About Us

About our facility:

Cubby's Canine Castle is conveniently located on DeKalb Pike (Rt. 202) in Blue Bell,
PA. Serving the area of lower Montgomery County, Cubby's is conveniently located for
those who live and/or work in Blue Bell, Norristown, Collegeville, Eagleville,
Jeffersonville, Harleysville, Lower Gwynedd, Montgomeryville, Ambler, Plymouth
Meeting, East Norriton, North Wales, Lansdale and Skippack.

Our facility consists of two buildings totaling almost 8,000 square feet, and multiple
outdoor play yards totaling 10,000 square feet!!!

Our facility has been designed to provide the maximum enjoyment for your pup as well
as safety and security. We have both indoor and outdoor play areas. Our play areas
have tents for shade, play sets for your dogs to play on, furry friends for your dog to
play with all day and are supervised by our expert staff.

Sarah, Owner and Operator

Sarah is the owner and operator of Cubby's Canine Castle. In her previous career she
worked long hours and traveled extensively, spending many days and nights on the
road. When she was working late or traveling, her pup Cubby went to daycare and had
a blast! Sarah never had to worry about Cubby since she had a great daycare she
used and always knew that Cubby was well cared for, well loved by the staff there and
most importantly, well-exercised!!! She understands your need for a daycare facility
to send your pup where they will receive the same high standard of care and
enjoyment you provide for your dog at home. She has built Cubby's Canine Castle with
that in mind.

Prior to opening Cubby's, Sarah worked at Karen's K-9 Care doggie daycare in Frazer,
PA voted Best of Philly, 2005! During her two and a half years at Karen's, she gained
hands on experience and a vast knowledge of doggie daycare operations and used
that experience to design Cubby's Canine Castle. Sarah is also a Senior Volunteer
with Brookline Labrador Retriever Rescue, responsible for evaluating dogs to bring
into the rescue and finding labs in need new homes. She is a member of the North
American Dog Daycare Association (NADDA) as well as the American Boarding Kennel
Association (ABKA) and is a certified Pet Care Technician through the ABKA.

Nicole McBride, Trainer and Daycare Staff

Nicole McBride of Woofs of Wisdom training will conduct all training classes for
Cubby's Canine Castle as well as be a member of the daycare staff. We are extremely
excited to have Nicole on board, and once you read about her, you'll understand why!

Nicole has been working with animals professionally since 1992. She served as the
Program Director for a leading service dog organization from 1995-2002, until she
moved to Montgomery County and opened her own training business called Woofs of
Wisdom. Nicole has lots of experience with dog/dog interaction as she has 5, yes, 5
pups of her own! Including Nick, a chocolate lab that she has trained to the level of
service dog, has served as a demonstration dog for a service organization and
currently provides Therapy Dog Visits at Blue Bell Place.

Nicole is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (Member #66564) and has a
certification in animal science. Her professional expertise includes the following:

		Basic and Advanced Obedience
		Private and Group Training
		Clicker & Operant Conditioning Training
		Volhard Method of Training
		Service Dog Training & Placement
		Therapy Dog Training & Visits
		AKC Canine Good Citizen Testing (Evaluator #28944)
		Behavior Modification Training
		Companion Dog Training & Placement
		Shelter & Rescue Dog Rehabilitation

Nicole has also served on the Board of Directors and was a past President of Brookline Labrador Retriever Rescue where she also served as the fundraising chair,
shelter certification evaluator and foster home. She currently serves as an online
Dog Expert for JustAnswer.com.

Karen Griffiths, Groomer

Karen has been helping keep your dogs at Cubby's clean and pretty since April, 2007.
Karen has been grooming dogs for the past 13 years. She honed her grooming skills
by training under and working for the late Debbie Fegan, a local favorite to many dogs
and their owners.

Karen has experience with all breeds of dogs. Her abilities range from the basics of
bathing to the finest details of hand scissoring. She is even capable in custom
grooming and has done the Nike emblem and Olympic rings!

Karen shares our love of dogs, having two yellow labs of her own, Abby & Mike.

Kelsey, Daycare Attendant
Kelsey joined the Cubby's team in the Fall of 2007. Kelsey is experienced working in
the dog daycare environment as she previously worked at a daycare in Philadelphia.
While not caring for Cubby's pups, she attends classes at Delaware Valley College
where she is pursuing her BA in Animal Behavior. Kelsey also has a rescued Toy Fox
Terrier named Toby.

Marla, Daycare Attendant
Marla is the newest member of the Cubby's team but some of you may recognize her
from the parking lot as she has been bringing her dogs to Cubby's for daycare since
the Spring. Duke and Puma enjoyed their time here so much, Marla decided she
wanted to spend some time here too! She has spent the past 7 years working as a vet
tech at a local emergency veterinary hospital. We are thrilled to have her on the
Cubby's team.

Matt, Daycare Attendant
Matt hails from Central PA and is currently working towards his Masters Degree in
Animal Cognition at Villanova University. Matt is owned by a Rottie and has previous
experience managing a kennel full of border collies.

Angelica, Daycare Attendant
Angelica comes to us with a new degree in Biology from Shippensburg University and
is working towards becoming a Veterinary Technician. She also has previous animal
care experience and loves getting to know all the dogs at Cubby's. She shares her
home with two Min-Pins and a Chihuahua puppy.