--- title: "Pabby's Pet Resort — Philadelphia, PA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/pabby-s-pet-resort/" 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)" --- # Pabby's Pet Resort Kennel in Chalfont, PA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Philadelphia, PA (https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/). **★4.5 from 110 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.1/10.** 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, daycare, grooming, sitting - **Address:** 101 Stewart Ln, Chalfont, PA 18914 - **Phone:** (215) 997-7888 - **Website:** http://www.pabbys.com/pabbys-pet-resort.html - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pabby's%20Pet%20Resort&query_place_id=ChIJxY9fhCGoxokRAeqq2j9C-tg ## 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–5 PM | | Sunday | 3–4:30 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Fire & emergency protection:** Hard-wired fire alarms and a sprinkler system throughout the building — facility's words: "hard-wired fire alarms throughout the building A sprinkler system throughout the building" (https://www.pabbys.com/pabbys-pet-resort.html) - **Cancellation:** Boarding deposit is non-refundable; cancelling 2+ weeks ahead keeps it as credit for a future stay — facility's words: "Deposits are non-refundable, and abide by the following cancellation policy: If you cancel your reservation over two weeks prior to your arrival date , your deposit will remain on your account and can be applied towards a future stay at Pabby s." (https://www.pabbys.com/boarding.html) - **Holiday minimum stay:** 4-night minimum in summertime and on holidays — facility's words: "Summertime and holidays have a 4 night minimum" (https://www.pabbys.com/boarding.html) - **If a dog is sick:** Daycare: owners must keep unwell or possibly contagious dogs at home — facility's words: "I understand that I am to keep my dog home if they are feeling unwell, and/or presenting with potentially communicable diseases and illnesses." (https://www.pabbys.com/uploads/1/2/4/9/124948838/2026_daycare_application.pdf) ## For travelers - **PHL** (Philadelphia International): 28.2 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:** $68 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Daycare:** $34 per day > “one dog : $68 per night / $54 for members two dogs : $123 per night / $98 for members ... one dog full day: $34 5 day package: $150” Source: https://www.pabbys.com/boarding.html (daycare: https://www.pabbys.com/daycare1.html) — checked September 9, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 11 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 · Not mentioned: canine influenza > “Dogs must be up to date on their distemper , rabies , lepto, and bordetella vaccinations.” — https://www.pabbys.com/daycare1.html - **Bordetella lead time:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Fecal / parasite test:** Negative test required > “Distemper Rabies Leptospirosis Bordetella Clear Fecal Test An Up To Date License!” — https://www.pabbys.com/boarding.html - **Spay / neuter:** Required from 7 months > “Dogs over 7 months old must be spayed or neutered.” — https://www.pabbys.com/daycare1.html - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay > “Daycare applications are reviewed in the order they are received, and we will reach out to you when we are ready to schedule your dog's interview.” — https://www.pabbys.com/daycare1.html - **Vaccination records:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** No — nobody is on site overnight > “Is someone at the facility overnight? While not directly on site, security cameras are remotely monitored ALL night seven nights a week , with three employees available for any emergencies less than a 3 minute drive away” — https://www.pabbys.com/faq.html - **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:** Pet first aid / CPR certified staff > “Experienced, trained, and caring staff - PackPro trained and CPR certified” — https://www.pabbys.com/pabbys-pet-resort.html - **Play model:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Groups separated by:** Size, age and play style > “We create our play groups based on size, age, and play style to make sure everyone is playing in a group that they will enjoy.” — https://www.pabbys.com/faq.html - **Time out of their room:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Solo care for dogs who skip group play:** Offered > “Single play dogs get one on one attention from our staff and get private out-time in one of our play yards.” — https://www.pabbys.com/faq.html - **Housing:** Suite > “we will determine if your dogs are eligible to share one of our suites!” — https://www.pabbys.com/faq.html - **Outdoor access:** Yard > “All-weather outdoor play areas for daycare and boarding dogs, including a specially designed enrichment yard, totaling seven unique outdoor spaces!” — https://www.pabbys.com/pabbys-pet-resort.html - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Climate-controlled > “Climate controlled building with classical music played all day and all night” — https://www.pabbys.com/pabbys-pet-resort.html - **Live cameras for owners:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **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:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **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 Pabby's Pet Resort, Chalfont, PA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/pabby-s-pet-resort/ (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/pabby-s-pet-resort.json