Daniel Moffatt: Finding the courage to pass on a paycheck

The founder of Kanine Social finds success creating a place where you can hang out, “have a beer and let the dogs run around.”


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Daniel Moffatt's Kanine Social dog day care center is at 580 College St. in the Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood.
Daniel Moffatt's Kanine Social dog day care center is at 580 College St. in the Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood.
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When former commercial banker Daniel Moffatt founded the Kanine Social dog day care center, boarding service and craft beer and coffee bar with his father and brother-in-law in 2018, he bravely traded savings and loans for barks and brews. 

Moffatt has steadily grown the business at 580 College St. in the city’s redeveloping Brooklyn neighborhood by mostly catering to young professionals on the move, as well as pet owners working from home.

Moffatt, 37, has increased Kanine Social’s annual revenue the past three years  to $1.3 million from $900,000 and nearly doubled staff to 15 since 2021.


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