--- title: "K9 Kaos — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/k9-kaos/" 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)" --- # K9 Kaos Pet boarding service in Dover, MA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Boston, MA (https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/). **★4.8 from 401 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.6/10.** 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 - **Address:** 432 6th St, Dover, NH 03820 - **Phone:** (603) 457-8105 - **Website:** https://k9kaos.com/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=Yext&cp=6034578105&y_source=1_OTM5OTYwMTUtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=K9%20Kaos&query_place_id=ChIJ0SqxYZSV4okR8SHp0kj3e9M ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 6:30 AM–6:30 PM | | Tuesday | 6:30 AM–6:30 PM | | Wednesday | 6:30 AM–6:30 PM | | Thursday | 6:30 AM–6:30 PM | | Friday | 6:30 AM–6:30 PM | | Saturday | 9 AM–5 PM | | Sunday | Closed | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Checkout time:** Boarding pick-up by noon on the last day; later incurs a $20 fee — facility's words: "There is a $20 late pick up fee incurred at noon on the last day." (https://k9kaos.com/services/boarding/dog-boarding) - **Late pick-up:** $20 late pick-up fee after noon on the last boarding day — facility's words: "There is a $20 late pick up fee incurred at noon on the last day." (https://k9kaos.com/services/boarding/dog-boarding) - **Collars:** Removes all collars, including flea and tick collars, from every dog attending — facility's words: "we remove all collars from each dog that attends services here at K9 Kaos including all flea & tick collars." (https://k9kaos.com/services/grooming) - **Unaltered dogs & females in heat:** Females cannot attend daycare while in season — facility's words: "Females can’t attend daycare if they are in season." (https://k9kaos.com/services/daycare) - **Senior dogs:** Accommodates puppies, adult dogs and senior dogs — facility's words: "We accommodate both puppies, adult dogs, and senior dogs comfortably." (https://k9kaos.com/services/daycare) ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 59.1 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM - **Open Sunday:** no Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates - **Overnight boarding:** $42.5 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Daycare:** $37.5 per day > “Boarding | Overnight $42.50 per night ... Daycare | Full Day $37.50 per day” Source: https://k9kaos.com/pricing/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 > “For boarding, we need a copy of the most recent rabies, kennel cough, and distemper vaccines.” — https://k9kaos.com/services/boarding/dog-boarding - **Bordetella lead time:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Fecal / parasite test:** Negative test required > “All dogs must have proof that they have had a fecal exam that includes a Giardia test with negative results at least two weeks prior to their first day of daycare. This test is also required annually.” — https://k9kaos.com/services/daycare - **Spay / neuter:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Temperament evaluation:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “Registration forms and vaccination records must be on file prior to your dog’s first day of daycare.” — https://k9kaos.com/services/daycare ### 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:** Size, age and play style > “Each of our groups is organized by size, age, and play style, making it easy for your pooch to make friends easily.” — https://k9kaos.com/services/daycare - **Time out of their room:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Solo care for dogs who skip group play:** Paid add-on > “Add-On Services Birthday/Gotcha Party Individual Play Time Cuddle & Story Time Brain Games” — https://k9kaos.com/services/boarding/dog-boarding - **Housing:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Outdoor access:** Indoor outdoor > “Each climate-controlled playroom has its own outdoor play yard so that the dogs can play indoor or outdoor.” — https://k9kaos.com/services/daycare - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Climate-controlled > “Give your furry friend a temperature controlled environment with 24-hour care in the most trusted dog boarding facility in the New Hampshire area.” — https://k9kaos.com/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=Yext&cp=6034578105&y_source=1_OTM5OTYwMTUtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D - **Live cameras for owners:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Yes — described by some Google reviews; not stated on the facility's website as of October 20, 2026 - **Tours:** Walk-in tours welcome > “If you would like a tour of our kennel before your stay, please stop by and we would be happy to show you around. Our tour hours are Monday through Friday from 10am to 2pm and on Saturday from 11am to 2pm.” — https://k9kaos.com/services/boarding/dog-boarding - **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 > “Please note that there is a $1.00 per medication per day fee for administering all medications and suppleme” — https://k9kaos.com/services/boarding/dog-boarding - **Feeding:** Owner's food required > “Food We ask that you portion your dog’s meals in labeled individual bags for each meal. We cannot accept large bags of dog food as they are hard for us to handle and store properly.” — https://k9kaos.com/services/boarding/dog-boarding - **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 K9 Kaos, Dover, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/k9-kaos/ (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/k9-kaos.json