Puptown Funk LLC is a kennel free doggy daycare that is nestled on 3 acres of beautifully wooded land in Chelsea Maine. We are open for Daycare from 6:45 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. We are open for Boarding 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
Puptown 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 lot of planning and preparation throughout the Winter of 2025, we began to implement improvements when 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 with its own entrance and 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 and our added storage shed freed up space in all of the indoor spaces. We added the Barking Bus for picking up and dropping off dogs and a 3rd class to our training offerings (Level 1, Level 2 & Agility). Lastly Tyler, a trained massage therapist, now offers 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.