yuppie puppy pet care inc. industry pet care founded 1987 founder joseph sporn headquarters new york city united states services doggie daycare grooming boarding dog walking website http yuppiepuppy.com yuppie puppy pet care inc. is a dog daycare facility located in new york city . yuppie puppy was founded in 1987 by dog walker and veterinary technician joseph s. sporn . 1 sporn claims that yuppie puppy was the first doggie daycare center in the united states . 2 history edit joseph s. sporn founded yuppie puppy pet care inc. in new york city s upper west side in 1987 . 1 sporn got the idea to start a day care for dogs when he was working as a dog walker and a technician in a large veterinary hospital . 3 sporn originally wanted to be a veterinarian but he says he eventually realized that working with sick animals was depressing . 4 sporn began offering babysitting services to local dog owners . at first he operated his dog sitting service out of his apartment ; he eventually converted his building s basement into a daycare center . 1 sporn claims that yuppie puppy was the first dog daycare center in the united states . 2 the yuppie puppy facility has a cageless environment where dogs are permitted to roam and play . the facility contains play equipment color televisions outdoor and indoor play areas air conditioning and murphy beds . 3 4 the facility also has a time out area for temporarily separating dogs that demonstrate aggressive behavior . 3 sporn says that some critics expressed concern over the fact that the dogs were not caged . 3 however he says that since yuppie puppy s opening there have been no serious incidents involving any of his clients . 3 to be admitted to yuppie puppy all dogs are required to go through a screening process that consists of an interview 5 and a trial period . 6 dogs must also be spayed or neutered 5 and be current on all of their shots 4 to be considered for admittance . sporn says dogs with a history of aggressive behavior are not accepted at yuppie puppy . 5 other services edit since its founding yuppie puppy pet care inc. has grown into a multimillion dollar enterprise 7 that offers a variety of services including boarding dog walking and dog grooming . 4 references edit a b c jensen malene . canine caretakers offer plush pet accommodations . timesunion.com . retrieved 27 april 2012 . a b ackman dan july 16 2000 . new yorkers & co. ; meaningful peer group experience for your dog . the new york times . retrieved 27 april 2012 . a b c d e earnest leslie march 11 1998 . unleashed potential doggy day care centers growing by leaps and bounds . los angeles times . retrieved 27 april 2012 . a b c d brozan nadine march 17 1991 . the loneliness of the latchkey dog for owners day care eases the guilt . the new york times . retrieved 27 april 2012 . a b c traster tina . dogs who are home alone all day . petfinder . retrieved 27 april 2012 . brenner leslie february 1991 . doggy day care . woman . szabo julia . how savvy dogsters can spot the safest dog leashes . dogster . retrieved 27 april 2012 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title yuppie puppy pet care inc. & oldid 740725175 categories companies based in new york citycompanies established in 1987dog related professions and professionals navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 september 2016 at 21 54 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view