---
title: "The Lodge — Atlanta, GA"
url: "https://dogsaway.co/atlanta-ga/the-lodge/"
updated: "2026-09-08"
data_pulled: "2026-07-07"
census_at: "2026-09-08"
source: "Dogs Away — public Google Business profile (identity, rating) + Dogs Away disclosure census of the facility's own website"
license: "All rights reserved. Read and cite freely. No bulk copying. (https://dogsaway.co/terms/)"
attribution: "Source: Dogs Away (dogsaway.co)"
---

# The Lodge

Pet boarding service in Madison, GA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Atlanta, GA (https://dogsaway.co/atlanta-ga/).

**★4.9 from 90 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.7/10.** The Dogs Away score is a Bayesian-adjusted Google rating on a 0–10 scale (prior weight 25 reviews at the 4.669 network mean).

## Facts

- **Services:** boarding, daycare, grooming, training
- **Address:** 1001 Micha Way, Madison, GA 30650
- **Phone:** (706) 707-7829
- **Website:** https://thelodge.pet/
- **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Lodge&query_place_id=ChIJAQBQqeOG9ogR8livDYpbloo

## Booking terms, safety and care

- **Late pick-up:** Sunday boarding pickup between 4 and 5 PM is charged a half day — facility's words: "Sunday Boarding Pickup Hours 10 am – 11 am or 4 pm – 5 pm (HALF DAY CHARGE FOR 4-5 pm)" (https://mainstreetvet.biz/the-lodge-contact-us/)

## For travelers

- **ATL** (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta): 54.8 miles, straight line

Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower.

## Published rates

No rate published on their website as of July 7, 2026.

## Disclosure record

## Licensing

Georgia licenses and inspects dog boarding kennels. The Georgia Animal Protection Act (O.C.G.A. § 4-11-1 et seq.) makes it a misdemeanor to operate a kennel without a valid license from the Commissioner of Agriculture, and a 'kennel' is any establishment, other than an animal shelter, where dogs or cats are maintained for boarding, holding, training, or similar purposes for a fee. The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) Companion Animal Program administers the license. The fee is set by rule on holding capacity — $100 for up to 20 pets, $200 for 21–40, $300 for 41–80, $400 for more than 80 — the license runs one year from issue, expires twelve months after the issue date, and a late renewal carries a penalty of 100 percent of the fee that GDA says it cannot waive by law. GDA's application process includes a pre-inspection visit by an inspector before the license issues, and the Act (§ 4-11-9) and rule 40-13-13-.03 authorise entry 'at any time', unannounced, at whatever frequency the Commissioner deems appropriate. Minimum standards are in Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 40-13-13. Veterinary hospitals operated by a licensed veterinarian for their customary purposes are not kennels under the Act. GDA publishes a license look-up (Kelly Solutions) for kennels, pet dealers and shelters; no downloadable, machine-readable licensee list was found, so Atlanta is Tier B, not Tier A. Fulton County adds a $150 special permit for premises with four or more dogs, from which commercial kennels holding a business license are exempt on the fee; that is a county instrument and was not joined to facility records.

Market licensing detail: https://dogsaway.co/atlanta-ga/

## How to cite

The Lodge, Madison, GA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/atlanta-ga/the-lodge/ (census September 8, 2026; listing data July 7, 2026). Source: Dogs Away (dogsaway.co). Read or cite this one record with a link. Do not bulk copy, scrape or rebuild the directory. Terms: https://dogsaway.co/terms/

Structured data: https://dogsaway.co/api/v1/facilities/atlanta-ga/the-lodge.json