A stay among friends and people who know them, sleeping in the room they play in — whenever you are away.
“in a place they enjoy with people that care about them”
What brings you in?
About your dog
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Boarding with Happy Dogs
Time apart is part of life with a dog. With us, it’s time spent among friends and people who know them. A stay gets the same care as every day of daycare, the kind that builds a dog’s confidence and manners, and many dogs come home a little more settled than they left.
“in a place they enjoy with people that care about them”
What a stay is like for your dogThey play with friends from morning to evening, with meals and medicine given the way you tell us, then sleep with the pack, never in a crate. Home fresh from a bath, if you like.A stay is one long visit with friendsMatches: Already social: play from morning to evening, meals and medicine given the way you tell us, then sleep with the pack. Home fresh from a bath, if you like.With staff who help new friendships alongMatches: Not sure yet, they play with friends from morning to evening, then sleep with the pack. Meals come the way you tell us. Home fresh from a bath, if you like.Always at your dog’s own paceMatches: On the shy side, they play with the friends they’re comfortable with, then sleep beside friends they know. Meals come the way you tell us. Home fresh from a bath, if you like.Learn more, including 3 videos, 3 photos, and 1 testimonial→
One cot, one heap of friends
Days of play with the pack.Every day of a stay is a day of daycare: supervised play with friends old and new, with rests in between.All that energy has somewhere to go, all day long.Matches: High energy By evening, they’ve had a full day.Every day of a stay is a day of daycare: supervised play with friends old and new, with rests in between.All that energy has somewhere to go, all day long.Matches: High energySocial dogs make the most of itMatches: Already social, and by evening they’ve had a full day.Every day of a stay is a day of daycare: supervised play with friends old and new, with rests in between.All that energy has somewhere to go, all day long.Matches: High energy Our staff watch how your dog plays and help new friendships along.Every day of a stay is a day of daycare, at your dog’s pace: play near the friends they’re comfortable with, and quiet corners when they want a breakMatches: On the shy side.
Two by two, wrestling and chasing, with pauses in between
She comes home happy and tired after playing with her friends all day.
— Mat M., February 2024 Matches: tired out by dinner
Two by two, wrestling and chasing, with pauses in between
She comes home happy and tired after playing with her friends all day.
— Mat M., February 2024 Matches: tired out by dinner
Their day, their way. Every boarder goes out for a walk each day.Rescues often settle best with a steady rhythm; a stay keeps one.Matches: Rescue They eat their own food in their own spot, and any medicine or supplements are given the way you tell us.Puppies keep their own feeding schedule, however many small meals that means.Matches: Puppy
The pack lies down and waits while each dog is taken to its own pen to eat
The pack lies down and waits while each dog is taken to its own pen to eat
Nights with the pack.At night, boarders sleep in the room they played in, on a cot or curled up with friends, never in a crate, with 24/7 on-site supervision.A dog who finds time alone hard is never alone at night.Matches: Separation anxietyAt night, boarders sleep in the room they played in, beside the friends they’ve come to know, never in a crate, with 24/7 on-site supervision.A dog who finds time alone hard is never alone at night.Matches: Separation anxiety
A big dog curled around a small one
A chin on a pal, and lights out
Two friends, one cot, both asleep
A big dog curled around a small one
A chin on a pal, and lights out
Two friends, one cot, both asleep
Going home happy. They come home full of friends and play. If you like, we can fit in a bath or a touch-up while they’re here, like a nail trim or ear cleaning, so it’s done by pickup.
A first bath, then back to the pack, smelling fresh
A first bath, then back to the pack, smelling fresh
What it does to you while you are goneBook the dates and go, whether it’s two weeks away or one late night in town. At drop-off, your dog runs in to find their friends, and a Pupdate arrives every day with photos.Book the dates and go, whether it’s two weeks away or one late night in town. Your dog gets a calm hello from people they knowMatches: On the shy side and time to settle; a Pupdate arrives every day.Learn more, including 2 videos and 3 testimonials→
They share daily updates on your dog, were incredibly attentive to alert me that my dog was being picky about eating for the first few days and found a solution to get her off hunger strike.
— Kirsten C., January 2023
We have also boarded Louie here and they give updates everyday on his well-being, which is good for my peace of mind.
— Hannah E., June 2023
A trip you can actually take. Plan the trip, whether it’s a long weekend or two weeks away. Your dog stays somewhere they’ll have a good time, so you can enjoy yours.
Winnie Pickles loves Happy Dogs- they take such good care of her on our vacations that it really eases our minds while away.
— Mili M., October 2024
Winnie Pickles loves Happy Dogs- they take such good care of her on our vacations that it really eases our minds while away.
— Mili M., October 2024
Or just a night in town. A wedding, a late night at work, plans that change at the last minute: boarding is there for a single night too, and last-minute requests are welcome.
We usually do day care, but for those weekend weddings he sometimes boards as well.
