In 1987, Tim and Lauren met and began their education in dog grooming at New York School of Dog Grooming. Upon graduating from dog grooming school, Tim opened Bark of the Town on Sunbury Street in Millerstown. After marrying and moving into their home, Tim and Lauren added Bark of the Town Kennels onto an addition attached to their garage, then just six kennels, in 1991.
After being consistently being booked to capacity and having waiting lists each summer, they built a new 24 run boarding kennel behind their house that opened in the fall of 2004.
After being consistently being booked to capacity and having waiting lists each summer, they built a new 24 run boarding kennel behind their house that opened in the fall of 2004.
Services
Regular grooming is an important part of keeping your pet healthy. There are five major areas to focus on when caring for your pet: coat, teeth, nails, ears and eyes. While this care requires effort, it will pay off in a pet that stays healthier longer. It is important to start these activities as early as possible - preferably around eight weeks - to get your pet accustomed to and comfortable with these activities. When you call us to make an appointment to have your pet groomed we will provide the best, safest grooming experience for your pet.
It is not meant to be a substitute for a visit to the vet but to make you more knowledgeable concerning these common issues and their vaccines. We take many precautions to prevent these diseases at our kennel, including attending various continuing education seminars with pet health and kennel management to stay up-to-date, and always using disinfectant when cleaning and frequent hand washing for staff. This is a contagious infection that causes upper respiratory signs - mainly coughing - in dogs.
Reviews (12)
Cakes Inperry
Dec 15, 2021
Amanda Kerstetter
Apr 13, 2021
Jeff Cooper
Jan 26, 2021
The entire staff at bark of the town is incredible, they always do everything within their power to accommodate our boarding needs for Boaz. The facility is top notch with cameras for folks, like my wife, that need to check on their baby every two hours. :-) Many people are intimidated by our dog but not the staff at "Bark of the Town!" They always give Boaz and bath and cut his nails before we pick him up (extra fee for the service.) Thank you to the entire staff!
Channing Persun
Dec 07, 2020
Alicia Callaghan
May 29, 2020
Alana Wolfe
May 19, 2020
Denise Meyers
Jun 22, 2019
We have been bringing our dogs, both past and present, to Tim for almost 20 years. Great kennel with a wonderful staff. We are very relaxed when we are away and our pets are in Tim's care. We moved to Mechanicsburg a few years ago and we still use Bark of the Town Kennels and Grooming service. They are the best. We highly recommend them.
Melissa Strunk
May 17, 2019
Nancy T.
Apr 26, 2019
This is a pet groomer. I had heard nothing but good things about this place and this groomer. So we set up an appointment which took about two months to get. Our dog is rather large and hairy, we took in there to get him cut down to a shorter more manageable haircut. He told us not to wait so we went back 45 minutes later to pick up our dog. When we got home I noticed that my dog's testicles were bleeding, he shaved them with something too sharp and had taken the top layer of skin off.
I then looked at my dog all over and he had cuts behind both ears, he had a large area beside his anus was bleeding also. I immediately took pictures and texted the groomer. I never got an answer. I have another appointment scheduled, I will cancel that appointment and never take my dog back there again. I don't understand how this could not have happened to other people also. He's a butcher. I thought it my duty to make other future customers aware of this horrible person and his grooming abilities.
I then looked at my dog all over and he had cuts behind both ears, he had a large area beside his anus was bleeding also. I immediately took pictures and texted the groomer. I never got an answer. I have another appointment scheduled, I will cancel that appointment and never take my dog back there again. I don't understand how this could not have happened to other people also. He's a butcher. I thought it my duty to make other future customers aware of this horrible person and his grooming abilities.
Nicole R.
Mar 01, 2019
Leslie H.
Aug 23, 2017
Iris L.
Mar 29, 2017
