--- title: "Secret Garden Pet Resort — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/secret-garden-pet-resort/" 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)" --- # Secret Garden Pet Resort Kennel in East Bridgewater, MA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Boston, MA (https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/). **★4.8 from 199 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:** 1040 Central St, East Bridgewater, MA 02333 - **Phone:** (508) 378-1400 - **Website:** http://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Secret%20Garden%20Pet%20Resort&query_place_id=ChIJ8bc46hOa5IkR8wa04DIVPR0 ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 9 AM–6 PM | | Tuesday | 9 AM–6 PM | | Wednesday | 9 AM–6 PM | | Thursday | 9 AM–6 PM | | Friday | 9 AM–6 PM | | Saturday | 9 AM–12 PM | | Sunday | 5–6 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Cats:** Cats board in condos in a dog-free section of the facility — facility's words: "All of our feline guests have their own spacious, cozy condos in a dog-free section of our boarding facility" (https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/services/boarding/cat-boarding/) - **Senior dogs:** Does not take new pets over age 10 for boarding — facility's words: "We regretfully do not take new pets over the age or 10 for boarding." (https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/faq/) - **Breed & size limits:** Welcomes dogs and cats of all breeds and sizes — facility's words: "Are there any breed restrictions? We are proud to welcome dogs and cats of all breeds and sizes into our facility." (https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/faq/) - **Updates during a stay:** Daily photos on Facebook; owners can text during business hours to check in — facility's words: "Text us during our business hours to check in on your pet or go to our Facebook page for daily photos of all our boarding and daycare guests!" (https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/faq/) - **How a stay is counted:** Boarding is charged per day, counting both check-in and check-out days — facility's words: "boarding rates are charged per day and include both the check-in and check-out days" (https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/services/boarding/dog-boarding/) - **Holiday minimum stay:** 3-day/2-night minimum for all reservations from June 1 through September 3 — facility's words: "We have a 3-day/2-night minimum for all reservations from June 1st through September 3rd." (https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/reservations/reservation-new-client-reservation/) - **If a dog is sick:** Tells owners when the risk of a communicable illness is high — facility's words: "any time we suspect the risk of a communicable illness to be high, it is our policy to let owners know." (https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/faq/) ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 22.9 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 No rate published on their website as of October 20, 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 · Not mentioned: canine influenza, leptospirosis > “All dogs are required to be current on Rabies, Distemper (DHLPP) and Bordetella (Kennel Cough) immunizations.” — https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/faq/ - **Bordetella lead time:** 14 days before arrival > “The Bordetella vaccination must be given a minimum of 14 days prior to boarding.” — https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/faq/ - **Fecal / parasite test:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **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 > “Be sure to bring your pet’s current vaccination records if this is your first time boarding with us” — https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/faq/ ### 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:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Outdoor access:** Yard > “numerous turf play yards for our dogs” — https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/about/get-to-know-us/ - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Climate-controlled > “Is the facility climate controlled? Yes, the pet resort, daycare center, and grooming shop have both heat and central air conditioning.” — https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/faq/ - **Live cameras for owners:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Yes > “go to our Facebook page for daily photos of all our boarding and daycare guests!” — https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/faq/ - **Tours:** Tours by appointment > “Tours are available by appointment only Monday-Thursday between the hours of 12-2pm.” — https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/faq/ - **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:** Case by case > “Our managers are trained to administer most medications. At this time, we are not accepting diabetic pets that require daily insulin injections.” — https://www.secretgardenpetresort.com/faq/ - **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 Secret Garden Pet Resort, East Bridgewater, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/secret-garden-pet-resort/ (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/secret-garden-pet-resort.json