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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
	Name	Number of ratings	for quality	for price		Firm's price index score
1.	Acorn Animal Hospital 20 Earls Way Franklin, MA 02038 508-528-1135	12 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
2.	Adams Animal Clinic 216 Cambridge Rd Woburn, MA 01801 781-933-3369	19 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
3.	Aintree Kennel 5 Washington St Boxford, MA 01921 978-352-6442	12 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
4.	Alladan Kennels 1660 West St Mansfield, MA 02048 508-339-5597	17 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
5.	Andover Animal Hospital 233 Lowell St Andover, MA 01810 978-475-3600	18 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
13.	Brigadoon Boarding Kennels 1187 Main St Marshfield, MA 02050 781-834-7675		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
14.	Champion Kennels 149 Clinton Rd Sterling, MA 01564 978-422-3100		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
15.	Chloe's Countryside Kennels 203 Leonard St Acushnet, MA 02743 508-995-7882		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
16.	Cohasset's Kennels 235 Cedar St Cohasset, MA 02025 781-383-1475	19 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
18.	Countryside Veterinary Hospital 289 Littleton Rd Chelmsford, MA 01824 978-256-9555	10 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
19.	Dog Nanny 112 Tewksbury St Andover, MA 01810 978-475-1114		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
20.	Elja Kennels 182 Clay Pit Rd Marshfield, MA 02050 781-837-2644	13 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
21.	Happy-Dog 398 Ashland St Abington, MA 02351 781-857-1239		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
22.	Harvard Kennels 259 Ayer Rd Harvard, MA 01451 978-772-4242		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
23.	Highland Animal Hospital 31 Wellesley Ave Needham, MA 02494 781-433-0467	22 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
24.	JM Pet Resort 1014 Pearl St Brockton, MA 02301 508-588-5661	10 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
25.	Kozy Kennels 619 East St Mansfield, MA 02048 508-339-0791	25 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
26.	Ledgebrook Kennel 373 Russell St Woburn, MA 01801 781-933-2267	15 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
30.	Neponset Pet Ctr & Animal Hosp 961 William T Morrissey Blvd Dorchester, MA 02122 617-288-2333		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
31.	Northborough Kennels 348 Hudson St Northborough, MA 01532 508-393-6040		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
32.	Northeast Kennels 686 Winter St Walpole, MA 02081 508-668-2113	19 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
34.	Pooch Palace 18 Stanley Ave Watertown, MA 02472 617-924-7790	15 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
36.	So Doggone Good Daycare 10 Jan Sebastian Dr #4-B Sandwich, MA 02563 508-833-7529		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
37.	Southboro Kennels 47 Oregon Rd Southborough, MA 01772 508-485-5136	16 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local kennels. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
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. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.

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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..........

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