Why Happy Dog?

Most pet parents report that the “homestyle feel” to our facility is one of the reasons they chose us for overnight care and/or daycare. The design is to make your dog feel like he/she is staying at someone’s house, as compared to a kennel, in hopes to reduce any “away from home” stress. Our climate controlled facility consists of a living room—which is designated for our smaller guests to lounge on the vinyl couches and gaze out the window, a kitchen, a dining room, two large playrooms, as well as other resting rooms.

Our outdoor play area

Our play yards total over 1/4 of an acre, enclosed by 6 foot vinyl & stockade fencing. There are 5 play yards with pet specific artificial turf, as well as pea gravel, play structures, shelters, toys, etc.

We pair each guest into the appropriate playgroup, all determined by their size and overall demeanor. We have play yards for our small to medium guests, our shy guests, and our larger high energy guests. Each guest spends his/her day interacting with other dogs and the staff in a free roaming environment.

Monitoring of your dog

Your dog’s health, behavior, eating habits, emotional and physical needs are monitored and tended to throughout the day by the animal caregivers. Dogs sleep freely or in crates, depending on their current lifestyle and displayed behavior. During sleeping hours, the owners reside on the property. The Happy Dog house is equipped with a video surveillance system to monitor the dogs during sleeping hours, as well as a 24 hour alarm/fire monitoring service.

How we do things

We like to get to know each dog and want them to feel comfortable in this environment. Before accepting a dog for daycare or boarding, we require a trial day in daycare. This gives your dog a chance to learn the ropes, get to know our staff and the other dogs and then go home to decompress from a very busy day. We want to be sure your dog is suited to boarding in this type of environment before taking any reservations.

We have a flexible daycare and boarding drop-off and pick-up schedule. Once you and your dog are comfortable with our facility we can walk you through all of the procedures.

Happy Dog Pet Resort – Serving Abington and the South Shore of Massachusetts

Most of our clients (Boarding and Daycare) are from towns surrounding our Abington location: Weymouth, Whitman, Rockland, East Bridgewater, Brockton, Holbrook, Randolph, Braintree and Quincy.  Thanks to wonderful referrals, we have guests visiting from further locations such as Plymouth, Cohasset, Milton and more!