— Elise P., June 2022 (Yelp)
We usually do day care, but for those weekend weddings he sometimes boards as well.
— Elise P., June 2022 (Yelp)
An easy goodbye.At drop-off, many dogs run straight in to find their friends and barely look back. You leave knowing they’re glad to be here.At drop-off, your dog gets a calm hello from people they know, and time to settle in their own way. You leave knowing they’re in good hands.
“she doesn’t even look twice behind”
Soft handling, at his pace
Matches: On the shy side
“she doesn’t even look twice behind”
Soft handling, at his pace
Matches: On the shy side
A Pupdate every day. Every day of a stay, we email you a Pupdate: photos, how they ate, how their day went.If goodbyes are hard, the daily photos show how they’ve settled.Matches: Separation anxiety And you can text us anytime.
…when she is being boarded I get daily emails with a photo of her and status of her meals.
— Kristan M., January 2022
…when she is being boarded I get daily emails with a photo of her and status of her meals.
— Kristan M., January 2022
What it means to have a place and people you trust while you’re awayWhen you’re away, your dog stays with their friends and with people who know them well. They get the same care they get in daycare, and members board for less.When you’re away, your dog stays with their friends and people who know them well. They get the same care they get in daycare, gently, one small step at a timeMatches: On the shy side; members board for less.Learn more, including 2 videos, 1 photo, 6 testimonials, and 1 note→
Dogs who come looking for their people
Their daytime friends, at night. For dogs who come to daycare, a stay is more time with the friends they already have. They play all day and settle down side by side at night, in a room that already feels like theirs.
Asleep on a cot, with a small friend on top
Asleep on a cot, with a small friend on top
The people who know them. Our staff know your dog: their quirks, their best friends, how they like their dinner. A stay is time with people who already know them well, and who’ll tell you how it’s going.
Dogs lean into the people who know them
Dogs lean into the people who know them
The same care as daycare.Everything we do in daycare, we do on a stay: we guide their play, set gentle limits, and build their confidence and manners.A puppy’s stay is days of learning manners from older dogs.Matches: PuppyAll that energy goes into play, with calm built in between.Matches: High energyA rescue gets steady days, kind limits, and people who stay consistent.Matches: RescueNights among friends can help a dog grow easier about time apart.Matches: Separation anxiety Over several days, it adds up, and parents often notice the difference at home.Everything we do in daycare, we do on a stay: we guide their play, set gentle limits, and build their confidence and manners.A puppy’s stay is days of learning manners from older dogs.Matches: PuppyAll that energy goes into play, with calm built in between.Matches: High energyA rescue gets steady days, kind limits, and people who stay consistent.Matches: RescueNights among friends can help a dog grow easier about time apart.Matches: Separation anxietyA social dog keeps sharpening their playMatches: Already social: taking turns, reading the room, winding down. Parents often notice the difference at home.Everything we do in daycare, we do on a stay: we guide their play, set gentle limits, and build their confidence and manners.A puppy’s stay is days of learning manners from older dogs.Matches: PuppyAll that energy goes into play, with calm built in between.Matches: High energyA rescue gets steady days, kind limits, and people who stay consistent.Matches: RescueNights among friends can help a dog grow easier about time apart.Matches: Separation anxietyDogs who arrive unsure often find their feet over a few daysMatches: Not sure yet, and parents notice the difference at home.Everything we do in daycare, we do on a stay, gently: we guide their play, set kind limits, and build their confidence step by step.A puppy’s stay is days of learning manners from older dogs.Matches: PuppyAll that energy goes into play, with calm built in between.Matches: High energyA rescue gets steady days, kind limits, and people who stay consistent.Matches: RescueNights among friends can help a dog grow easier about time apart.Matches: Separation anxiety Over several days, shy dogs often grow more at easeMatches: On the shy side, and parents notice it at home.
…my dog comes back to me a little better mannered each time - especially socially with other dogs. It is very noticeable.
— Hudson M., August 2024
I have tried many daycares around NYC for my shy and anxious dog Oswald and this is the one he seems to do the best at.
— Cathryn L., March 2024 Matches: On the shy side
A new pup, guided into the pack
Matches: Puppy
I just picked him up and he is exhausted in the best way possible; not to mention he seems to be better trained than when we dropped him off a week ago.
— mlproehl, May 2016 Matches: High energy
Having a rescue with separation anxiety is pretty tough when it comes to dropping them off for extended stays and ensuring they are calm, safe and given the proper care. We are so happy that we found Happy Dog who does all of the above
— Kate O., January 2024 (Yelp)Matches: Rescue
There was no kennel, and all the dogs looked very stress free. … he has also become very excited whenever he knows we are heading to Happy Dog’s!
— Kevin J., June 2026 Matches: Separation anxiety
Our pup who tends to be nervous took only a day to adjust. Now she cannot wait to get inside…
— Robin L., January 2022 (Yelp)Matches: Not sure yet
…my dog comes back to me a little better mannered each time - especially socially with other dogs. It is very noticeable.
