--- title: "Katz Dogs K9 — Philadelphia, PA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/katz-dogs-k9/" 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)" --- # Katz Dogs K9 Kennel in Perkasie, PA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Philadelphia, PA (https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/). **★5.0 from 101 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.9/10.** 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:** boarding - **Address:** 35 Middle Rd, Perkasie, PA 18944 - **Phone:** (267) 458-3898 - **Website:** https://www.katzdogsk9.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Katz%20Dogs%20K9&query_place_id=ChIJn_1CK24dxIkRSXyssc-OWJI ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 6:45 AM–6 PM | | Tuesday | 6:45 AM–6 PM | | Wednesday | 6:45 AM–6 PM | | Thursday | 6:45 AM–6 PM | | Friday | 6:45 AM–6 PM | | Saturday | 6:45 AM–6 PM | | Sunday | 6:45 AM–6 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Senior dogs:** Offers a lower-exercise "Lazy Lounger" boarding option with one walk or let-out a day, typically for senior dogs — facility's words: "This is for the dog that loves to lounge and doesn’t enjoy too much exercise. Each day during your dog’s stay, they will get a walk or an extra daycare/socialization let-out you choose! (Typically for Senior Dogs)" (https://katzdogsk9.com/boarding/) ## For travelers - **PHL** (Philadelphia International): 32.7 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 6:45 AM to 6 PM - **Open Sunday:** yes Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates - **Overnight boarding:** $65–$85 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Holiday surcharge:** $5/day on select holiday dates > “Lazy Lounger : $65/ Night 1 walk or daycare session daily Playful Pup : $75/ Night 2 walks or daycare sessions daily Crazy Canine : $85/ Night ... We charge an additional $5/ Day for holiday boarding on select dates!” Source: https://katzdogsk9.com/boarding/ — checked September 9, 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, DHPP, Bordetella · Not mentioned: canine influenza, leptospirosis > “We Require the following vaccines to be up to date, with proof from the veterinary: Distemper Bordetella Rabies” — https://katzdogsk9.com/boarding/ - **Bordetella lead time:** 14 days before arrival > “*Please note ALL dogs who enter our facility MUST have the following vaccinations and must provide Katz Dogs K9 with proof of vaccination from your veterinarian: Distemper, Leptospirosis, Bordetella, and Rabies. All vaccines must have a 14 day grace period to build immunity in your pet before coming into the facility*” — https://katzdogsk9.com/self-service-dog-wash/ - **Fecal / parasite test:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Spay / neuter:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Temperament evaluation:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “We Require the following vaccines to be up to date, with proof from the veterinary: Distemper Bordetella Rabies” — https://katzdogsk9.com/boarding/ ### 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:** Offered > “Are you able to accommodate dogs that aren't friendly with other dogs? Yes, you can request that your dog s stay be 1-on-1 with a kennel staff member in the daycare yard or a walk around the 10-acre property.” — https://katzdogsk9.com/ - **Housing:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Outdoor access:** Indoor outdoor run > “Each day during your dog s stay, they will get one mid-day walk and access to their own outdoor run throughout the day as much as they d like.” — https://katzdogsk9.com/boarding/ - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Climate-controlled > “Is the kennel climate controlled depending on the season? Yes, our kennel is climate controlled.” — https://katzdogsk9.com/ - **Live cameras for owners:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Yes > “Can we get updates on our dog during their stay? Yes, you can! We have a private Katz Dogs K9 boarding and daycare page on Facebook, where we post pictures of the dogs so parents can see how much fun they’re having.” — https://katzdogsk9.com/ - **Tours:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Injury / fight policy:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Veterinary access:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Administers medication:** Yes, for a fee > “Our team at Katz Dogs K9 is equip to administer a wide variety of a medications such as: Oral Medication Injectable Medication Topical medication Please communicate on profile and at drop off if medications must be given at specific times of the day. The additional charges of medication administration is as follows:” — https://katzdogsk9.com/boarding/ - **Feeding:** Owner's food preferred > “Do we bring our own food, or does KDK9 provide food? You provide your own food. We do have food available here, but there is a $5 charge per meal” — https://katzdogsk9.com/ - **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 Katz Dogs K9, Perkasie, PA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/katz-dogs-k9/ (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/katz-dogs-k9.json