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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Boston Area? Now You'll Know.

Kennels

Traveling can be stressful enough without worrying about how your canine or feline companion will fare without you. After all, nobody knows Buster or Fluffy like you do. Fortunately, we've found several area kennels you can trust.

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Name Number of ratings Checkbook's top rating () What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality" Firm's price index score
for quality for price
1. Acorn Animal Hospital
20 Earls Way
Franklin, MA
508-528-1135
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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2. Adams Animal Clinic
216 Cambridge Rd
Woburn, MA
781-933-3369
14 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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3. Aintree Kennel
5 Washington St
West Boxford, MA
978-352-6442
14 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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4. Alladan Kennels
1660 West St
Mansfield, MA
508-339-5597
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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5. American Canine
1126 Main Rd
Westport, MA
508-636-5566
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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6. Andover Animal Hospital
233 Lowell St
Andover, MA
978-475-3600
16 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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7. Angell Memorial Animal Hospital
350 S Huntington Ave
Jamaica Plain, MA
617-522-7282
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8. Belmont Animal Hospital
131 Belmont St
Belmont, MA
617-489-2141
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9. Best Friends Pet Care
1014 Pearl St
Brockton, MA
508-583-8555
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10. Best Friends Pet Care
10 Fountain St
Ashland, MA
508-881-7557
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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11. Best Friends Pet Care
15 Main St
Wakefield, MA
781-245-1237
23 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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12. Best Friends Pet Care
150 Boston Post Rd
Sudbury, MA
978-443-2351
46 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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13. Best Friends Pet Care
394 Middlesex Rd
Tyngsboro, MA
978-649-8585
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14. Best Friends Pet Care
126 Killam Hill Rd
Boxford, MA
978-887-5760
40 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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15. Borash Veterinary Clinic
79 Prospect St
Peabody, MA
978-531-8713
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16. Brian's Kennels Training & Quality Grooming
55 Hancock St
North Quincy, MA
617-773-8373
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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17. Brigadoon Boarding Kennels
1187 Main St
Marshfield, MA
781-834-7675
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18. Brookline Animal Hospital
678 Brookline Ave
Brookline, MA
617-277-2030
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19. Canton Veterinary Hospital
190 Turnpike St
Canton, MA
781-828-0762
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20. Central Animal Hospital
109 Central St
Stoneham, MA
781-438-6404
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21. Chloe's Countryside Kennels
203 Leonard St
Acushnet, MA
508-995-7882
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22. Cohasset's Kennels
235 Cedar St
Cohasset, MA
781-383-1475
17 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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23. Continental Shoppe
1729 Centre St
West Roxbury, MA
617-323-9511
20 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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24. Countryside Kennels
90 Ellery St
Wrentham, MA
508-384-3484
14 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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25. Countryside Veterinary Hospital
289 Littleton Rd
Chelmsford, MA
978-256-9555
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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26. Crestview Kennels
187 South Rd
Bedford, MA
781-275-7188
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27. De Witt Animal Hospital
145 Washington St
Plainville, MA
508-695-0261
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28. Elja Kennels
182 Clay Pit Rd
Marshfield, MA
781-837-2644
12 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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29. Family Friends Veterinary Hospital & Kennel
864 Massachusetts Ave
Boxboro, MA
978-263-3412
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30. Furry Tails Pet Sitting
475 Brockton Ave
Abington, MA
781-857-1002
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31. Great Scott Kennels
1975 Washington St
Stoughton, MA
781-344-2581
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32. Harvard Kennels
259 Ayer Rd
Harvard, MA
978-772-4242
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33. Highland Animal Hospital
31 Wellesley Ave
Needham, MA
781-433-0467
21 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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34. K-9 Country Club
36 Main St
Lakeville, MA
508-947-5270
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35. Kozy Kennels
619 East St
Mansfield, MA
508-339-0791
28 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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36. Ledgebrook Kennel
373 Russell St
Woburn, MA
781-933-2267
26 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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37. Lexington-Bedford Veterinary Hospital
476 Bedford St
Lexington, MA
781-862-3670
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38. Linda's Doggie Playland
2 Hopkinton Rd
Westborough, MA
508-366-7364
23 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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39. Lloyd Animal Medical Center
1995 Washington St
Stoughton, MA
781-344-2500
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40. Man's Best Friend Dog Grooming
129 Union St
Everett, MA
617-387-1546
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41. Muddy Creek Animal Care Center
993 Haverhill St
Rowley, MA
978-948-2345
48 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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42. Natick Animal Clinic
121 W Central St
Natick, MA
508-907-6064
20 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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43. Neponset Pet Hospital
961 William T Morrissey Blvd
Boston, MA
617-288-2333
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44. Northeast Kennels
686 Winter St
Walpole, MA
508-668-2113
24 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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45. Palmer Kennels
352 Great Rd at Skyline Dr
Acton, MA
978-263-4979
44 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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46. Pet Companions
271 Main St
Reading, MA
781-944-5445
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47. Pinecrest Kennels
2085 West St
Wrentham, MA
508-883-8445
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48. Pooch Palace
18 Stanley Ave
Watertown, MA
617-924-7790
16 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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49. Ramson Kennels
29 Black Snake Rd
Salisbury, MA
978-388-0826
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50. Ruff House Day Care
7 Littleton Rd Unit E-2
Westford, MA
978-692-2584
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51. Secret Garden Pet Resort & Grooming Salon
1040 Central St
East Bridgewater, MA
508-378-1400
14 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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52. Shepherd Veterinary Clinic
17 Codman Hill Rd
Boxborough, MA
978-263-0995
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53. Slade Veterinary Hospital
334 Concord St
Framingham, MA
508-875-7086
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54. Southboro Boarding Kennels
47 Oregon Rd
Southborough, MA
508-485-5136
20 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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55. Stadtwald Kennels
55 Old Elm St
Mansfield, MA
508-339-2900
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56. Sutter Creek Kennel
114 N Worcester St
Norton, MA
508-222-4752
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57. Tee Emm's Kennels
202 Tyler St
Methuen, MA
978-683-5795
23 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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58. The Perfect Pet
24-B Main St N
North Reading, MA
978-664-1597
12 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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59. The Red Dog Inn
590 Elm St
Mansfield, MA
508-339-5912
52 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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60. Toureen Pet Resort & Spa
380 Pleasant St
Watertown, MA
617-923-3800
48 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 30 local kennels.
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61. Ven-Elger Pet Care Center
855 Main Rd
Westport, MA
508-636-8143
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62. Wellesley-Natick Veterinary Hospital
359 Worcester Rd
Natick, MA
508-653-3420
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Subscriber Comments/Reviews
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).


