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The Dog Stop Daycare

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Best for: Best named first-aid/CPR staff

The Dog Stop

The Dog Stop Daycare

Pet Standings score

6.1/ 10 · editorial, when research is finished

National daycare page: first-day behavioral evaluation, groups by age and social behavior (not just size), first aid and CPR staff, titer tests accepted for distemper and rabies. Footer: pricing differs by location. Tour that Stop.

Pricing and services differ by location (official footer)

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Why it is listed

The Dog Stop publishes age-based playgroups, a first-day evaluation, titers, and first aid/CPR. It does not publish a national price or webcam. Tour that Stop. Ask who pays the vet.

Editor note

Best for: Best named first-aid/CPR staff in best doggy daycare chains.

6.1/10

Pros & cons

Pros

  • thedogstop.com/services/daycare 2026-09-02: daycare is carefully selected, fully supervised indoor/outdoor play. Groups are assessed for compatibility by age and social behavior, not just size. Prerequisites: adequate social skills; dogs over 7 months must be spayed or neutered for daycare (intact dogs may still board). Vaccines from the vet: Bordetella, Parvovirus & Distemper, Rabies. Titer tests accepted for Distemper and Rabies. Regular flea/tick prevention required (Frontline, Advantage, or Seresto — not flea powder/other collars).
  • thedogstop.com homepage: staff receive training in pet first aid and CPR, kennel sanitation, and canine behavior. First-day evaluation: if the dog is not a group-play fit they are separated with one-on-one staff time, potty breaks, and play (same language on the national boarding prerequisites). Find Your Stop locator. Optional paid “Delights” (walks, treats, one-on-one) — menus are local.
  • No national breed ban on the daycare page.

Cons

  • Footer on 2026-09-02: pricing and services offered at each location may differ and change at any time. No national daycare USD, membership USD, or cancel window. Value points are zero.
  • Live cameras appear in a customer quote on the homepage, not as a brand webcam product on the national daycare page — we do not score that quote. No consumer app named. No numeric ratio or nap clock.
  • Emergency-vet transport and who pays are not on the daycare page. This is not the boarding ranking. Tour that Stop.

Score breakdown

Safety
9.0
Value
—
Ease
7.0
Quality
7.0

Overall

6.1

Specifications

IntakeBehavioral evaluation on the first daycare day; unfit dogs get solo staff time instead of group play.
VaccinesBordetella, Parvo/Distemper, Rabies. Titers OK for Distemper and Rabies.
GroupingAge and social behavior, not just size.
RestNot named as a nap clock.
StaffPet first aid and CPR training (homepage). No numeric ratio.
UpdatesNot named as a brand webcam on the national daycare page.
EmergencyNot named on the daycare page.
IntactSpay/neuter at 7 months for group daycare; boarding still allowed if intact.
AgeNot a national minimum on the daycare prerequisites block we scored.
MsrpNo national daycare USD — footer says location pricing differs
CancelNot published on the national daycare page.
Score Notesquality 7 = US page + daycare + age/social grouping; no official webcam/rest. safety 9 = first-day eval + vaccines + 7-month alter + first aid/CPR; no ratio/clock. ease 7 = Find Your Stop + contact + first-day eval; no app. value 0.

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