LYNNFIELD, MA, US, April 30th, 2026, FinanceWire
Pawmenities, the cage-free dog boarding, daycare, and training company operating locations in Boston and Lynnfield, has expanded the service area for its residential board-and-train program to include eight Massachusetts towns surrounding the North Shore facility. The expansion, announced by CEO Ethan Money, adds Andover and North Andover to the existing service area of Wakefield, Peabody, Saugus, Reading, North Reading, and Middleton, and introduces luxury fleet transport for all board-and-train residencies of two weeks or longer. Program details are available at pawmenities.com/services#training.
The board-and-train program operates out of the Pawmenities campus at MarketStreet in Lynnfield. The expanded service area covers approximately 280,000 residents across Essex and Middlesex Counties, including communities along Route 1, Interstate 95, and Interstate 93. Additional information about the company’s full service offering is available at pawmenities.com.
Luxury Fleet Transport for Residency Clients
The Pawmenities luxury fleet, a roster of branded Mercedes Sprinter vans outfitted for canine transport, provides door-to-door pickup and drop-off between client residences and the Lynnfield facility. Each vehicle in the fleet is climate-controlled, secured with custom canine restraint systems, and operated by trained Pawmenities staff. The fleet had previously operated as a fee-based add-on across the North Shore. Under the new policy, fleet transport is included with the residency package for board-and-train stays of two weeks or longer originating from the eight-town service area.
“Drive time has been the single biggest barrier for families in towns like Andover and North Andover,” said Ethan Money, co-founder and CEO of Pawmenities. “We were already running our fleet through these neighborhoods four days a week. Building it into the residency package was the obvious next step. The way we look at it, the dog’s experience starts the moment our van pulls into the driveway.”
Service Area and Drive Times
The Lynnfield facility is positioned within twelve miles of all eight communities in the expanded service area. Drive times to the facility are approximately eight minutes from Wakefield, nine minutes from North Reading, ten minutes from Reading, ten minutes from Peabody, ten minutes from Middleton, twelve minutes from Saugus, twenty minutes from Andover, and twenty-four minutes from North Andover.
Program Structure
The Pawmenities board-and-train program differs from conventional kennel-based residential training in that dogs are housed cage-free throughout their stay. The structure integrates training repetitions into the full daily routine, including supervised play, transitions between rooms, leash work in the surrounding MarketStreet commercial district, and structured rest periods. New cohorts begin every other Monday, and the program concludes with an in-person handoff session and a thirty-day post-residency check-in.
Pricing for the residential program begins at $999 per week. The fee covers boarding, all training sessions, daycare integration, enrichment activities, two grooming sessions during the stay, the handoff session, and the post-residency follow-up. Program enrollment can be initiated at pawmenities.com/services#training.
“The cage-free model is what makes the training generalize,” said Elisa Voss, co-founder of Pawmenities. “A dog who learns to settle in a quiet kennel hasn’t learned much. A dog who learns to settle while six other dogs play around them has learned something that holds up at home.”
Awards and Recognition
Under Money’s leadership, Pawmenities has been recognized for its approach to cage-free pet hospitality across multiple industry awards, including Best Luxury Dog Boarding in Boston 2025 from Insider Weekly, Best Pet Services in Boston 2025 from Stellar Business Awards, Best Pet Hospitality in Boston 2024 from Best of Best Review, and Crowned Best in Pet Hospitality 2024 from The Boston Weekly. The company has been featured in more than seventeen publications, including Business Insider and Yahoo Finance. A full list of press coverage is available at pawmenities.com.
Eligibility and Enrollment
Enrollment in the board-and-train program requires a temperament evaluation prior to placement, conducted as a half-day or full-day daycare visit at the Lynnfield campus. Vaccination requirements include rabies, distemper, and bordetella, with documentation submitted through the client portal. Dogs presenting with significant aggression, severe resource guarding, or bite histories are referred to behavior-modification specialists rather than enrolled in the residency program.
Availability
Board-and-train enrollment is open to dog owners residing in Wakefield, Reading, North Reading, Saugus, Peabody, Middleton, Andover, and North Andover, Massachusetts. Information regarding the program, vaccination requirements, and enrollment is available at pawmenities.com/services#training, with general company information at pawmenities.com. The Lynnfield front desk can be reached at (617) 890-7387.
About Pawmenities
Pawmenities is a Massachusetts dog boarding, daycare, grooming, training, and luxury transport service founded by Ethan Money and Elisa Voss. The company operates two locations: a flagship in the Boston Seaport District and a North Shore campus at MarketStreet in Lynnfield. Both facilities operate on a cage-free model with twenty-four-hour staff supervision. More information is available at pawmenities.com.
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The Boston Weekly
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