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YorkieRose · 08-04-2006, 05:11 PM

Oxford dictionary...a kennel is place where dogs are bred or boarded...to me that can mean alot of things.
I had a "kennel" in my terms. It was a dream kennel... It consisted of 3 rooms built on to my home. I had a grooming area, plenty of PVC pens for sleeping...males were kept in the second room..there was access from the kitchen/dining and family room, doors could be left open and the Yorks could be a part of the family ..I also had another 16x18 room I used for a "free for all "playroom, I had a couch, chairs and TV for the family to use..all the rooms opened on to concrete, fenced playyards. It was a perfect place to raise Yorkies IMO. Infact I had a small bed in the "kennel" so I could sleep there if one was sick or whelping. I averaged 10 to 12 adult Yorkies..and I boarded Yorkies.

Most of the breeders I know have this type of arrangement to some degree if they have more then 4 to 6 dogs. I never liked having all my dogs in the house to run free in any room..there are too many dangers in a big house..things to swallow that have fallen on the floor, stairs to fall down, running out the front door..on and on..

To most people, a kennel is a building separate from the home...and the dogs have no real "home" life...I tried to make their "kennel" as much like a home as possible and it worked..never had a complaint about an unsocialized Yorkie.

08-04-2006, 05:11 PM	#19
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	kennels Oxford dictionary...a kennel is place where dogs are bred or boarded...to me that can mean alot of things. I had a "kennel" in my terms. It was a dream kennel... It consisted of 3 rooms built on to my home. I had a grooming area, plenty of PVC pens for sleeping...males were kept in the second room..there was access from the kitchen/dining and family room, doors could be left open and the Yorks could be a part of the family ..I also had another 16x18 room I used for a "free for all "playroom, I had a couch, chairs and TV for the family to use..all the rooms opened on to concrete, fenced playyards. It was a perfect place to raise Yorkies IMO. Infact I had a small bed in the "kennel" so I could sleep there if one was sick or whelping. I averaged 10 to 12 adult Yorkies..and I boarded Yorkies. Most of the breeders I know have this type of arrangement to some degree if they have more then 4 to 6 dogs. I never liked having all my dogs in the house to run free in any room..there are too many dangers in a big house..things to swallow that have fallen on the floor, stairs to fall down, running out the front door..on and on.. To most people, a kennel is a building separate from the home...and the dogs have no real "home" life...I tried to make their "kennel" as much like a home as possible and it worked..never had a complaint about an unsocialized Yorkie. Last edited by YorkieRose; 08-04-2006 at 05:16 PM.