The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has placed a quarantine on dogs at a local pet store.

Some of the dogs at "The Pet Shop"  inside the Palmer Park Mall in Palmer Twp., Northampton Co., might have a respiratory illness known as kennel cough, so they've been quarantined, said Samantha Kreps, a spokeswoman for the Department of Agriculture.

The quarantine means no dogs can be taken in or out of the store, said Kreps, who noted that the quarantine applies only to dogs.

Inspectors will visit the store weekly until they determine the quarantine can be lifted, Kreps said. That will happen once 10 consecutive days pass with no outward signs of illness among the dogs, said Kreps.

The store remains open to customers.