--- title: "Wag Watch — Philadelphia, PA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/wag-watch/" 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)" --- # Wag Watch 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 68 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 - **Address:** 807 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123 - **Phone:** (215) 337-3446 - **Website:** http://wagwatchusa.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Wag%20Watch&query_place_id=ChIJiVnUF5_JxokRFScCbkV7evc ## 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 | 9 AM–4 PM | | Sunday | 9 AM–4 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Updates during a stay:** Daycare: daily report card on each visit — facility's words: "DAILY REPORT CARDS Each time you send your dog to us, we’ll create a report card that reviews their day" (https://www.wagwatchusa.com/dog-daycare) - **Breed & size limits:** Takes all breeds and sizes if well-socialized; no breed or weight assumptions — facility's words: "We take dogs of all breeds and sizes, provided they are well-socialized and do not exhibit guarding or reactive behaviors - we do not work on the assumption that some breeds or weights are unacceptable!" (https://www.wagwatchusa.com/faq) - **Senior dogs:** Accepts dogs of all ages; may ask for a vet letter for dogs over 10 — facility's words: "We happily accept dogs of all ages at Wag Watch" (https://www.wagwatchusa.com/faq) - **Anxious or shy dogs:** Daycare requires non-reactive dogs with no lunging, guarding or snapping history — facility's words: "Non-reactive, with no history of lunging, guarding, or snapping" (https://www.wagwatchusa.com/dog-daycare) ## Booking and cameras - **Gingr** (booking): linked from the facility's website — https://wagwatch.portal.gingrapp.com/public/login/Ii9zZWN1cmUvaG9tZSI= - Checked 2026-10-03. ## For travelers - **PHL** (Philadelphia International): 8.1 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:** $65–$83 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Holiday surcharge:** Holidays will incur a $10/night labor surcharge. Holidays include New Year's Eve, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. > “How much does it cost? $65-83 (daycare included!) The standard boarding rate is $83, which includes one day of daycare and one overnight stay until 9am.” Source: https://www.wagwatchusa.com/boarding — checked September 9, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 10 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 > “Your dog must be current on three vaccines in order to attend Wag Watch (including an initial meet and greet): Rabies DAPP (Distemper, Adenovirus, Parainfluenza, and Parvovirus) OR DHLPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parainfluenza, and Parvovirus). Bordetella” — https://www.wagwatchusa.com/faq - **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 9 months > “we happily accept dogs of all ages at Wag Watch - please note all dogs over 9 months of age must be spayed or neutered.” — https://www.wagwatchusa.com/faq - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay (free) > “We will email you with instructions how to schedule a free 15-minute meet and greet - once the meet-and-greet is complete, you're good to schedule services!” — https://www.wagwatchusa.com/faq - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “We do need proof of vaccination for rabies, bordetella, and DAPP.” — https://www.wagwatchusa.com/faq ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** No — nobody is on site overnight > “How long are your staff onsite? The first person arrives at 6:30am or 6:45am depending on the day of the week, and the last person leaves at 10pm, 365 days per year.” — https://www.wagwatchusa.com/faq - **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 > “STAFF TRAINING All staff complete rigorous program, including 20 observation hours & first aid certification.” — https://www.wagwatchusa.com/dog-daycare - **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 3 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 > “Owners can log in on our camera network and watch their pup frolic during the day” — https://www.wagwatchusa.com/dog-daycare - **Photo / report-card updates:** Yes > “DAILY REPORT CARDS Each time you send your dog to us, we'll create a report card that reviews their day, including their overall temperament, the name of their handler, their doggy best friend, the room where they spent the most time, as well as photos of your dog in action!” — https://www.wagwatchusa.com/dog-daycare - **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 > “Can you administer medication to my dog? Yes, provided your dog will let our staff do so! We have many dogs who receive medication at least daily in their food, a pill pocket, etc. We can also apply topical medicine.” — https://www.wagwatchusa.com/faq - **Feeding:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Availability:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Online booking:** Yes > “How do I book? Directly through our portal Choose “Overnight Boarding | All Inclusive” Select your check-in and check-out days and times” — https://www.wagwatchusa.com/boarding ## 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 Wag Watch, Philadelphia, PA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/wag-watch/ (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/wag-watch.json