1R (rear) Florence Street
Salem, MA
Hours of Operation:
7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
(drop off 7 am -10 am
for full day or half day)
Overnight care available
for weekdays & weekends
(617) 821-6941
One year old Salem resident Heidi is happy that her mother found Healthy Hounds.
Hello, my name is Heidi. I am a one-year-old part Golden Retriever, part Yellow Lab. My mom, Joyce, decided that I should have some exercise, more than she is able to give me.
We were at a loss as to which doggie daycare I would go to. Well…let me tell you I am so happy she chose Healthy Hounds Doggie Daycare.
Let me tell you a little about the owner. Her name is Rachel and I just love her so much. She requires a clean bill of health from your vet. She wants to know all her “poochies” are healthy. We know she and her staff love us because they play ball with us along with a lot of laughs, hugs, and kisses too. We have great run areas inside and outside so all of my friends and I can run, jump and play all day. Rachel also makes sure we get our meals (if needed), snacks and rest periods.
If you have a dog and are looking for a doggie daycare, bring the little guy or gal to Healthy Hounds Doggie Daycare and I’ll introduce them to all my friends and I’ll bet they’ll love it here.
Thank you,
“Heidi”
(Joyce Carson’s dog)
Testimonials
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Local residents Meredith & Chad have been bringing Napa since she was a pup.
Napa has been going to Healthy Hounds since she was a little puppy - about four months old. From the very beginning, we knew she loved it by the furious tail wagging before the front door was even opened. She all but sprints across the parking lot to greet Rachel and her staff.
At this point, our girl is over a year and a half old and still goes to daycare three times a week. Every daycare day continues to be a wonderful break for us parents, because she is always so mellow after playing with her friends all day. It couldn't be more convenient, and the staff could not be more professional and caring. What makes all the difference for us is the personal attention that Napa gets. She loves it and so do we!
Maureen & Tom write from Marblehead and tell us the following:
We have been taking our 1-1/2 year old Portuguese Water Dog, Molly, to Healthy Hounds a couple of days/week for about a year. Molly LOVES going to Healthy Hounds. She gets extremely excited when she realizes where we are going and can’t wait to get inside to play with her friends. She is always exhausted when we pick her up (which leads to a nice peaceful evening for us!), and we appreciate
Rachel's daily written reports on how Molly behaved during the day. The new Healthy Hounds facility has lots of room for the dogs to run and play, and is always clean. We love our dog and are very comfortable knowing that she is being well cared for at Healthy Hounds while getting lots of doggy play and interaction time.
New Salem residents Rachel & Jared share many of the things they like about us:
We moved to Salem and almost immediately needed doggie daycare for our dog while we are away at work. It can be difficult to find a good place you trust with your pet, but Rachel put us immediately at ease when we had our meeting to introduce Pepper and learn more about Healthy Hounds. We walked away from the meeting knowing that it would be a great place for our pup. Rachel cares deeply about dogs and their well-being, and when I dropped Pepper off for her first day I knew she would be in good hands. The facility itself is extremely clean—it doesn’t have that “kennel smell” that lots of boarding and daycare places have. Further, they take a lot of care when introducing new dogs and making sure each dog is in a “pack” where they can play safely and happily. I know that Pepper is safe and happy every day when I head off to work, which is really important to us.
Beyond safety, the dogs are treated as though they are their own. Rachel is a gifted photographer and shares photos of the dogs for their first day, their birthdays, and spontaneously throughout the year. When Pepper arrives in the morning, she is so happy to see Rachel, not to mention all of her new puppy friends and. There’s no doubt that Pepper loves to visit Healthy Hounds and they love her, too.
Pepper has the energy of a puppy, so it’s really important to us that she gets lots of exercise. As soon as she arrives, she is ready to play and I know she gets plenty of playtime during the day because she is tired by the time we get home. Without this time, she would be bouncing off the walls every night, so we’re glad she gets the chance to run and play (as dogs love to do) for several hours every day.
Long time customers and Marblehead residents Natalie and Rob share this:
Khaleesi (our Lab/Boxer/Pitt mix) has been attending doggie daycare at Healthy Hounds twice a week for over 1.5 years. Rachel is one of her favorite people in the world! She eagerly awaits the days that we ask her if she "is going to play with the puppies?!?!" and she usually arrives at daycare to greet everyone (humans and dogs alike) with lots of kisses!
We chose Healthy Hounds for a few reasons: the rubber dog-friendly floors throughout the large indoor play areas, the availability of a safe outdoor play area, the multitude of toys and other friendly dogs to play with, their long-hours of daily availability, their flexible options of drop-off/pick-up & extended hours, and many other convenient and dog-friendly amenities. We would also like to mention their concern for SAFE puppy and dog-friendly play including their commitment to a clean facility, constant supervision, yearly required immunization records, and separate puppy vs dog play areas.
Khaleesi always enters confidently with her tail wagging and exits excitedly to fall asleep in the car on our ride home. We are very thankful for all of the wonderful staff and Healthy Hounds Doggie Daycare!
