RUN from SPOT! If you love your dog do not drop them off at SPOT.

We pulled our dog from SPOT. Our dog was hurt three times in three weeks and once had to be seen by our vet due to her injury. One of the handlers lied about a conversation she had with us regarding one of the dog fights that occurred. The owner wouldn't refund any of our annual membership money.

They clearly do not have a responsible staff and if this handler lied about a conversation who knows what else she lies about.

I have been a customer since we got our dog Pixie two years ago. The first thing I noticed was how clean everything is at the Paw Stop - the air smells fresh (when's the last time you experienced that at a NY doggy daycare) and there is no dirt, dust or mess to be seen anywhere. Staff members are quick to clean up after the dogs in the daycare room.

It's clear that owner Dan Rubenstein loves dogs and has a high level of commitment to providing good care for the dogs, good customer service for the humans, and to being a responsible business owner and neighbor. I've noticed that Dan and his staff are always on the lookout for new products and services to provide, and ways to support our community (such as their efforts to improve our local dog park).

Thanks to the obedience training Pixie and I did with Dan, I was able to better understand dog behavior, and get to know my own dog much better. Dan is often at the store when we visit, and I appreciate his availability to his customers.

The staff at the Paw Stop have been unfailingly kind and helpful. I see the occasional new face, but most of Dan's employees have been with him as long as I've been a customer.

I love that there is a huge plate glass window dividing the store and the daycare room, and that customers are welcome to either stop in to watch their dog play, or can watch their dog remotely using the webcam.


The highest compliment I can pay to the Paw Stop is that Pixie is always excited to visit. I feel confident that when she is there, she is with people who care about her, and she is having fun. It's wonderful to have the Paw Stop a short walk away, ready to answer our every need. Our neighborhood is very fortunate to have a business here that is truly committed to providing the best care for our dogs.

I am a self professed animal lover - and my baby Oscar (now 10 months) is the most important thing to me in the world (well he's tied with my husband I suppose). If you're like me, and couldn't imagine leaving your pup with just anyone, then The Paw Stop is for you.

I struggled with leaving Oscar at home while we were at work, or sending him off to daycare where I thought I wouldn't know what was going on, or how he was being treated. After visiting a number of doggie daycares, we decided to give The Paw Stop a try and have been very happy ever since.

I love:
-the live webcams so you can check in on them (and the Staff) whenever you like
-all the staff - they're so friendly and truly caring of the animals
-the pupply play time session - great for socialization
-on-site obedience classes
-private training classes in your home when little problems crop up
-home pick-up and drop-offs - just in case!
-the speical events they host - such as photos with the Easter Bunny, animal massage workshops etc.
-on-site vetrinarian who can keep your pup up to date on shots, routine vet visits etc.

The ONLY thing I would change
-I would love it if they included one quick around the block relief walk when the dog stays for the whole day of daycare. They are available for purchase though, if you are interested, so it's not really something that's missing.

I also like that if we ever have to go away overnight Oscar can stay in a place that he is very comfortable in.

Well, if you're reading this review you're probably considering sending your pup to daycare. Reading what others say is only going to get you so far. So, why don't you just try it out for yourself ... this way you won't have to rely on other people's opinions, but can trust your own.

If you are one of those overprotective parents who doesn?t trust many people with your baby, this is the Paw Stop is the place for you! I have been sending my boy to the Paw Stop since he was a pup, for the past 2 years. Quite honestly I?m not sure how other parents don?t send their dogs to the daycare at least some days, for they are social creatures and this is the place for them to socialize in a safe & clean environment. Before I found the Paw Stop I have went to many places around and they were too stinky, too small or not enough light. I nearly gave up on my search when I accidently ran in to someone who told me about the Paw Stop!! And there it was, clean, friendly and the fact that I was able to come with him on Saturday (pup day hour) to see how he plays before I actually committed made all the difference in the world. Plus I get to watch my baby play on the cam's when I have a moment and miss him terribly. So here we are 2years later and I can?t even keep him at home a day during the week because he misses going there. He loves his handler as much as he loves mummy, and looks for the truck when he gets the morning walk. That in itself makes mummy happy!

I have been a customer of The Paw Stop for about two years, and I wholeheartedly recommend it without any reservations whatsoever. As for my dog, if he gets within blocks of the store he tries to get me to go there -- so he clearly recommends it too!

I have used their daycare, boarding, training, grooming and other services, and have had only excellent results. The staff is knowledgeable and professional, and contrary to other postings here, everyone there knows me by name. They all truly care for and love working with animals. That's not just me saying that, my dog clearly has the same opinion. If he was treated at all bad, it would show-- more than that, he wouldn't get excited just from being near the Paw Stop. His breed is very sensitive to negative treatment, and it would be clearly evident if he were not treated well.

Unfortunately you have indiviuduals who will make it their life's work to make others miserable or feel some sense of power and control by posting baseless and/or overblown rantings, rumors or lies. These are the same people that teachers can't stand and all retailers dread -- and the rest of us simply try to avoid at all costs.

Just to be clear, I have no affiliation with the Paw Stop. I am just a very satisfied customer who couldn't stand by and watch a quaility, caring and professional establishment like the Paw Stop -- and everyone there -- be unjustfiably skewered by someone who obviously has their own personal agenda or emotional problems.

In the end, judge them for yourself. Do what I did -- visit the store, spend time talking to the staff and get to know them and the environment. If you care about your pet, it's the least you can do. You will undoubtly find what I found -- a group of caring, dedicated professionals and a clean, well equiped, exceptional facility, owned and operated by someone who truly loves animals. Just ask him his personal story of why he got into the business -- you'll see what I mean.