Dog School

Both me and my dog meatloaf love dog school! As soon as meatloaf realizes that we are at dog school he jumps out of the car and runs to the door where he is greeted by the amazing staff who take such good care of him! We love seeing their pictures on instagram throughout the day and I know he is so well taken care of! He comes home and is so tired from all the fun he has there! Philly dog school is a lifesaver!

Ryan, Cody, and the team rock! The dog walks during the day give me peace of mind and my little buddy is always happy when I get home. I love the texts I get from them letting me know that my guy is doing well during my long work days. Amazing, personal, and friendly service.

At first, I was hesitant about sending my rescue to a doggy day care, but I was able to weigh the pros and cons. Now, I am grateful for their services — I notice that as soon as Charlie is picked up and goes home… he is passed out! It shows how much energy he has spent with the caretakers and the other dogs at Dog School. Whenever we walk Charlie around the area and we are close to the dog school, he pulls/​tugs us towards the dog school which shows how much he enjoys being there! Thanks again for watching over my Charlie!

I can’t rave about Philly Dog School enough. They are friendly and accommodating and most of all genuinely love all the dogs they look after everyday. Also, they don’t require prior reservations, which some daycares do. You just show up, drop your pooch off, and pick him up nice and tired!
Their instagram feed is adorable and hilarious and allows us to keep tabs on our golden retriever and all of his friends. Even some of my friends have started following Dog School because they love their feed so much!
Another great benefit is that they never ever crate the dogs for «nap» time. I don’t know about you, but my dog can nap plenty at home. When I take him to dog school, I know he is going to have 100% fun for 100% of the day!

This place is great. We brought our puppy in last week since I was going away for a conference, and he absolutely loved it. He couldn’t wait to go back on Wednesday. And he came back to us so tired and happy! We are fortunate that our pup loves other dogs and people, but even so, a lot of credit is due to Dog School. They keep safe clean conditions for the dogs and constantly supervise. Their hours and locations are really convenient for us. We feel confident in their team and will gladly return!

Love, love The Dog School. I know most the reviewers work from 9 – 5 and worry about their energetic pup at home. I would also consider it if you are at home or work at home as I do and it is too hot, cold, rainy or you are simply physically unable to give your energetic friend the exercise he craves (I’m 8 months pregnant so that’s me!). My dog is a 16 month old golden doodle with lots of energy and after spending the day at the dog school yesterday he is still happy and calm from spending 9 hours getting his energy out. You don’t need an appointment either, just drop your pup off when he is driving you nuts and you are set!

Great! My dog is exhausted after a day here! I stop by to check in on him sometimes and he loves every second.

My boyfriend and I have a sweet, 13 month old, Schnauzer mix, who has tons of energy… TONS of energy…
Some days we have conflicting schedules that would leave our little guy by himself for 4 or 5 hours. We knew we needed to find him a doggie day care that he could play at while we were busy. Miles does not do well in the crate, so we needed some place that didn’t do any «crate/​quiet time». After talking with some of the fur-​mommies and fur-​daddies at our local dog park about their recommendations, we were excited to give Dog School a try.
Miles has been to Dog School every week for almost 2 months. I swear, he wakes up on Wednesday mornings now knowing he gets to go play with his friends all day!
We’ve only been to the South Street location… When I took Miles there for the first time, I first fell in love with the fact that it’s basically a huge open room, with a large window in the front. There was plenty of space and toys to keep my little guy busy for quite some time, as well as super sweet doggie friends for him to play with for hours and hours!
Their hours are super convenient, 7:30am-7pm!
Prices are super reasonable, for half and whole days.
I’ve only met 3 of the staff members who work there, but they are absolutely wonderful. They’re constantly monitoring all of the dogs, and even take them out for walks. Miles loves them too!
They even have an Instagram that they post pictures to throughout the day, so you can see what your pup is up to during the day.
So 5 stars for a conveniently located place with convenient hours, super awesome staff and facility… and ESPECIALLY for the crazy, happy, and exhausted puppy that I get to pick up every Wednesday evening– he sleeps like a rock when he gets home. :)
Thank you Dog School!!! We love you!!!

Loooooooove this place (and so does our dog!). We recently moved out of Philadelphia and were so sad to leave Dog School behind!
When our frenchie finally got all of her shots and was old enough we took her here. She loved this place so much we couldn’t walk her within a two block radius without her flinging herself on the ground a throwing a temper tantrum (yes, dogs do that) and dragging us towards the door.
The staff was always wonderful. Our little pup came home exhausted and slept for the next two days (something worth it’s weight in gold when you have a puppy). Now we have a wonderfully socialized pet who gets along swimmingly with any dogs she meets (and I give dog school most of the credit for that).
Now that I’ve experienced other dog daycares I love Dog School even more. In our new home, Austin TX, many of the dog daycares used crates for a large portion of the day. I loved the fact that she could run around free at Dog School all day if she wanted to. We miss this place!!!

Best instagram in town – and even if youre not a client, youre welcome to come in and visit the beautiful dogs!

My dog LOVES dog school! It is easy to get her there and pick her up at any time, the people are so friendly, they pay attention to her and have noticed things I missed, the price is great, my dog loves the socialization and she is happily exhausted when I pick her up. I think it has taken my sweet, happy dog and made her sweeter and happier!
Plus if I don’t have a poop bag when I come pick her up, they always offer me one! Love the place!

We have used Dog School for the past 7 years — first in its original location on 11^th Street, and now that we have moved, in its South Street location. When we moved last year, I was most upset that I couldn’t take my dogs to dog school anymore so I was absolutely thrilled when they opened the South Street outpost. I can’t say enough good things about this business. I have nothing but wonderful things to say about Jamie, Dan, Ryan, and Gary and the rest of the crew. We take both of our pups, and they always come back exhausted and happy. They usually are tired out for 2 days after daycare which I am always thankful for. The convenient hours, location, and friendly staff make dog school what it is. I totally trust them with my dogs and I know that they are under close supervision all day so I don’t have to worry!

I. Love. Dog School. Our pup, Ponyboy, has been with Dog School for almost a year, beginning at the Pine Street location and now at this location. And there is no doubt that Dog School’s services, and general awesomeness, have immeasurably enhanced our family’s life.
We can drop him off as early as 7:30 and pick him up as late as 7. This is convenient for us for our crazy work schedules but also gives Ponyboy a good amount of time to get the wiggles out and be a kid. Ponyboy lives the life all day (Dog School posts pics on Facebook and Twitter throughout the day) and he comes home tuckered out. We are grateful that he is 1) getting plenty of exercise in school fooling around with others dogs and his favorite toy, the big purple ball, 2) is taken on a midday walk and 3) clocking sufficient networking time with other dogs… how else is he going to climb the social and professional ladder? And there is the added benefit that, even on days we do not take Ponyboy to the dog park, he is not bored and has completely stopped any destructive behavior in the house since starting at Dog School.
Dog School has nothing to hide, either. Each location has a large store front window where you can witness the dogs doing their canine thing, often just being chill and loving each others company. They are all so adorable (but especially Ponyboy!!!).
The owners are rad. They are young Philly entrepreneurs who are sincere about providing a positive environment for dogs whose parent (s) works. They get our domesticated dogs too, i.e. that they are pack animals that nevertheless need their belly’s rubbed.
Dog School provides other services (sitting, occasional drop off, etc.). We have used them to watch Ponyboy for unplanned weekend trips to New York. Lifesavers, I tell ya!
Can’t say enough about these folks. Thanks Ryan, Dan, Gary, Kit, Hannah (Ponyboy’s new crush) and everyone else at DS! Big ups!