Subscriber from BOSTON, MA wrote about HIGHLAND ANIMAL HOSPITAL, Needham, MA on 09/13/09
The staff is great and very comfortable with my large dog. The web cams are..........
Subscriber from AUBURNDALE, MA wrote about HIGHLAND ANIMAL HOSPITAL, Needham, MA on 08/26/09
The best! Staff is amazing and our rather difficult, elderly and almost blind dog has..........
Subscriber from SUDBURY, MA wrote about BEST FRIENDS PET CARE, Sudbury, MA on 07/27/09
Expensive but great care for dogs........
Subscriber from LEXINGTON, MA wrote about ADAMS ANIMAL CLINIC, Woburn, MA on 10/07/07
This is an enthusiastic, conscientous staff that works hard to provide good service and follows..........
Subscriber from CAMBRIDGE, MA wrote about TOUREEN BOARDING KENNELS, Brighton, MA on 09/26/07
Have moved to a new larger kennel in Watertown........
Subscriber from HOLLISTON, MA wrote about LINDA'S DOGGIE PLAYLAND, Westborough, MA on 09/22/07
Dog loves to go there. No worries........
Subscriber from NEEDHAM, MA wrote about HIGHLAND ANIMAL HOSPITAL, Needham, MA on 09/13/07
Used for cats. Kept changing price before dropping off 2 cats........
Subscriber from NATICK, MA wrote about BEST FRIENDS @ THE PET QUARTERS, Ashland, MA on 09/09/07
Have been using them for more than 10 years. Never had a problem. Great place..........
Subscriber from FRANKLIN, MA wrote about RED DOG INN, Mansfield, MA on 01/04/07
Good, but expensive compared to other kennels.......
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