About Wag & Bone

Wag & Bone occupies 30th Street in Long Island City and bills itself as New York City's largest premium dog daycare and boarding facility, with 10,000 square feet of play space. Dog training sits in its published service list alongside daycare, boarding, grooming, the self-serve dog wash, birthday parties and the indoor dog park and bar.

What is documented, and what is not

Being straight about the evidence: the training service has its own place in the site's navigation and pricing menu, but the detail behind it – formats, class levels, who teaches – is not set out on the pages that were readable at the time of writing. Nothing further is asserted here. An owner who wants training specifically should call and ask what shape it takes before booking.

What is documented in detail

The rest of the facility is published in full, and the pricing is unusually open for the neighborhood. Daycare runs at a published full-day, half-day and two-hour rate, with weekly memberships and a ten-pack. Boarding is priced per night with a lower rate for weekly daycare members and includes a day of daycare. The indoor dog park has a day pass and a monthly membership that includes a free self-bath, and human entry is free. Grooming starts with a bubble bath or mini groom priced by the dog's weight.

The room itself

The selling point is space: cage-free supervised play, private suites, climate control, and an off-leash play area with dining tables where owners can sit. The business says it is trusted by more than a thousand dogs in Long Island City and Astoria, and it offers a free trial day.

Who it suits

A Long Island City household that needs daycare or boarding first and would like training available in the same building – rather than a household whose main problem is behavioral – is the natural fit.