 5.1 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 7 AM to 7 PM - **Open Sunday:** no Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates - **Overnight boarding:** $90 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Daycare:** $38 per day > “Boarding Starting at $90 Daycare Starting at $38” Source: https://www.barkparkphilly.com/ — checked September 9, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 8 of 27 checked policies on its own website (census October 20, 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, DHPP, Bordetella, leptospirosis · Recommended: canine influenza > “All dogs attending daycare or boarding must be current on Rabies, DHPP/DA2PP, Bordetella, and Leptospirosis. We also strongly recommend canine influenza vaccination.” — https://www.barkparkphilly.com/faqs - **Bordetella lead time:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Fecal / parasite test:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Spay / neuter:** Required from 6 months > “All dogs must be spayed/neutered above the age of 6 months unless given a veterinarian recommendation to do otherwise.” — https://www.barkparkphilly.com/terms-of-service - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay > “Not all dogs are daycare dogs so we require the initial meet & greet before you can begin utilizing our daycare services.” — https://www.barkparkphilly.com/faqs - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “Every dog must provide vaccination records and pass an initial assessment to attend daycare.” — https://www.barkparkphilly.com/services ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Staff-to-dog ratio:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Maximum playgroup size:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Staff certification:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Play model:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Groups separated by:** Temperament and play style > “Pack’s are separated by temperament and playstyle.” — https://www.barkparkphilly.com/services - **Time out of their room:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Solo care for dogs who skip group play:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Housing:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Outdoor access:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Live cameras for owners:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Yes > “All of our pups go home with a daily report card and photos.” — https://www.barkparkphilly.com/faqs - **Tours:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Injury / fight policy:** Published > “If your dog is injured during a day of play we will call you first. If you are unavailable we will call your primary vet to see if we can get an appointment.” — https://www.barkparkphilly.com/faqs - **Veterinary access:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Administers medication:** Case by case > “We can accommodate many routine medication schedules with advance notice and clear written instructions.” — https://www.barkparkphilly.com/faqs - **Feeding:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Availability:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Online booking:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 ## Licensing Pennsylvania licenses and inspects boarding kennels statewide, and its definition of 'boarding kennel' is unusually broad: it expressly reaches daycare, not just overnight boarding. The Dog Law (Act of Dec. 7, 1982, P.L. 784, No. 225, as amended; 3 P.S. §§ 459-101 et seq. -- not yet recodified into Pa.C.S., despite the 'Title 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 25' framing sometimes used informally) is administered by the PA Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement. Section 102 defines a 'boarding kennel' as 'any establishment available to the general public where a dog or dogs are housed for compensation by the day, week or a specified or unspecified time,' and separately extends the term to 'any establishment available to the general public that, for consideration, takes control of a dog from the owner for a portion of a day for the purposes of exercise, day care or entertainment of the dog' -- explicitly excluding only 'an establishment engaged only in dog grooming or dog training.' A kennel license is required to operate (Section 207(a.1)(1)); operating without one is a summary/misdemeanor offense and can draw a civil penalty of $1,000-$5,000 per day (Sections 207(a.1)(7), 207(a.2), 903). The Bureau inspects every licensed kennel at least twice per calendar year (Section 218(a)) and is separately authorized to inspect unlicensed establishments operating as a kennel. Boarding kennel license fees are capacity-based: Class I (1-10 dogs at a time) $125/year, Class II (11-25 dogs) $200/year, Class III (26+ dogs) $325/year (Section 206(a)(5)); licenses expire December 31 and must be renewed by January 1. Crucially, the Bureau publishes a live, public Kennel Inspections Search (pda.pa.gov) that can be filtered by county, city, kennel type and name, returning license number, current status (Open / Closed - Voluntarily / Pending Inspection), license class and a per-record inspection history with downloadable PDF reports going back roughly eight years. This is a real, joinable register -- not just a lookup that returns one record at a time and not a bulk CSV/API export, but a complete, filterable result set we retrieved and matched against every Philadelphia facility in this index by name and street address. 16 of the 25 curated Philadelphia facilities matched an Open PA kennel license; 1 (Dog School) matched five license records, every one 'Closed - Voluntarily', which corroborates that operator's own site statement that it is 'permanently closed as of 5/23/26'; 8 facilities produced no match under the names searched. A separate note on Philadelphia specifically: the Dog Law's only historical carve-out for cities of the first class (Philadelphia is Pennsylvania's sole city of that class) is Section 1201(a), and it is narrowly scoped to individual dog licensing and dog-caused-damage payments -- the reason ACCT Philly, not the state, issues per-dog licenses in the city. A parallel carve-out for kennels in first- and second-class cities, former Section 208, was deleted by amendment in 1996. Nothing in the current Dog Law exempts Philadelphia kennels from state licensing or inspection, and the search results above -- current, Open Philadelphia licenses with 2026 inspection dates -- confirm the state regime is actively applied inside the city. Market licensing detail: https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/ ## How to cite BarkPark South, Philadelphia, PA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/barkpark-south/ (census October 20, 2026; listing data October 20, 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/philadelphia-pa/barkpark-south.json