Dog Therapy

Allie Rella

I wish I could give dog therapy 10 stars! We had an amazing experience here. Our puppy, Poppy, started at Dog Therapy when she was about 10 weeks old. When she first started, she was a bit shy and nervous. We moved out of state so Poppy stopped attending when she was around 14 weeks. When she started her next puppy program in our new state, we were told she was a confident puppy with wonderful social skills! No doubt she learned so many of these social skills and gained this confidence through early and key experiences at Dog Therapy. Throughout her time at dog therapy, her nipping decreased significantly and she learned so many great dog social skills. She is thriving now and we are so thankful for Dog Therapy for starting her off on the right path!! As a new puppy parent, I can't recommend Dog Therapy enough- a wonderful, safe, positive environment for your pup to learn while you work! Our only detraction is that they aren't in North Carolina- where will send our next puppy?!

K Franck

My puppy had a great experience. He was always happy to go (and quite tired out when he returned). He is now well-adjusted to playing with other dogs, and I attribute this in part to Dog Therapy Boston. He outgrew the service rather quickly, but we were thrilled with his time there.

Elana S

The Dog Therapy team is incredibly kind and nice and do really care for the puppies. That said, this is not going to be the place for every dog. When we went, my puppy was fine for the first couple of hours but then got overwhelmed and exhausted, and spent the rest of her day crying by the door and even trying to climb up the gate to try to escape. After ~7 visits, I was told we could not come back anymore as it appeared to be doing more harm than good. I appreciate that the team was looking out for her, and they even offered to connect me with trainers, though it felt like they had given up on her (vs suggesting she only come for a couple of hours as it sounded like she was doing well in the mornings). While I believe that my now adult dog’s friendliness towards other dogs was shaped by her short time at Dog Therapy, I wanted to give a different perspective from someone where it didn’t work out. Our trainer described day care as a “club” whereas our dog does better in a “wine bar” setting. If you think your puppy might be overwhelmed by day care, I wouldn’t recommend it, despite all the positive reviews. Our dog also picked up a nasty bout of kennel cough that landed her in the hospital, but kennel cough going around is fairly typical at all day cares, even if vaccines are required.

Adam Parolin

The team at Dog Therapy are wonderful and provided excellent socialization and supervision. Definitely a great decision for any puppy. They were happy to answer any and all questions that I had throughout our time there. They were also extremely helpful and flexible as my puppy finally outgrew the program and was ready to transition to a daycare that caters to adult dogs (even providing me a long list of exceptional recommendations). Sad to leave, but so happy to have been able to use their service as long as we did.