Puptown Funk LLC is a kennel free doggy daycare that is nestled on 3 acres of beautifully wooded land in Chelsea Maine. It is the dream of Tyler Large who, after over a decade spent working for others, decided in May of 2022 to open his own business. He did this with a clear vision of what he wanted to do, and a list of things he would never do. To prepare for the daycare he expanded his dogs' outdoor play area and adjusted the living space in his tiny home. With an announcement on Facebook dogs began coming into his home, hanging out on his couch and sleeping on his bed. A year and a half later Puptown Funk had 4 dog handlers, a fully dedicated indoor facility, a welcome building, 5 outdoor play areas and an amazing group of dogs that he and all of his handlers, loved as if they were their own. Puptown Funk had expanded to offer boarding, funk walks, private dog training and pick up/drop off services. At the two year anniversary mark (May of 2024) Puptown expanded to 7 outdoor areas, including a space just for small breed dogs and small puppies, began offering basic dog grooming (nails, ears and teeth) and added our 5th dog handler. Finally, on July 8 we opened our 2500 square foot, outdoor training and agility area!
After a fall and winter of planning and preparation, we began to implement improvements when we got to March of 2025, which were completed by fall. We put shaded area's in every play space, expanded our fencing to add an 8th play area and brought in a third building. The new play area is for our small dogs and has its own entrance with its own indoor space. This allowed us to add a second area for our 1 and under pups. The new building gave us two new indoor spaces (one being for small dogs) and our added storage shed gave us more room in all indoor spaces. This new building also doubled our boarding spaces, bringing us to 4 areas. Finally we have added the Barking Bus for picking up and dropping off dogs. We have just added a 3rd class to our training offerings (Level 1, Level 2 & Agility) and Tyler is using his massage training and offering dog massage.
The driving goal behind every decision we make is what is best for the dogs. We work hard every day to earn the trust of dog owners all around so that their beloved pets can grow, learn and play at Puptown Funk - where dogs can be dogs.