ADAMS TWP -- The Dog Stop isn't stopping in Adams Township.

Supervisors told The Dog Stop founders and potential franchise owner Michael Oldaker they were barking up the wrong tree Monday night.

Supervisors voted 4-1 to deny the kennel and store after hearing what Oldaker had to say.

“ I think the dog stop is a great concept, a great idea, but not at that location,” Supervisor Thomas Franceschina said.

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

Residents 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.

Supervisor Russell Ford said although he is a dog lover, he was concerned about safety for people coming and going in that area, not just for the dogs.

The owner hinted that he may seek a different location.

”We loved the place there... there's other business opportunities (in Adams), Oldaker said.

If approved, the business would have generated 15 to 20 jobs. The kennel would have held 30 to 55 dogs

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