--- title: "Happy Tails — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/happy-tails/" 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 Dog day care center in Salem, MA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Boston, MA (https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/). **★4.7 from 122 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.4/10.** 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, training, walking, boarding - **Address:** 2 Range Rd, Salem, NH 03079 - **Phone:** (603) 892-1006 - **Website:** https://www.happytailshome.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Happy%20Tails&query_place_id=ChIJrazT0qar44kRFafut9NYXVg ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Updates during a stay:** Report card on the stay at boarding pick-up — facility's words: "you ll receive a report card outlining all the delightful activities your furry companion enjoyed during their stay" (https://happytailshome.com/dog-boarding-salem-nh/) - **If a dog is sick:** Dogs showing illness are quarantined and sent home; return needs written vet consent — facility's words: "Any dog exhibiting any sign of illness will be promptly quarantined and sent home. Dogs who have recovered from a communicable illness will require written consent from their veterinarian before they will be allowed to return to Happy Tails." (https://happytailshome.com/new-clients/) - **Collars:** Daycare dogs wear a snap or buckle ID collar; pinch, choke and flea/tick collars must be removed — facility's words: "All dogs attending daycare must have a snap or buckle type collar with an identification tag … Pinch and choke type collars, car safety gear, sweaters, clothing, and decorative hair ornaments, electronic tracking devices, flea/tick collars, lights, bandanas, etc, must be removed when presenting your dog for daycare." (https://happytailshome.com/new-clients/) - **Cancellation:** Boarding deposit required; a 25% cancellation fee applies (no notice window stated) — facility's words: "A Boarding Deposit is necessary. We don't use crates. Deposits secure your space and a 25% cancellation fee applies due to our dog acceptance limit." (https://happytailshome.com/dog-daycare-prices/) ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 32.7 miles, straight line Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates - **Overnight boarding:** $70 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Daycare:** $35 per day - **Holiday surcharge:** $5 per day before, on, and after holiday - **Additional dog:** 2 dogs $65 each per night > “1 Dog All Day $35 ... Holiday Charge = $5 Per Day Before, On, & After Holiday ... Boarding fee *Boarding 1 Dog $70 per night Boarding fee *Boarding 2 Dog $65 each per night” Source: https://happytailshome.com/dog-daycare-prices/ — checked September 9, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 10 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 > “Proof of current vaccinations is essential before bringing your dog to our facility: 1. Rabies 2. Distemper 3. Bordetella (Kennel Cough)” — https://happytailshome.com/new-clients/ - **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 8 months > “Additionally, all dogs over eight months must be neutered/spayed.” — https://happytailshome.com/new-clients/ - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay > “Once done, contact us to schedule an evaluation day of dog daycare . During this full-day session, we observe your dog to determine if Happy Tails is the right fit.” — https://happytailshome.com/new-clients/ - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “Bordetella vaccination proof must be provided for any dog boarding at Happy Tails INC.” — https://happytailshome.com/new-clients/ ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Staff-to-dog ratio:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Maximum playgroup size:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Staff certification:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Play model:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **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:** Cage free > “100% Cage Free Indoor/Outdoor Dog Daycare & Dog Boarding Facility in Salem NH .” — https://happytailshome.com/ - **Outdoor access:** Yard and pool > “Dog daycare Salem NH at Happy Tails lets your pup roam freely between climate-controlled playrooms and a huge outdoor yard — complete with artificial turf, agility ramps, five swimming pools” — https://happytailshome.com/ - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Climate-controlled > “lets your pup roam freely between climate-controlled playrooms and a huge outdoor yard” — https://happytailshome.com/ - **Live cameras for owners:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Yes > “Your dog will continue to receive report cards during daycare” — https://happytailshome.com/new-clients/ - **Tours:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Injury / fight policy:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Veterinary access:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Administers medication:** Yes, for a fee > “Medication Charge = $5 Per Administration” — https://happytailshome.com/dog-daycare-prices/ - **Feeding:** Owner's food accepted at no charge > ““We Feed For FREE” At Happy Tails Dog Daycare, we proudly offer free feeding. Bring your pet’s food or choose our $7/day food plan featuring Nature’s Recipe dry food.” — https://happytailshome.com/dog-daycare-prices/ - **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, Salem, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/happy-tails/ (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.json