Mountain Paws

Mountain Paws Home away from Home for your Dogs and Cats! Short and long term boarding & spa grooming services. Located right next door to Nemocolin. training services too.

we are a full service grooming salon. we also offer dog and cat boarding.

Time to get your fur baby groomed. Tamara Hopkins has been grooming for over 30 years and will take extra love and care ...
02/08/2026

Time to get your fur baby groomed. Tamara Hopkins has been grooming for over 30 years and will take extra love and care of your cat or dog. Now accepting new clients. 724 329 8619 or text 412 381-7299.

02/02/2026

This statement hits nerves because it exposes a gap in values. Work used to come before comfort. Responsibility wasn’t delayed until adulthood, it started early. You learned discipline by earning, not expecting. Nobody celebrated you for working, it was normal. That experience built grit before excuses had room to grow. Money meant effort, not entitlement. Those lessons stayed long after the job ended.

Today, many adults struggle with expectations that don’t match effort. Work is avoided, yet rewards are demanded. Struggle is framed as unfair instead of formative. Starting young didn’t make life easier, it made people capable. Capability builds confidence. Confidence builds independence. And independence doesn’t come from waiting. It comes from doing.

I loaded up on what I needed from Walmart yesterday,...Strange that others are saying they were sold out 🤣🤣🤣
01/23/2026

I loaded up on what I needed from Walmart yesterday,...
Strange that others are saying they were sold out 🤣🤣🤣

Time to get your fur baby groomed. MOUNTAIN PAWS has been grooming for over 30 years. Accepting new clients now.
01/22/2026

Time to get your fur baby groomed. MOUNTAIN PAWS has been grooming for over 30 years. Accepting new clients now.

01/16/2026

I SEE SO MUCH MISINFORMATION CIRCULATING OUT THERE...so here is the guidelines straight from the ADA.

🐾 What the ADA Says About Service Dogs

1. What qualifies as a service animal (ADA definition)
✔ A service animal under the ADA is a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform specific tasks for a person with a disability. Tasks must be directly related to the person’s disability. 
✔ Some rules also include individually trained miniature horses in certain situations. 
❌ Emotional support animals, comfort animals, or pets do not qualify as service animals under ADA federal law. 

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2. Rights & Access
📍 Businesses and public places must allow service dogs to accompany their handlers in all areas open to the public — even where pets aren’t allowed. 
📍 “No pets” policies do not apply to service dogs. 

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3. What businesses can ask
Under ADA rules, staff may only ask two questions when it’s not obvious what the dog does:
1. Is the dog required because of a disability?
2. What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?
They cannot:

• Ask about the person’s disability,
• Request medical or training documentation,
• Ask to see the dog perform its task. 

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4. Control & behavior rules
✔ A service dog must be under control (leash, harness, voice) unless the handler’s disability prevents it. 
✔ Service animals can be excluded only if they are out of control or not housebroken. 
✔ Allergies or fear of dogs are not valid reasons to exclude a service dog. 

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5. No special certification needed
📄 The ADA does not require service dogs to be certified, registered, licensed, or wear special vests/identification. Some programs may offer this as a completion step, but that is for your records and no one can demand to see that information.

12/19/2025

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Come get your cat groomed before Christmas. Tamara has been grooming cats over 35 years.
12/06/2025

Come get your cat groomed before Christmas.
Tamara has been grooming cats over 35 years.

11/24/2025

Now accepting new grooming clients. Tamara has over 35 years of experience grooming dogs and cats. Call 724 329 8619 for an appointment. Also accepting boarding reservations for this summer.

Kitty spa day
08/10/2025

Kitty spa day

07/15/2025

Ketchup

Poppy all fluffy and ready to go home. Here at Mountain Paws all dogs receive a FREE bath before going home.
05/21/2025

Poppy all fluffy and ready to go home. Here at Mountain Paws all dogs receive a FREE bath before going home.

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166 Nemacolin Woodlands Road
Farmington, PA
15437

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+17243298619

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