--- title: "The Urban Hound Dog Grooming, Hotel & Daycare — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/the-urban-hound-dog-grooming-hotel-and-daycare/" 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 Urban Hound Dog Grooming, Hotel & Daycare Dog day care center in Boston, 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, boarding - **Address:** 129 W Malden St, Boston, MA 02118 - **Phone:** (617) 755-5775 - **Website:** http://www.urbanhounds.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Urban%20Hound%20Dog%20Grooming%2C%20Hotel%20%26%20Daycare&query_place_id=ChIJ2fWkSml644kRwruRuyJIiIg ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 7 AM–6 PM | | Tuesday | 7 AM–6 PM | | Wednesday | 7 AM–6 PM | | Thursday | 7 AM–6 PM | | Friday | 7 AM–6 PM | | Saturday | 10 AM–4 PM | | Sunday | 10 AM–4 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Cancellation:** Hotel: cancel within 72 hours of the stay or pay in full; holiday dates need 10 days — facility's words: "If you must cancel, and you do not do so within 72 hours of your stay, your card will be charged the full amount of your stay. … A 10-day cancellation is required for the above holiday dates or your card will be charged the full amount of your stay." (https://urbanhounds.com/services/hotel-daycare/) - **Senior dogs:** Daycare offers tailored care such as additional rest time for older dogs — facility's words: "Tailored care to meet individual needs, such as personalized water bowls or additional rest time for older dogs" (https://urbanhounds.com/services/puppy-dog-daycare-services-in-boston/) - **Minimum age (months):** Daycare accepts puppies starting at 12 weeks — facility's words: "We accept puppies starting at 12 weeks" (https://urbanhounds.com/services/puppy-dog-daycare-services-in-boston/) - **Collars:** Seresto flea collars must be removed before dogs enter the play park — facility's words: "Seresto collars must be removed before dogs enter the play park." (https://urbanhounds.com/services/puppy-dog-daycare-services-in-boston/) ## Booking and cameras - **Gingr** (booking): linked from the facility's website — https://theurbanhound.gingrapp.com/front_end/index - Checked 2026-10-03. ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 3.4 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 7 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:** $105–$135 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Daycare:** $56 per day - **Holiday surcharge:** Standard 4x6 Room: $135 per night (holiday); Luxury Room: $165 per night (holiday) > “Standard 4×6 Room: $105 per night (non-holiday) Luxury Room 6x10: $135 per night (non-holiday) ... Our Dog Daycare accommodates up to 50 dogs and accepts new clients after a temperament test. ... Pricing: Full day $56, half day $50” Source: https://urbanhounds.com/services/hotel-daycare/ (daycare: https://urbanhounds.com/services/puppy-dog-daycare-services-in-boston/) — checked September 9, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 14 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, canine influenza · Not mentioned: leptospirosis > “Stay requires a veterinarian certificate indicating proof of vaccinations for distemper, rabies, parvovirus, *canine influenza and six month bordatella for at least 7 days prior to boarding.” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/hotel-daycare/ - **Bordetella lead time:** 7 days before arrival > “Stay requires a veterinarian certificate indicating proof of vaccinations for distemper, rabies, parvovirus, *canine influenza and six month bordatella for at least 7 days prior to boarding.” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/hotel-daycare/ - **Fecal / parasite test:** Negative test required > “A clean fecal float is also required, and must have been performed in the past 6 months.” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/hotel-daycare/ - **Spay / neuter:** Required from 6 months > “Dogs over 6 months MUST be spayed or neutered. Dogs over 6 months that are not spayed or neutered will not be allowed in the facility.” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/hotel-daycare/ - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay > “We require a temperament test and THREE full days of daycare prior to booking a boarding reservation with us for all new clients” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/hotel-daycare/ - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “The Urban Hound requires proof that the following are up to date before any dog can attend daycare” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/puppy-dog-daycare-services-in-boston/ ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Yes — a person is on site > “Although we are here 24 hours a day, our lobby is not open 24 hours a day for the safety and well being of our staff and overnight guests.” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/hotel-daycare/ - **Staff-to-dog ratio:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Maximum playgroup size:** 15 dogs > “Personal Attention: A small group of up to 15 dogs ensures personalized care” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/puppy-dog-daycare-services-in-boston/ - **Staff certification:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Play model:** Open play with enforced rest > “Playtime: Indoor and outdoor play, with access to a kiddie pool and hose in the warmer months! Rest Areas: Crates and private rooms for naps and quiet time” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/puppy-dog-daycare-services-in-boston/ - **Groups separated by:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Time out of their room:** 30-60 minutes of outdoor/indoor play, 60-90 minutes of crate downtime (puppy daycare) > “Playtime: 30-60 minutes of outdoor and indoor play with toys and other dogs Downtime: 60-90 minutes of crate time to reinforce crate training” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/puppy-dog-daycare-services-in-boston/ - **Solo care for dogs who skip group play:** Offered > “they will NOT be allowed in the daycare and you will be charged for a day of solo play/walks.” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/hotel-daycare/ - **Housing:** Suite > “luxury sleep suites all combine to create the most exclusive, state-of-the art dog care facility on the East Coast” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/hotel-daycare/ - **Outdoor access:** Indoor outdoor > “two indoor playparks and 1,000 square feet of outdoor play space” — https://urbanhounds.com/services/hotel-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:** 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:** Yes > “We use Gingr to manage our hotel and daycare reservations.” — https://urbanhounds.com/about/meet-our-team/ ## 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 Urban Hound Dog Grooming, Hotel & Daycare, Boston, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/the-urban-hound-dog-grooming-hotel-and-daycare/ (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-urban-hound-dog-grooming-hotel-and-daycare.json