--- title: "Doggie V.I.P. PHILLY — Philadelphia, PA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/doggie-v-i-p-philly/" 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)" --- # Doggie V.I.P. PHILLY 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/). **★4.7 from 231 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.4/10.** 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, sitting - **Address:** 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy Ste S0Z08, Philadelphia, PA 19130 - **Phone:** (267) 466-6007 - **Website:** http://www.doggievip.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Doggie%20V.I.P.%20PHILLY&query_place_id=ChIJV8qPTTXGxokR6CqwlRKbBdc ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 7:30 AM–7 PM | | Tuesday | 7:30 AM–7 PM | | Wednesday | 7:30 AM–7 PM | | Thursday | 7:30 AM–7 PM | | Friday | 7:30 AM–7 PM | | Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM | | Sunday | 10 AM–5 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Vet costs during a stay:** Facility does not pay vet bills if a dog becomes sick or injured during daycare — facility's words: "Doggie V.I.P does not pay for vet bills if your dog becomes sick or is injured while with us." (https://www.doggievip.com/dog-daycare) - **Cancellation:** Non-holiday boarding deposit refundable with 48 hours' notice; holiday deposits non-refundable — facility's words: "Non-holiday deposits are refundable if the reservation is cancelled 48 hours prior to scheduled Check-In time." (https://www.doggievip.com/dog-boarding) - **Checkout time:** Boarding late pick-up fee applies after 12 PM — facility's words: "Fee will apply for Early check- in (before 12Ppm) and late pick up (after 12pm)" (https://www.doggievip.com/dog-boarding) - **Late pick-up:** A fee applies for boarding pick-up after 12 PM (amount not stated) — facility's words: "Fee will apply for Early check- in (before 12Ppm) and late pick up (after 12pm)" (https://www.doggievip.com/dog-boarding) - **Minimum age (months):** Dogs must be at least 16 weeks old for daycare and boarding — facility's words: "All dogs that attend Doggie V.I.P must be at least 16 weeks old and remain current on Rabies, Distemper/Parvo and Bordetalla vaccines." (https://www.doggievip.com/dog-boarding) - **If a dog is sick:** Dogs that are coughing must stay home until a vet clears them — facility's words: "If your dog is coughing, do not bring them to Doggie V.I.P until your vet has cleared them to be around other dogs (typically a week or so after their symptoms have subsided.)" (https://www.doggievip.com/dog-boarding) ## For travelers - **PHL** (Philadelphia International): 6.9 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 7:30 AM to 7 PM - **Open Sunday:** yes Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates No rate published on their website as of October 20, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 9 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 · Recommended: DHPP, Bordetella · Not mentioned: canine influenza, leptospirosis > “Vaccines: All dogs that attend Doggie V.I.P must be at least 16 weeks old and remain current on Rabies, DHPP and Bordetalla vaccines. The Rabies vaccine is required on all dogs by law and dogs will not be admitted to Doggie V.I.P if their Rabies vaccine is expired even by just one day. While the law does not require the Distemper/Parvo and Bordetella vaccines, Doggie V.I.P strongly recommends that any dog attending our facility is current on these vaccines” — https://www.doggievip.com/dog-daycare - **Bordetella lead time:** 7 days before arrival > “we recommend that dogs receive their vaccines at least 7 days before attending Doggie V.I.P.” — https://www.doggievip.com/dog-daycare - **Fecal / parasite test:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Spay / neuter:** Required from 7 months > “We require all dogs over the age of 7 months to be spayed/neutered” — https://www.doggievip.com/dog-boarding - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay (free) > “Each dog will undergo an initial behavior assessment upon first 4 hrs for FREE.” — https://www.doggievip.com/dog-daycare - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “It is your responsibility to bring your dog's vaccination records from a licensed veterinarian at enrollment and each time your dog's vaccines are renewed.” — https://www.doggievip.com/dog-daycare ### 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:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **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:** Yard — described by 10 Google reviews; not stated on the facility's 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:** Yes > “Webcam: When your dog is at Doggie V.I.P you will be given access to our webcams that allow you to view your dog while in group play.” — https://www.doggievip.com/dog-boarding - **Photo / report-card updates:** Yes — described by 28 Google reviews; not stated on the facility's website as of October 20, 2026 - **Tours:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Injury / fight policy:** Published > “If our staff is concerned that your dog has become seriously injured or ill, we will contact you or your emergency contact, if possible. However, you acknowledge that a decision may need to be made quickly, and you authorize Doggie V.I.P to take your dog for emergency treatment” — https://www.doggievip.com/dog-daycare - **Veterinary access:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Administers medication:** Yes, for a fee > “Doggie V.I.P charge an additional fee for administering medications.” — https://www.doggievip.com/dog-daycare - **Feeding:** Owner's food encouraged > “We recommend that you bring your dog's own food. Continuing on their own food helps them avoid digestion issues that can result from switching food. ... If you do not bring your dog's own food, we provide a dry food with an extra charge of $5 per day.” — https://www.doggievip.com/dog-daycare - **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 Doggie V.I.P. PHILLY, Philadelphia, PA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/doggie-v-i-p-philly/ (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/doggie-v-i-p-philly.json