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1. Acorn Animal Hospital
20 Earls Way
Franklin, MA 02038
508-528-1135
12 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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2. Adams Animal Clinic
216 Cambridge Rd
Woburn, MA 01801
781-933-3369
19 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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3. Aintree Kennel
5 Washington St
Boxford, MA 01921
978-352-6442
12 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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4. Alladan Kennels
1660 West St
Mansfield, MA 02048
508-339-5597
17 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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5. Andover Animal Hospital
233 Lowell St
Andover, MA 01810
978-475-3600
18 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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6. Angell Animal Medical Center
350 S Huntington Ave
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-522-7282
10 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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7. Best Friends Pet Care
10 Fountain St
Ashland, MA 01721
508-881-7557
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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8. Best Friends Pet Care
15 Main St
Wakefield, MA 01880
781-245-1237
17 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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9. Best Friends Pet Care
150 Boston Post Rd
Sudbury, MA 01776
978-443-2351
36 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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10. Best Friends Pet Care
394 Middlesex Rd
Tyngsboro, MA 01879
978-649-8585
10 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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11. Best Friends Pet Care
126 Killam Hill Rd
Boxford, MA 01921
978-887-5760
19 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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12. Brian's Kennels Training & Quality Grooming
55 Hancock St
North Quincy, MA 02171
617-773-8373
13 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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13. Brigadoon Boarding Kennels
1187 Main St
Marshfield, MA 02050
781-834-7675
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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14. Champion Kennels
149 Clinton Rd
Sterling, MA 01564
978-422-3100
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15. Chloe's Countryside Kennels
203 Leonard St
Acushnet, MA 02743
508-995-7882
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16. Cohasset's Kennels
235 Cedar St
Cohasset, MA 02025
781-383-1475
19 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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17. Continental Bed Bath & Bone
1729 Centre St
West Roxbury, MA 02132
617-323-9511
19 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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18. Countryside Veterinary Hospital
289 Littleton Rd
Chelmsford, MA 01824
978-256-9555
10 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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19. Dog Nanny
112 Tewksbury St
Andover, MA 01810
978-475-1114
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20. Elja Kennels
182 Clay Pit Rd
Marshfield, MA 02050
781-837-2644
13 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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21. Happy-Dog
398 Ashland St
Abington, MA 02351
781-857-1239
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22. Harvard Kennels
259 Ayer Rd
Harvard, MA 01451
978-772-4242
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23. Highland Animal Hospital
31 Wellesley Ave
Needham, MA 02494
781-433-0467
22 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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24. JM Pet Resort
1014 Pearl St
Brockton, MA 02301
508-588-5661
10 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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25. Kozy Kennels
619 East St
Mansfield, MA 02048
508-339-0791
25 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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26. Ledgebrook Kennel
373 Russell St
Woburn, MA 01801
781-933-2267
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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27. Linda's Doggie Playland
2 Hopkinton Rd
Westborough, MA 01581
508-366-7364
16 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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28. Muddy Creek Animal Care Center
993 Haverhill St
Rowley, MA 01969
978-948-2345
39 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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29. Natick Animal Clinic
121 W Central St
Natick, MA 01760
508-907-6064
18 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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30. Neponset Pet Ctr & Animal Hosp
961 William T Morrissey Blvd
Dorchester, MA 02122
617-288-2333
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31. Northborough Kennels
348 Hudson St
Northborough, MA 01532
508-393-6040
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32. Northeast Kennels
686 Winter St
Walpole, MA 02081
508-668-2113
19 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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33. Palmer Kennels
346 Great Rd at Skyline Dr
Acton, MA 01720
978-263-4979
30 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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34. Pooch Palace
18 Stanley Ave
Watertown, MA 02472
617-924-7790
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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35. Secret Garden Pet Resort & Grooming Salon
1040 Central St
East Bridgewater, MA 02333
508-378-1400
10 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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36. So Doggone Good Daycare
10 Jan Sebastian Dr #4-B
Sandwich, MA 02563
508-833-7529
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37. Southboro Kennels
47 Oregon Rd
Southborough, MA 01772
508-485-5136
16 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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38. Tee Emm's Kennels
202 Tyler St
Methuen, MA 01844
978-683-5795
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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39. The Red Dog Inn
590 Elm St
Mansfield, MA 02048
508-339-5912
45 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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40. Toureen Pet Resort & Spa
380 Pleasant St
Watertown, MA 02472
617-923-3800
45 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels.
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Sample Subscriber Comments & Reviews for Kennels in the Boston Area
CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Kennels Get High Praise from Their Customers.
Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.

Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments
CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Kennels.

  • Subscriber from WELLESLEY, MA wrote about a local kennel: They love my dog more than I do, I think.......
  • Subscriber from WINCHESTER, MA wrote about a local kennel: Used this kennel for 14 years. My dog would run to the car when I..........
  • Subscriber from SHARON, MA wrote about a local kennel: Family run, have used them for years.......
  • Subscriber from MEDFORD, MA wrote about a local kennel: The people at Crestview genuinely love dogs, and I feel my dog is safe there..........
  • Subscriber from NEWTONVILLE, MA wrote about a local kennel: We have never had a kennel to which our rather elderly and blind dog was..........
  • Subscriber from TOPSFIELD, MA wrote about a local kennel: They have a separate area for housing small dogs. Quite expensive........
  • Subscriber from WILMINGTON, MA wrote about a local kennel: Molly, our black lab, has loved visiting North Reading Boarding and Grooming (formerly The Perfect..........
  • Subscriber from ROCKLAND, MA wrote about a local kennel: J. M. is 100% geared toward my dogs happiness and my piece of mind. And..........
  • Subscriber from ALBUQUERQUE, NM wrote about a local kennel: Weve boarded two dogs at different times over several years, and weve always been pleased...........
  • Subscriber from WABAN, MA wrote about a local kennel: Great place; dog loves it........
  • Subscriber from LINCOLN, MA wrote about a local kennel: Very good to the animals; When I pick up my dog, she always looks like..........
  • Subscriber from LINCOLN, MA wrote about a local kennel: Toureen is organized, clean and caring........
  • Subscriber from LEXINGTON, MA wrote about a local kennel: This is an enthusiastic, conscientous staff that works hard to provide good service and follows..........
  • Subscriber from SUDBURY, MA wrote about a local kennel: Expensive but great care for dogs........
  • Subscriber from WALTHAM, MA wrote about a local kennel: good place to board a cat; somewhat pricey.......
  • Subscriber from BOXFORD, MA wrote about a local kennel: Its not a fancy place, but they do a great job grooming my dog. And..........
  • Subscriber from CANTON, MA wrote about a local kennel: Overall, our dog likes this place. We especially appreciate the devotion to homeless pets through..........
  • Subscriber from WABAN, MA wrote about a local kennel: Boarding for cats, not dogs. Excellent care for diabetic cat needing insulin shots at no..........