ADAMS TWP — The Dog Stop isn’t stopping in Adams Township just yet.

Township supervisors Monday night told The Dog Stop founders Chris Kane and Jesse Coslov and potential franchise owner Michael Oldaker they were barking up the wrong tree.

Supervisors voted 4-0 to deny the kennel and store after hearing from concerned residents in a conditional-use hearing earlier this month.

“I think The Dog Stop is a great concept, a great idea,” Supervisor Chairman Thomas Franceschina said Monday. “But not at that location.”

The Dog Stop is a combination kennel and retail store that provides overnight boarding, day care, grooming and American-made supplies.

Kane and Coslov presented planning commissioners and supervisors with plans to use the former McGinnis Sisters Special Food Stores along Route 228.

The company had been looking to occupy 7,000 square feet. A turf yard behind the building would have allowed dogs to be outside certain periods of the day. The yard would have required a curb across the street be moved back about 8 feet.

Residents who live in the Adams Ridge development behind the proposed location attended The Dog Stop’s Sept. 9 conditional-use hearing.

They encouraged supervisors not to approve the company’s application.

“I really don’t want to see a Dog Stop put in (at) Adams Ridge,” Supervisor Linda Lees said Monday.

Supervisor Russell Ford said although he is a dog lover, he was concerned about safety for people coming and going in that area, as well as for the dogs.

Following the Monday night meeting, Oldaker hinted that he may seek a different location in the township. He said the strip mall spot was well-suited for the business.

“We loved the place there,” Oldaker said. “(But) there’s other business opportunities.”

If approved, the business would have generated 15 to 20 jobs. Supervisor Edward Vogel was absent during the vote.