--- title: "The Dog Nanny — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/the-dog-nanny/" 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)" --- # The Dog Nanny Dog day care center in Andover, MA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Boston, MA (https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/). **★4.5 from 90 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.1/10.** 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, walking, boarding - **Address:** 112 Tewksbury St, Andover, MA 01810 - **Phone:** (978) 475-1114 - **Website:** https://thedognannyonline.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Dog%20Nanny&query_place_id=ChIJ2--veOoJ44kRVA2N2EhCiL4 ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 7 AM–6:30 PM | | Tuesday | 7 AM–6:30 PM | | Wednesday | 7 AM–6:30 PM | | Thursday | 7 AM–6:30 PM | | Friday | 7 AM–6:30 PM | | Saturday | 8 AM–5 PM | | Sunday | 8 AM–5 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Cancellation:** 5 days notice to cancel or change boarding; later cancellations are charged 100% of the reservation — facility's words: "We require a 5-day notice to cancel or modify any boarding reservations without penalty. Any cancellations or shortened stays within the 5 days before a booking begins will incur a 100% charge against the original reservation." (https://thedognannyonline.com/services/dog-boarding/) - **Holiday minimum stay:** Two-night minimum over holiday periods (e.g. Thanksgiving weekend, Massachusetts school vacations) — facility's words: "Thanksgiving Weekend (Weds – Sun) All Massachusetts school vacations **A TWO NIGHT MINIMUM APPLIES**" (https://thedognannyonline.com/services/dog-boarding/) - **Senior dogs:** Accepts new boarding dogs only up to 10 years old — facility's words: "we accept new boarding dogs up to 10 years old" (https://thedognannyonline.com/services/dog-boarding/) - **Unaltered dogs & females in heat:** Unaltered dogs up to 18 months may be evaluated; unspayed dogs must be picked up if they go into heat — facility's words: "we allow unaltered dogs up to 18 months to be evaluated (with some conditions). Owners of unspayed dogs must have someone on call at all times to pick up your dog immediately if they go into heat. This includes unspayed dogs in our care f" (https://thedognannyonline.com/services/dog-boarding/) ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 19.3 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 7 AM to 6:30 PM - **Open Sunday:** yes Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates - **Overnight boarding:** $80 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Daycare:** $49 per day - **Additional dog:** 2 dogs from the same family $150 boarding; 2nd dog $39 daycare > “Full-Day Daycare $ 49 2nd Dog – $39 ... Boarding Pricing APPLY NOW Boarding $ 80 2 Dogs from the same family – $150” Source: https://thedognannyonline.com/rates/ — checked September 9, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 6 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 > “Be vaccinated for - Bordetella, Distemper, and Rabies” — https://thedognannyonline.com/services/dog-daycare/ - **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:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay > “Phone interview and schedule an evaluation Pass temperament test evaluation” — https://thedognannyonline.com/services/dog-daycare/ - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “Send us a photo of your rabies tag” — https://thedognannyonline.com/services/dog-daycare/ ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Yes — a person is on site > “Your dog will enjoy a kennel-free environment where a human is with them around the clock to ensure comfort and safety.” — https://thedognannyonline.com/services/dog-boarding/ - **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 > “We have 5 large outdoor play yards where your dog can run, explore, and enjoy the fresh air.” — https://thedognannyonline.com/services/dog-daycare/ - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **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, no charge > “There’s no additional fee for administering medications; We can administer medication by mouth, in your dog’s food, or topically.” — https://thedognannyonline.com/services/dog-boarding/ - **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 The Dog Nanny, Andover, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/the-dog-nanny/ (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/the-dog-nanny.json