What we will not claim
We do not print a permit number on this website
What you will see advertised
“Fully licensed and City-inspected. DOHMH permit #XXXXX, displayed for your peace of mind.”
What is actually true
A boarding kennel in New York City needs a permit from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the building has to pass an inspection before it opens. That is true, it is checkable, and you should check it.
What you should not do is take our word for it because there is a number in a footer. A permit number on a website is four things: a real number, a lapsed number, a number belonging to a different address, or a number somebody typed. You cannot tell which from looking at it, and neither can we.
The City keeps the register. It is searchable by address. Look up any kennel you are considering — including, if this were a real business, this one.
There is a second reason this site carries no number, and it is the honest one: this is a demonstration website for a fictional business. There is no building, no permit and no inspection, and printing a plausible-looking number would be inventing a public record.
What we do instead
What we will tell you is what the rules actually require of a kennel — a permit, an inspection before opening, a supervising manager who has passed the City's animal care and handling course, and proof of insurance — and then let you go and check whether the place in front of you has them.
The other nine
One argument in ten parts. Each is a sentence you might see advertised, and a plainer thing that is true at this lodge instead.
Are those dates free?
The calendar shows every night, for every suite class, with how many are left and what that night costs. Nothing is paid on this website: you pay when you collect.