--- title: "Happy Tails Doggy Daycare, Inc. — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/happy-tails-doggy-daycare-inc/" updated: "2026-10-20" data_pulled: "2026-10-20" census_at: "2026-10-20" 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)" --- # Happy Tails Doggy Daycare, Inc. Dog day care center in Franklin, MA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Boston, MA (https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/). **★4.5 from 104 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.1/10.** 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:** daycare - **Address:** 7 Forge Pkwy, Franklin, MA 02038 - **Phone:** (508) 541-8587 - **Website:** https://www.happytailsddc.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Happy%20Tails%20Doggy%20Daycare%2C%20Inc.&query_place_id=ChIJq6rqnb5v5IkRrZhmhG8CocI ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 6:30 AM–7 PM | | Tuesday | 6:30 AM–7 PM | | Wednesday | 6:30 AM–7 PM | | Thursday | 6:30 AM–7 PM | | Friday | 6:30 AM–7 PM | | Saturday | 6:30 AM–7 PM | | Sunday | 6:30 AM–7 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **If a dog is sick:** Sick dogs cannot attend; dogs are checked on arrival and sent home if they show any sign of sickness — facility's words: "If you dog is having discharge from nose, eyes, blood or mucous in urine or feces, coughing or generally does not feel well, they cannot come to daycare. We assess the dog when they arrive and will ask you to take the dog home if there is any sign of sickness." (https://happytailsddc.com/faq/) - **Senior dogs:** Older dogs get extra naps — facility's words: "Young dogs, older dogs, and dogs that have had surgeries get extra naps!" (https://happytailsddc.com/daycare/) - **Minimum age (months):** Daycare: dogs must be at least 8 weeks old — facility's words: "At least 8 weeks old" (https://happytailsddc.com/faq/) - **Breed & size limits:** Any breed may attend daycare — facility's words: "Can any breed attend daycare? P P Yes! We are not breed biased." (https://happytailsddc.com/faq/) - **Checkout time:** No added daycare charge for overnight pick-up before 7:30 a.m. — facility's words: "There is no additional daycare charge for pickup before 7:30am" (https://happytailsddc.com/daycare/) ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 29.1 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 6:30 AM to 7 PM - **Open Sunday:** yes Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates - **Daycare:** $48 per day > “Daycare Pricing $ 48 / day Once per week = $48 /day” Source: https://happytailsddc.com/daycare/ — checked September 9, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 11 of 27 checked policies on its own website (census October 20, 2026). "Not published" is a fact about the website on that date, not a claim about the facility's practice. ### Admission requirements - **Vaccinations required:** Required: rabies, DHPP, Bordetella · Not mentioned: canine influenza, leptospirosis > “All dogs must have the following vaccination that are up to date and on file. Rabies (> 6 months old) Distemper (minimum of second dose) Bordatella” — https://happytailsddc.com/faq/ - **Bordetella lead time:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Fecal / parasite test:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Spay / neuter:** Required from 7 months > “All dogs must meet the following requirements: Completed and passed initial interview At least 8 weeks old Spay/Neuter by 7 months of age” — https://happytailsddc.com/faq/ - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay > “All overnight dogs must have completed the interview process and attend daycare at least twice before staying overnight.” — https://happytailsddc.com/overnights/ - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “All dogs must have the following vaccination that are up to date and on file.” — https://happytailsddc.com/faq/ ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Yes — a person is on site > “Overnight care is still available and open with staff on site to care for our overnight dogs.” — https://happytailsddc.com/faq/ - **Staff-to-dog ratio:** 1:10-15 staff to dogs > “High Ratio 1 person for every 10-15 dogs.” — https://happytailsddc.com/ - **Maximum playgroup size:** 20 dogs > “Happy Tails compatible play groups have no more than 20 dogs in each group.” — https://happytailsddc.com/faq/ - **Staff certification:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Play model:** Open play with enforced rest > “Nap time 12 to 2:30pm is where we turn the lights down low, put on classical music, give them a snack and sit with them.” — https://happytailsddc.com/our-facility/ - **Groups separated by:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Time out of their room:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Solo care for dogs who skip group play:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Housing:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Outdoor access:** Yard > “Outdoor Play Space Fresh air is important for your dog and we have over 5,000 sq ft of outdoor space!” — https://happytailsddc.com/ - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Live cameras for owners:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Tours:** Tour with the evaluation > “Can I take a tour? P P Yes! During the interview process , we will take you out on the play floor and show you the facility.” — https://happytailsddc.com/faq/ - **Injury / fight policy:** Published > “If the injury is critical, we will not call you, we take your dog to the vet for immediate treatment. Once your dog is released, we will call you and ensure you have all information regarding the incident and care.” — https://happytailsddc.com/faq/ - **Veterinary access:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Administers medication:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Feeding:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Availability:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Online booking:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 ## Licensing Massachusetts requires every commercial boarding or training kennel in the Commonwealth to hold a kennel license and pass inspection before that license issues or renews. Mass. General Laws c.140 sec.137A defines 'commercial boarding or training kennel' as a facility, other than a veterinary or personal kennel, that boards, houses, trains or provides day care to a dog or dogs not owned by the kennel's owner, for consideration, and makes it unlawful to operate one without a license from the local licensing authority. That authority is municipal, not a single state office: in every Massachusetts city and town except Boston it is the city or town clerk, and in Boston, uniquely, state law names the police commissioner as the licensing authority (c.140 sec.137A/147). A licensing authority may not issue or renew a kennel license until the premises has passed inspection by an animal control officer, must set a maximum number of animals the kennel may house based on that inspection, and must inspect every licensed kennel at least once a year (c.140 sec.137C). This is a genuine, uniform, state-mandated regime, not a patchwork of local ordinances that may or may not exist depending on the town, the way Florida's county registrations do. Since 'An Act to Increase Kennel Safety' (Ollie's Law), signed 20 September 2024 and effective 19 December 2024, the regime has grown a state layer: every municipality must report its licensed kennels to the Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) annually by 1 June, and MDAR must promulgate binding minimum care, staffing-ratio, housing and safety standards for commercial boarding/training kennels by June 2026. As of the June 2025 reporting deadline, 237 of 351 municipalities had complied, reporting 1,370 licensed kennels statewide, 415 of them commercial boarding or training kennels; MDAR publishes municipality-level compliance status, not a name-and-address list of individual kennels, so there is still no public register to join to facility records the way Colorado's PACFA register is joined. Whether the City of Boston itself submitted its 2025 report, and what MDAR's June 2026 minimum-standards regulations say once finalized, were not confirmed by this search and should be re-verified before this record is trusted as current. Market licensing detail: https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/ ## How to cite Happy Tails Doggy Daycare, Inc., Franklin, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/happy-tails-doggy-daycare-inc/ (census October 20, 2026; listing data October 20, 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/boston-ma/happy-tails-doggy-daycare-inc.json