About Fieldston Pets – Bash Dibra

Fieldston Pets sits at 3476 Bailey Avenue in Riverdale, close to the Van Cortlandt Park end of the Bronx, and its own site puts the business at over thirty-five years of serving the community and the tri-state area. Opening hours are published as 9am to 6pm Monday through Saturday, closed Sunday.

The training side

This is a pet store that keeps a trainer in-house rather than a training school. The site states plainly that its in-house dog trainer, Bash Dibra, will work with the owner to correct problems and properly train the pet, and a separate section headed Dog and Cat Training asks whether the dog or cat has behavioral problems and says the same person has significant experience training both species. The site adds that his methods have been used on pets belonging to well-known New Yorkers. It also says the business offers educational classes, seminars and training sessions as part of its stated mission of keeping pets in their homes. Before booking, the site recommends looking at his books on dog and cat training first.

Grooming, and why the site treats it as part of training

Grooming is the larger half of what is published. The salon is run by a master groomer the site names as Meruet, described there as a licensed veterinary technician. The pages argue that good grooming is the starting foundation for a pet being ready and able to be well trained, which is how the two services are tied together on the site. House training is mentioned in the same paragraph as the grooming appointment line, so it is offered but not detailed. Proof of current vaccinations is required, and salon rates are said to depend on the size and condition of the animal rather than being listed.

Canine Court

The site devotes a section to Canine Court in Van Cortlandt Park, which it describes as America's first pet playground, fenced inside the park, with an agility course and a shared people and pet water fountain, running since 1998. The business presents it as a community project of its own rather than a service it sells, and it is a public park facility, not a class location.

What else is in the store

The retail side carries dog and cat food and treats, leashes and collars, training equipment, grooming supplies, bowls, toys, bedding, and coats and boots.