--- title: "THE K9EDGE — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/the-k9edge/" 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 K9EDGE Dog day care center in Peabody, MA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Boston, MA (https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/). **★4.6 from 56 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, training - **Address:** 147 Summit St, Peabody, MA 01960 - **Phone:** (978) 539-8798 - **Website:** http://www.thek9edge.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=THE%20K9EDGE&query_place_id=ChIJjfK14pAR44kRsJSGZG6Q630 ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 7 AM–9 PM | | Tuesday | 7 AM–9 PM | | Wednesday | 7 AM–9 PM | | Thursday | 7 AM–9 PM | | Friday | 7 AM–9 PM | | Saturday | 9 AM–5 PM | | Sunday | Closed | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Cancellation:** Boarding deposit is returned with at least 72 hours notice — facility's words: "Your deposit will be returned if you cancel your boarding stay with at least 72 hours notice." (http://www.thek9edge.com/rates.html) - **Unaltered dogs & females in heat:** Intact dogs over 6 months are Solo Dogs and stay out of playgroups unless spayed or neutered by 6 months — facility's words: "A Solo Dog is also an intact male or unspayed female over 6 months of age. These dogs may be good with other dogs but must be spayed or neutered by 6 months old to be in one of our playgroups." (http://www.thek9edge.com/daycare.html) ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 11.1 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 7 AM to 9 PM - **Open Sunday:** no Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates - **Daycare:** $45 per day > “Daycare ​ Full Day – $45 - 7A to 6P Half Day – $35 – Up to five hours” Source: http://www.thek9edge.com/rates.html — checked September 9, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 13 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 > “must have current records of the following vaccinations: DDHLP, Bordatella (must be given at least a week prior to first day of daycare), and Rabies (Rabies after 4 months old)” — http://www.thek9edge.com/daycare.html - **Bordetella lead time:** 7 days before arrival > “Bordatella (must be given at least a week prior to first day of daycare)” — http://www.thek9edge.com/daycare.html - **Fecal / parasite test:** Negative test required > “Dog's must have proof of a negative fecal sample” — http://www.thek9edge.com/daycare.html - **Spay / neuter:** Required for group play only from 6 months > “Dogs over 6 months of age must be neutered or spayed or become a Solo Dog (see below)” — http://www.thek9edge.com/daycare.html - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay (free) > “An evaluation by our trainer (Evaluations are free of charge.)” — http://www.thek9edge.com/daycare.html - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “We require proof of vaccinations for all of our dog guests.” — http://www.thek9edge.com/boarding.html ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Yes — a person is on site > “Overnight staff on site, 24/7 video monitoring” — http://www.thek9edge.com/ - **Staff-to-dog ratio:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Maximum playgroup size:** 8-10 dogs > “We keep our playgroups small, no more than 8 or 10 dogs in a group.” — http://www.thek9edge.com/daycare.html - **Staff certification:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Play model:** Open play with enforced rest > “Every dog has access to a safe, comfortable napping spot in one of our rest areas” — http://www.thek9edge.com/daycare.html - **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:** Offered > “Dogs over 6 months of age must be neutered or spayed or become a Solo Dog (see below)” — http://www.thek9edge.com/daycare.html - **Housing:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Outdoor access:** Yard > “Our 8000 sq. ft. facility has four large indoor play areas, rest areas and 1800 sq. ft. outdoor play area.” — http://www.thek9edge.com/daycare.html - **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 > “We administer all veterinarian prescribed medications at no extra charge.” — http://www.thek9edge.com/boarding.html - **Feeding:** Owner's food required > “We feed your dog's own food so as not to promote stomach distress by introducing a new food.” — http://www.thek9edge.com/boarding.html - **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 K9EDGE, Peabody, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/the-k9edge/ (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-k9edge.json