--- title: "Town Dog Daycare & Grooming Salon — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/town-dog-daycare-and-grooming-salon/" 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)" --- # Town Dog Daycare & Grooming Salon 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/). **★4.7 from 284 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.4/10.** 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:** 201 N Main St, Andover, MA 01810 - **Phone:** (978) 783-3069 - **Website:** http://www.towndog.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Town%20Dog%20Daycare%20%26%20Grooming%20Salon&query_place_id=ChIJIV8geocI44kR-qsc3f4rp1o ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 6:30 AM–6:30 PM | | Tuesday | 6:30 AM–6:30 PM | | Wednesday | 6:30 AM–6:30 PM | | Thursday | 6:30 AM–6:30 PM | | Friday | 6:30 AM–6:30 PM | | Saturday | 8 AM–5:30 PM | | Sunday | 8–10 AM, 3–5:30 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Cancellation:** Boarding: cancel by 10 AM 48 hours ahead or lose the deposit; 7 days at peak and holidays — facility's words: "Cancellations for boarding reservations must be made by 10 am 48 hours prior to arrival or your deposit will be forfeited. During peak & holiday periods, cancellations require a 7 day notice." (https://towndog.com/dog-boarding/) - **Minimum age (months):** Boarding dogs must be at least 14 weeks old and fully vaccinated — facility's words: "Be at least 14 weeks old and fully vaccinated" (https://towndog.com/dog-boarding/) - **Checkout time:** Boarding checkout by 10 AM; later departure is an extended stay — facility's words: "Extend your dog s stay past 10:00am for an additional $38" (https://towndog.com/dog-boarding/) - **Late pick-up:** Departure past 10 AM is an extended stay for an additional $38 — facility's words: "Extend your dog s stay past 10:00am for an additional $38" (https://towndog.com/dog-boarding/) ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 21.7 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 6:30 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:** $85–$95 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Daycare:** $48 per day - **Holiday surcharge:** Holiday rates $105 (1 dog) - **Additional dog:** Standard rate $160 for 2 dogs > “Standard Rates: $85 (1 dog), $160 (2 dogs) Peak Period Rates: $90 (1 dog), $170 (2 dogs) Premium Rates: $95 (1 dog), $180 (2 dogs) Holiday Rates: $105 (1 dog) ... Day Rate: Full Day: $48 (1 dog), $88 (2 dogs)” Source: https://towndog.com/dog-boarding/ (daycare: https://towndog.com/dog-daycare/) — checked September 9, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 12 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 > “Dogs who attend daycare must be current on rabies, distemper, and bordetella.” — https://towndog.com/frequently-asked-questions/ - **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 6 months > “Be spayed or neutered if over 6 months old” — https://towndog.com/dog-daycare/ - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay > “each potential guest must complete an evaluation to ensure that they are a good fit.” — https://towndog.com/frequently-asked-questions/ - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “We require proof of vaccination prior to your dog s initial visit.” — https://towndog.com/frequently-asked-questions/ ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Yes — a person is on site > “unlike many overnight care facilities, we are staffed 24/7! So whether playing by day or snoozing by night, you ll have peace of mind” — https://towndog.com/about/ - **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 > “All of our Pack Leaders are trained in dog behavior, dog handling, CPR and pet first aid.” — https://towndog.com/dog-daycare/ - **Play model:** Open play with enforced rest > “All dogs participate in quiet time at mid-day.” — https://towndog.com/dog-daycare/ - **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:** Paid add-on > “Town Dog also offers one-on-one enrichment sessions as an add-on to your dog’s boarding stay which include toys, structured games and purposeful play.” — https://towndog.com/dog-boarding/ - **Housing:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Outdoor access:** Indoor outdoor > “With over 3,000 SF of indoor and 4,000 SF of outdoor play space” — https://towndog.com/dog-daycare/ - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Climate-controlled > “Playgroups move between our climate controlled playrooms & outdoor yards” — https://towndog.com/dog-daycare/ - **Live cameras for owners:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Yes — described by 3 Google reviews; not stated on the facility's 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, for a fee > “Medication Fee: $5 per day” — https://towndog.com/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:** Yes > “To book a stay, please login to the client portal.” — https://towndog.com/dog-boarding/ ## 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 Town Dog Daycare & Grooming Salon, Andover, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/town-dog-daycare-and-grooming-salon/ (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/town-dog-daycare-and-grooming-salon.json