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Compare: costs and choices in dog and cat care

Every Dogtown price is public. These pages put the numbers side by side and say which choice fits which dog, so you can decide before you call.

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Choice

Packs or membership

10-packs vs the unlimited membership: the break-even math

$380 for ten full days or $700 a month: the membership wins at 19 days, the 10-pack wins below it.

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Stay here or stay home

Dog boarding vs a pet sitter on Cape Ann

An overnight stay is $78 a night with playgroups by day; a sitter keeps your dog home. Which suits which dog, honestly.

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Stay or study

Boarding vs board and train: a stay, or a stay that teaches

$78 a night for care, or a one- or two-week program with daily lessons and go-home coaching. Which one you are actually buying.

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Bath or haircut

Bath vs full groom: what $55 and $75 each cover

A bath is $55 to $95 by size; a full groom adds the haircut at $75 to $120. Shedding coats bathe, growing coats groom.

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Studio or driveway

Salon groomer vs mobile groomer on Cape Ann

A studio with a team and full equipment, or a van in your driveway with one groomer. Prices, trade-offs and the dogs each suits.

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Studio or clinic

Cat groomer vs grooming at the vet: cost, handling and stress

$45 to $120 in a quiet, low-stress studio, or a medical groom at the vet. Which your cat needs, and when the vet is right.

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Who does the work

Board and train vs private lessons: who does the work

Our trainers do the daily work for one or two weeks, or you learn it from $94 a session. Which fits the dog and the household.

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Two puppy paths

Tiny Tails Puppy School vs AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy

A flexible 4-, 6- or 8-week program for pups to 16 weeks, or the fixed 12-session AKC track to 6 months. Same foundations.

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Day school or stay

Canine Campus vs board and train: home at night, or not

Hybrid day training over 2, 4 or 6 weeks with your dog home each night, or a 1- or 2-week stay. Which teaches your dog faster.

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Daycare or walker

Dog daycare vs a dog walker: which fits your dog's day

A $42 daycare day or a $25 to $55 solo walk: temperament, hours at home and the Cape Ann calendar decide, not the price gap.

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Daycare or Academy

Daycare vs Dogtown Academy: $42 or $89, and what the difference buys

$42 or $89 a day: what the Academy's trainer session, rotations and report card add, and which dogs actually need them.

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Half or full day

Half day vs full day daycare: what your dog actually needs

$33 or $42: how age, play style and your week decide between a half and a full day, and what pick-up tells you.

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Book online in a few taps, send the customer inquiry, or come see the facility for yourself. Every dog starts with a free evaluation. No evaluation needed for grooming.

  1. 01Free evaluationWeekdays 6:30 – 9:30 AM
  2. 02Book a dayOnline, in the app or by phone
  3. 03Play, rest, repeatReport card at pick-up

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