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luvdorkyyorkies · 01-30-2007, 06:39 AM

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I dont know the regulations where you are. But in Illinois the animals MUST be housed in a separate building in order to be granted a kennel license. It is also mandatory to be licensed with the USDA. If you have over 5 breeding dogs, thats all it takes for someone to suppose to be licensed. Alot of people are over the limit and are not licensed. If you were just one or two dogs over the limit Im not sure I would mess with it. Its expensive to set up!!!
Illinois is strict about drainage and sanitation. Temperature requirements of the building, etc. They do inspect you with complaints or not. They may notify, they may not of their coming.
I am getting a kennel license to be compliant with the law. I am over the limit and its just something I feel good about doing.
Our building is almost complete and will be inspected in the next couple of months. Its not a shed, or polebarn lined with cages. It is very nice with indoor kennels and outdoor runs for each kennel. Its darn near like a little house for my dogs. We have been working on it for 10 months. It will be comfy for the kids and I to go and sit, play with the dogs, set up to care for them. Its small, it could house 20 dogs, but I dont have 20 dogs to house there. Puppies just like always will be raised in the kitchen, because they arent breeding dogs are they?

Yes, I think people do generally think its not good and frown upon it if someone is USDA licensed but to be legal that is what I have to do, unless I want to release some of my dogs. ANd I dont.
People do associate puppymills with those licenses, but Im certain there are people out there who have only 6 dogs and have those licenses, and I wouldnt consider them a puppymill. I think its a matter of how much time is spent with the dogs, how many they have, the care given, the set up not the license they have.

01-30-2007, 06:39 AM	#10
luvdorkyyorkies BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,681	My Trixie143 I dont know the regulations where you are. But in Illinois the animals MUST be housed in a separate building in order to be granted a kennel license. It is also mandatory to be licensed with the USDA. If you have over 5 breeding dogs, thats all it takes for someone to suppose to be licensed. Alot of people are over the limit and are not licensed. If you were just one or two dogs over the limit Im not sure I would mess with it. Its expensive to set up!!! Illinois is strict about drainage and sanitation. Temperature requirements of the building, etc. They do inspect you with complaints or not. They may notify, they may not of their coming. I am getting a kennel license to be compliant with the law. I am over the limit and its just something I feel good about doing. Our building is almost complete and will be inspected in the next couple of months. Its not a shed, or polebarn lined with cages. It is very nice with indoor kennels and outdoor runs for each kennel. Its darn near like a little house for my dogs. We have been working on it for 10 months. It will be comfy for the kids and I to go and sit, play with the dogs, set up to care for them. Its small, it could house 20 dogs, but I dont have 20 dogs to house there. Puppies just like always will be raised in the kitchen, because they arent breeding dogs are they? Yes, I think people do generally think its not good and frown upon it if someone is USDA licensed but to be legal that is what I have to do, unless I want to release some of my dogs. ANd I dont. People do associate puppymills with those licenses, but Im certain there are people out there who have only 6 dogs and have those licenses, and I wouldnt consider them a puppymill. I think its a matter of how much time is spent with the dogs, how many they have, the care given, the set up not the license they have.