--- title: "Tail Waggerz — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/tail-waggerz/" 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)" --- # Tail Waggerz Dog day care center in Newton, MA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Boston, MA (https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/). **★4.6 from 115 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.2/10.** 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, boarding, grooming - **Address:** REAR BUILDING, 217 California St, Newton, MA 02458 - **Phone:** (617) 340-2163 - **Website:** http://www.tailwaggerzpetcare.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Tail%20Waggerz&query_place_id=ChIJLyr9EqaC44kR_TP4BqoIths ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Tuesday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Wednesday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Thursday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Friday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Saturday | 8 AM–5 PM | | Sunday | 8 AM–5 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **If a dog is sick:** Dogs with vomiting, diarrhea or coughing are not permitted in the facilities — facility's words: "Dogs who are ill (i.e. those with symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, or coughing) are not permitted in our facilities for the safety of our other guests." (https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/daycare-newton-ma/) - **Anxious or shy dogs:** Reserves the right to refuse dogs that are aggressive or extremely anxious — facility's words: "Tail Waggerz reserves the right to refuse service to any dogs who exhibit aggressive, extremely anxious, or any other disruptive behavior." (https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/daycare-newton-ma/) - **Checkout time:** Boarding pick-up by 10 AM on the last day; later is charged a $40 daycare fee — facility's words: "$40 Daycare After Boarding fee will be applied on the last day of a reservation for any dog picked up after 10:00am" (https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/overnight-boarding-newton-ma/) - **Late pick-up:** $40 daycare fee for any dog picked up after 10 AM on the last day of boarding — facility's words: "$40 Daycare After Boarding fee will be applied on the last day of a reservation for any dog picked up after 10:00am" (https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/overnight-boarding-newton-ma/) ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 9.6 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 7 AM to 7 PM - **Open Sunday:** yes Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates - **Overnight boarding:** $100–$115 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Daycare:** $50 per day - **Additional dog:** $30/day for each additional dog of the same household (daycare) > “COST: • Off-peak – $100/night per dog • Peak $115/night per dog ... PRICING: Single day: • $50/day • $30/day for each additional dog of the same household” Source: https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/overnight-boarding-newton-ma/ (daycare: https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/daycare-newton-ma/) — 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, leptospirosis · Not mentioned: canine influenza > “Up to date vaccines documentation: Bordetella (Kennel Cough) Leptospirosis Distemper/Parvo (often listed as a variation of DAPP2, DHPP, or C4) Rabies Certificate” — https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/overnight-boarding-newton-ma/ - **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 > “All dogs that attend boarding/daycare or dogs that are groomed at Tail Waggerz must be spayed/neutered by the age of eight months.” — https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/faqs/ - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay > “We consider the first day of daycare the evaluation day. This day MUST BE SCHEDULED” — https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/faqs/ - **Vaccination records:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Yes — a person is on site > “We have overnight staff on duty, so your dog will never be left alone.” — https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/faqs/ - **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:** Pet first aid / CPR certified staff > “Experienced staff (No entry level, all pet CPR / First aid certified)” — https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/daycare-newton-ma/ - **Play model:** All-day open play > “Open play facility, dogs are never isolated in “suites”” — https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/daycare-newton-ma/ - **Groups separated by:** Temperament > “Dogs safely separated by temperament” — https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/daycare-newton-ma/ - **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:** Crate free > “Crate free (think slumber party style) overnight boarding for dogs who we are familiar with” — https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/overnight-boarding-newton-ma/ - **Outdoor access:** Indoor outdoor > “Indoor and outdoor space. (5k indoor, 3k outdoor)” — https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/daycare-newton-ma/ - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Climate-controlled > “Climate controlled facility with medical grade air purification” — https://tailwaggerzpetcare.com/newton-ma/daycare-newton-ma/ - **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:** 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 Tail Waggerz, Newton, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/tail-waggerz/ (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/tail-waggerz.json