Sometimes the word "Kennel" gives the business a "larger, more successful" connotation. I used to know a couple that had a small herd (on Texas standards) of beef cattle, and they wanted a name for their "ranch" that would make them seem so much more big and successful! So they called their little ranchette, "Cripple Creek Cattle Company"....the name kind of flows off your tongue and it sounds neat!Sometimes people will add Kennel to their name because it does the same thing for a "breeding business"....there actually are "dog businesses" out there that are NOT puppy mills or backyard breeders, and they breed and train a variety of dogs....like hunting dog kennels. Years ago, when I used to really be involved in hunting, I knew people that had various hunting clubs and hunting kennels....they had hunting dogs that were not bred for the show ring, but strictly used in the field for hunting birds and rabbits.....Not a derogatory intent or connotation......there are some very successful dog breeding business that are devoted to working dogs....hunting dogs, security dogs, dogs bred to become service dogs to assist the blind and disabled. These dogs are not bred for the show ring at all, but that certainly does not make them less "needed", "wanted", or "valuable" for the services they provide! The word "kennel" can be attached to any name and it is not necessarily, automatically a bad thing. |