--- title: "Saddleback Pet Services — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/saddleback-pet-services/" 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)" --- # Saddleback Pet Services Pet boarding service in Northwood, MA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Boston, MA (https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/). **★4.8 from 66 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.5/10.** 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, training - **Address:** 150 Old Mountain Rd, Northwood, NH 03261 - **Phone:** (603) 942-5988 - **Website:** http://www.saddlebackpet.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Saddleback%20Pet%20Services&query_place_id=ChIJ22WCvxKK4okRgAfvkVQo_vo ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 9–11 AM, 4–6 PM | | Tuesday | 9–11 AM, 4–6 PM | | Wednesday | 9–11 AM, 4–6 PM | | Thursday | 9–11 AM, 4–6 PM | | Friday | 9–11 AM, 4–6 PM | | Saturday | 9–11 AM, 4–6 PM | | Sunday | 9–11 AM, 4–6 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Fire & emergency protection:** Fire alarm system rings directly to the local fire department; security system too — facility's words: "The entire facility is on a fire alarm system that rings directly to the local fire department. The kennel building is surrounded by a fence and has a security system as well." (https://www.saddlebackpet.com/index.php/our-dog-boarding-and-dog-training-facility-in-northwood-nh/) ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 57.5 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 9 AM to 6 PM - **Open Sunday:** yes Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates - **Overnight boarding:** $60 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Additional dog:** Two dogs $100/day housed together; $110/day not housed together > “Boarding: Single dog: $60/day, $400/week Two Dogs: $100/day housed together ; $110/day not housed together” Source: https://www.saddlebackpet.com/index.php/rates-for-saddleback-pet-services/ — checked September 9, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 8 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, leptospirosis · Not mentioned: canine influenza > “We request that all dogs be current on their rabies, distemper-parvo combinations, bordatella and leptospirosis vaccinations.” — https://www.saddlebackpet.com/index.php/faqs/ - **Bordetella lead time:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Fecal / parasite test:** Negative test required > “We require a negative fecal within the past year” — https://www.saddlebackpet.com/index.php/faqs/ - **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:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 ### 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:** Open play with enforced rest > “So, we have instituted nap time from about noon to three so that your pet can rest and be ready for afternoon play time.” — https://www.saddlebackpet.com/index.php/faqs/ - **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:** Indoor outdoor run > “A quick step through a small door will bring your dog to their individual outdoor run where they can lie in the sun and get some fresh air.” — https://www.saddlebackpet.com/index.php/our-dog-boarding-and-dog-training-facility-in-northwood-nh/ - **Capacity:** 27 > “We have 27 runs and during peak seasons we may be full” — https://www.saddlebackpet.com/index.php/faqs/ - **Climate control:** Climate-controlled > “We also have some areas that are air conditioned for older dogs or breeds that may have a hard time in the heat.” — https://www.saddlebackpet.com/index.php/faqs/ - **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:** 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, including injections > “Can you administer injections? Yes, our staff is trained to administer injections.” — https://www.saddlebackpet.com/index.php/faqs/ - **Feeding:** Either house or owner's food > “You are welcome to bring your own food of any kind or we carry 13 different kinds of dog food on site.” — https://www.saddlebackpet.com/index.php/faqs/ - **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 Saddleback Pet Services, Northwood, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/saddleback-pet-services/ (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/saddleback-pet-services.json