--- title: "Truly Balanced Dog Care — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/truly-balanced-dog-care/" 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)" --- # Truly Balanced Dog Care Pet boarding service in Kingston, MA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Boston, MA (https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/). **★4.6 from 60 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:** boarding, daycare, grooming - **Address:** 6 Page Rd, Kingston, NH 03848 - **Phone:** (603) 642-8811 - **Website:** http://trulybalanceddog.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Truly%20Balanced%20Dog%20Care&query_place_id=ChIJOcIShS_74okRD1-rafI8AI4 ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 8–10 AM, 4–6 PM | | Tuesday | 8–10 AM, 4–6 PM | | Wednesday | 8–10 AM, 4–6 PM | | Thursday | 8–10 AM, 4–6 PM | | Friday | 8–10 AM, 4–6 PM | | Saturday | 8–10 AM, 4–6 PM | | Sunday | 4–6 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Unaltered dogs & females in heat:** Accepts intact males and females for daycare and boarding, but not females in season — facility's words: "Truly Balanced Dog Care does accept intact dogs for day care as well as boarding. Due to how the kennel is run, all dogs can play separately, so we are happy to take intact males as well as females, but not if they are in season." (https://trulybalanceddog.com/our-services/boarding-2/) ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 37.8 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 8 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:** $48 per night (first dog, standard rate) > “What is the boarding fee? Our boarding fee is $48 per dog, per day.” Source: https://trulybalanceddog.com/our-services/boarding-2/ — checked September 9, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 11 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, leptospirosis · Not required: Bordetella · Not mentioned: canine influenza > “We cannot book anything until we have proof of Rabies, Distemper/Parvovirus, and Leptospirosis. ... We do not require the Bordetella (Kennel Cough).” — https://trulybalanceddog.com/our-services/boarding-2/ - **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 (free) > “We offer a free Trial Day, a daytime visit, before reserving an overnight boarding stay.” — https://trulybalanceddog.com/our-services/boarding-2/ - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “We cannot book anything until we have proof of Rabies, Distemper/Parvovirus, and Leptospirosis. Vaccination records can be uploaded directly to your account.” — https://trulybalanceddog.com/our-services/boarding-2/ ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Yes — a person is on site > “A skilled staff member is always on-site, and because we live on the property, you can count on supervision throughout the night.” — https://trulybalanceddog.com/ - **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:** Offered at no charge > “Small dogs often prefer indoor play or a one-on-one interaction with a staff member. There is no extra charge for either one.” — https://trulybalanceddog.com/our-services/boarding-2/ - **Housing:** Indoor outdoor run > “Our climate-controlled indoor/outdoor runs, multiple fenced play areas and carefully managed social time give dogs room to relax, play and feel at home while they’re with us.” — https://trulybalanceddog.com/ - **Outdoor access:** Indoor outdoor run > “Indoor/outdoor runs with cots, a climate-controlled building with central heating & air conditioning and supervised outdoor play in our two fenced-in yards.” — https://trulybalanceddog.com/ - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Climate-controlled > “We provide personalized care with climate-controlled indoor/outdoor runs, supervised fenced play areas” — https://trulybalanceddog.com/ - **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:** Tours by appointment > “Therefore, we only allow tours during slower periods. ... We schedule tours Monday Saturday, 10:30AM 3:00PM.” — https://trulybalanceddog.com/our-services/boarding-2/ - **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:** Accepts raw diets > “My dog is on a raw food/home-cooked diet, is that okay? Yes, that is no issue. Please bring all necessary ingredients with written instructions.” — https://trulybalanceddog.com/our-services/boarding-2/ - **Availability:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Online booking:** Yes > “How do I book a stay for my dog? Please use the “Book Now” button. You will be redirected to our ProPet Software log in page.” — https://trulybalanceddog.com/our-services/boarding-2/ ## 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 Truly Balanced Dog Care, Kingston, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/truly-balanced-dog-care/ (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. 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