--- title: "Zion Hill Kennel — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/zion-hill-kennel/" 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)" --- # Zion Hill Kennel Pet boarding service in New Durham, MA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Boston, MA (https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/). **★4.8 from 39 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.5/10.** 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 - **Address:** 397 Berry Rd, New Durham, NH 03855 - **Phone:** (603) 859-0149 - **Website:** http://www.zionhillkennel.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Zion%20Hill%20Kennel&query_place_id=ChIJ843IDXeB4okRK9WQh4PL8Uo ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 6 AM–6 PM | | Tuesday | 6 AM–6 PM | | Wednesday | 6 AM–6 PM | | Thursday | 6 AM–6 PM | | Friday | 6 AM–6 PM | | Saturday | 6–10 AM | | Sunday | Closed | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Checkout time:** Boarding pick-up before 10 a.m. on departure day avoids a next-night charge — facility's words: "Dogs must be picked up from Boarding before 10 a.m. on departure day to avoid next night charge" (https://www.zionhillkennel.com/boarding) - **Late pick-up:** Boarding pick-up after 10 a.m. on departure day is charged another night — facility's words: "Dogs must be picked up from Boarding before 10 a.m. on departure day to avoid next night charge" (https://www.zionhillkennel.com/boarding) - **Cancellation:** 50% non-refundable deposit; cancel 48 hours ahead or pay for the entire stay — facility's words: "We require a 50% non-refundable and non transferable deposit at the time of booking. We require 48-hours advance notice if you wish to cancel your boarding reservation or schedule an early pick-up for your dog. If you do not give advance notice in accordance with our cancellation policy, you will be responsible for paying for the entire stay." (https://www.zionhillkennel.com/boarding) - **Unaltered dogs & females in heat:** Dogs need not be altered; females in heat play in a separate yard until fully out of heat — facility's words: "We do not require dogs to be altered. … Females in heat will not be allowed to play in the group for 30 days past their first signs of heat. We have a separate yard we can play with them in" (https://www.zionhillkennel.com/faq) - **Breed & size limits:** No breed restrictions; dogs showing aggression are not allowed — facility's words: "Do you have breed restrictions? No." (https://www.zionhillkennel.com/faq) - **Senior dogs:** Senior dogs welcome in daycare if they pass the evaluation — facility's words: "Senior dogs are also welcome in Daycare as long as they pass the evaluation." (https://www.zionhillkennel.com/faq) ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 70.1 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 6 AM to 6 PM - **Open Sunday:** no Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates No rate published on their website as of October 20, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 9 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 > “Vaccine Requirements? Boarding and Daycare: -Rabies -DHPP (Distemper) -Bordetella (Kennel Cough)” — https://www.zionhillkennel.com/faq - **Bordetella lead time:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Fecal / parasite test:** Negative test required > “Proof of negative Fecal exam with no parasites seen done annually.” — https://www.zionhillkennel.com/daycare - **Spay / neuter:** Not required > “Do my pets need to be spayed or neutered to play in Daycare? We do not require dogs to be altered.” — https://www.zionhillkennel.com/faq - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay > “Please contact us to set up an appointment for your dog s first day evaluation. We charge $40 per dog for the initial evaluation day.” — https://www.zionhillkennel.com/daycare - **Vaccination records:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **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:** Open play with enforced rest > “8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. - PLAY TIME!! 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Lunch time (for those who provided lunch) 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. - nap time 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - PLAY TIME!!” — https://www.zionhillkennel.com/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:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Housing:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Outdoor access:** Yard and pool > “Our facility offers multiple large play yards with sun, shaded areas, pools, and obstacles to help stimulate your dog s mind and body.” — https://www.zionhillkennel.com/daycare - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Climate-controlled > “At night, your dog(s) stays in our climate-controlled facility.” — https://www.zionhillkennel.com/boarding - **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 > “Do I pay extra for my dog if they are on medications? No. Some pets require daily medication. We never charge owners for their pets medications.” — https://www.zionhillkennel.com/faq - **Feeding:** Owner's food required > “The only thing you need to bring is your dogs food, leash and collar. We provide the rest.” — https://www.zionhillkennel.com/faq - **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 Zion Hill Kennel, New Durham, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/zion-hill-kennel/ (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/zion-hill-kennel.json