Doggie Daycare & Boarding

After a day at Gemini's Doggie Daycare, your dog will be just as tired as you are!

Our daycare is open 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM every day of the week. Pickups after 7 PM will incur at $10 late fee.

Doggie Daycare is a great way for your pooch to pass the time while you're at work. Your dog plays with his friends, takes a nap, and goes out for bathroom breaks, all under the supervision of our staff. Yes, we do have indoor play areas for small dogs that can't tolerate the cold weather!

Making your dog's experience fun is our main goal.

You are welcome to stop by or bring your dog to visit our facility during the week (please come inside alone at first to let us know that your dog is with you). 

You and your dog will meet some of our staff members, get a full tour, and learn about Gemini Dogs.

A Typical Day

Look how much fun we have at Daycare! 

Drop off your pooch anytime after 6:00am. We'll get him settled into his new home, and once we find out more about your dog's personality, we'll start introducing him to other dogs one at a time, so that he won't be overwhelmed on his first day!

Once we find him a playmate or a group of friends, we'll take them out to our securely fenced play area for supervised group play.  (And if he's a little nervous on his first day, we'll just pair him up with a human friend!) Our play yard is divided up into multiple areas so that we can send various groups outside at one time without mixing them all in together. Your dog plays with his friends and with our staff. He is usually out to play for about an hour at a time. 

Once he is done playing, we bring him indoors and crate him again for his between-play nap. His nap time lasts about 30 minutes.

Your pooch will get plenty of bathroom breaks throughout the day.

We then take your dog back out to play with his friends again and we just repeat the same process throughout the day until you pick him up!

Each dog gets an afternoon snack or you can pack his lunch and we'll feed him!

Pick up your pooch anytime you'd like. (Mind if we smooch your pooch goodbye?) Daycare officially closes at 7:00pm. Please note that if you are late, a $10 late fee applies.

Is Doggie Daycare for Us?

While you're gone all day, what does your pooch do?

Is he always ready for hours of play when you return home exhausted from a long day? 

Does he whimper, cry, or bark at the door until you return? Does he leave you little presents or destroy the couch cover?

Have you been feeling guilty because you don't have enough time to spend with him? Then Doggie Daycare is for you!

Grooming Available

We offer grooming services to all of our clients; just ask us for a quote. Daycare dogs get a 10% discount when they are groomed on the same day as their daycare reservation.

We also offer nail trims for $5 or you can purchase four trims for $15 with a nail trimming card.

Training Available in Daycare

Your pooch can be trained while he is here with us! 

We offer private training for daycare dogs. A whole week of daycare plus private daily training is $300 total, while a single day is $65. 

Let us know in advance if you would like to have one of our Certified Pet Dog Trainers train your dog while he's here for playtime! We can support your in- class work by practicing with your dog, or we can build his skills and teach him something new! 

Your dog will be clicker-trained, which in our opinion, is the fastest and most positive training approach. This is also the most transferable method of training from one person to another. You will be given reading materials and some clicker training exercises to practice without your dog while we are training your dog. It will be your responsibility to maintain the training in your dog's daily life. Just as humans do, dogs will revert to old habits if new ones are not maintained. We will be available to help you through the transition process.

Requirements:
Daycare & Boarding

We will contact your vet for medical records and let you know of any updates that need to be made before your dog can attend daycare or boarding.

Make sure that your pooch meets our requirements:

• 8 weeks or older
• Fixed if over 6 months old
• Has a negative fecal exam within the last 3 months and update it each year
• Up-to-date on all of his shots
• Received a kennel cough vaccine within the last 6 months and update it every 6 months

Daycare Fees

Half-day

$15

Daily
$25

Weekly
(5 consecutive days)
$105

Monthly 
(20 days, expires 6 weeks from date of purchase) $375

Late fee: $10 after 7 PM

Overnight Boarding Fees

Charges for your last day depend on the time you pick up your dog:
 

Note: You must supply your dog's own food! Put each meal in a separate baggie (Ziploc preferred) and mark with your dog's name, date, and AM or PM. This is very important!

Note: Unfortunately, we have been forced to start charging a $1/meal surcharge for those doggies who come without their meals individually bagged and labeled. Our staff would much rather be caring for your pooch than trying to figure out whose food is whose!

Reservations

Call 978-486-9922 or register online.

New daycare and boarding customers:

• Daycare
• Boarding

Existing daycare and boarding customers:

• Daycare
• Boarding 

Boarding Cancellations

All boarding reservations require a non-refundable deposit of $25. This deposit will be applied to your final bill. Changes to drop-off and pick-up days/times are permitted at any time.

You can provide this deposit at any time by phone. Just call us at 978-486-9922 and provide your name and credit card number, along with the expiration date and the 3-digit code from the back of your card.

If you are new to Gemini Dogs, you can choose to provide your credit card information during your dog's tour and interview. You may also leave your credit card on file for the purpose of paying your bill.

Please do not bring your dog on a flexible (retractable) leash. These leashes can be dangerous to both humans and dogs if used incorrectly...anyone who has been flexi-burned can vouch for that! (We have six-foot nylon leashes available for sale.)