— Hudson M., August 2024
I have tried many daycares around NYC for my shy and anxious dog Oswald and this is the one he seems to do the best at.
— Cathryn L., March 2024 Matches: On the shy side
A new pup, guided into the pack
Matches: Puppy
I just picked him up and he is exhausted in the best way possible; not to mention he seems to be better trained than when we dropped him off a week ago.
— mlproehl, May 2016 Matches: High energy
Having a rescue with separation anxiety is pretty tough when it comes to dropping them off for extended stays and ensuring they are calm, safe and given the proper care. We are so happy that we found Happy Dog who does all of the above
— Kate O., January 2024 (Yelp)Matches: Rescue
There was no kennel, and all the dogs looked very stress free. … he has also become very excited whenever he knows we are heading to Happy Dog’s!
— Kevin J., June 2026 Matches: Separation anxiety
Our pup who tends to be nervous took only a day to adjust. Now she cannot wait to get inside…
— Robin L., January 2022 (Yelp)Matches: Not sure yet
Perks for members. Daycare members board for up to a third less, and their packages come with bath perks too.
Boarding up to 33% less for daycare members
Bath perks, up to a free bath a month
Boarding up to 33% less for daycare members
Bath perks, up to a free bath a month
Let us show you how we make it happen.
What’s most important to you?
Any of these feel familiar?
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someone always in charge
Will my dog be safe?
A 99.98% safety record Only 0.02% of visits end with an injury that needs a vet’s attention.
An open floor, every dog seen The room is kept uncluttered, so our staff see every dog and every sign of stress.
Two gates, two leashes Two closed gates always stand between a dog and the street, and every walk goes out on a second leash.
Three vaccines, on file We require Rabies, DHPP and Bordetella for every dog, per the New York Department of Health.
Live cams,
open to close,
on every floor.
a peek inside their day
Will I know what’s happening?
Live cams, open to close Our cams run all day on every floor, so you can look in whenever you have a minute.
Text us, hear back Text us mid-day, any day of the week, and you’ll hear back about your own dog.
We tell you first A scratch, an upset stomach, a mistake of ours: we tell you plainly, before you ask.
Crowded on camera? More cameras. If the floor ever looks crowded on camera, we add cameras rather than move dogs to look better.
known, quirks and all
Will my dog fit in?
A first day run to match Tell us if your dog is social, unsure or shy, and we run their first day to suit them.
Grouped by energy, not size Rather than sort dogs into pens by size, we group them by energy and play style when it helps.
Joining in, never forced A dog who would rather watch gets a bed at the edge of play, and joins in when ready.
Known by people who stay Each dog goes to its own name at roll call; over 80% of our staff stay a year or more.
Open 7am to 8pm
on weekdays,
8am to 6pm
at weekends.
hours and help that fit
Will this work with my life?
Open 7am to 8pm We’re open 7am to 8pm on weekdays; most places close too early for late nights at work.
No booking needed Come any day you need us: we hold places open every day, so there’s nothing to book.
We come to your door We’ll pick your dog up and bring them home, every day or just once in a while.
One text changes plans Extend the day, add a night or change who collects them, all with a single text.
their own food, their way
Will my dog be looked after?
Their own food, their way Your food, your portions and your timings, fed apart from the group, with medicine given as you tell us.
Messes cleaned within thirty seconds Any mess is cleaned within thirty seconds; it’s a rule, so the room stays clean and healthy.
Water, never held back Fresh water is out all day, and we never take it away to cut down on accidents.
A bath while they’re here A bath, blow-dry and brush-out, or nails and ears, fitted into a day they were coming anyway.
Pay as you go.
Punchcards of 5 or 15.
Monthly plans.
printed plainly
What will it cost me?
Prices printed, prices paid The prices on our website, in our handbook and at the desk are what you pay, food and medicine included.
Day 1 is free Every dog’s first day is on us, whichever way you go on to join.
Pay as you go, cancel anytime Pay by the day, buy 5 or 15 visits, or subscribe; cancel anytime and pay only for what you used.
Perks for daycare members Daycare members board for up to a third less, with up to a free bath a month.
The stay starts with a day.
A day with the group, freeThe same first day every dog here does, whichever way you’re coming in.
See how it goesWe keep you posted, and the cams are on all day.
Then book your datesBy the end of it the place isn’t strange, so the first night isn’t a first anything.
Not for you after Day 1? Then that’s that: Day 1 is free whatever you decide. If you tell us why, we’ll listen. And we’ll tell you honestly if we’re not the right fit — we say no to about one dog in twenty, and when we do, we try to open a door somewhere else.
Book a call.Fifteen minutes on the phone, with someone who works here.Find a time.
Come see the place.A look round while the day is running, dog optional.Book a tour.
