Saltyclaws

Saltyclaws provides dog boarding and daycare in Nashua, New Hampshire, along with grooming and training, from its location at 4 Bud Way, Suite 6. The facility takes small, medium, and large dogs, and its staff are Red Cross certified in dog and cat first aid.

What Saltyclaws offers

• Overnight boarding for small, medium, and large dogs
• Dog daycare with supervised play groups
• Dog and cat grooming
• Training
• Medication administration during a stay

How dogs spend the day

The indoor play area is divided into three separate rooms, one each for small, medium, and large dogs, so a ten-pound dog isn't sorted in with the retrievers. Outside there is a secured, fenced 700-square-foot area. Boarding dogs are welcome to join the daycare play groups, and dogs who would rather skip the crowd can get one-on-one time with staff plus outdoor walks instead. Lunch is served to dogs whose owners send food along.

Practical details

Drop-off and pickup run from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM Monday through Friday, and from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday. Boarding rates published on the Saltyclaws website run from $40 to $70 per night. Booking is done by phone at (603) 521-7081.

Worth knowing before you call

Owners weighing dog care options in Nashua will find the range here fairly wide for a single address: a dog can board, attend daycare, get groomed, and work with a trainer without moving between businesses. The size-separated play rooms, the fenced outdoor space, and the first-aid certification are the concrete details worth asking about, along with how the play groups are matched. Since reservations go through the phone rather than an online form, that call is also the moment to raise anything specific about a dog's medication schedule, feeding routine, or comfort level around other dogs.