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Question why would a breeder use the word Kennels in the name of their "business"?

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A kennel is a structure or shelter for dogs. A kennel is a doghouse, run, or other small structure in which a dog is kept. American English often uses the word "doghouse" in this context; in British English the term "kennel" is preferred. Used in the plural, the kennels, the term means any building, collection of buildings or a property in which dogs are housed, maintained, and bred.

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love you too! I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything! Thank you and Mr. Webster!!!

Don't automatically assume the use of the word kennel in a name means the dog is housed in an outside building nor because they don't does it mean the dogs are not. There are plenty

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.

I use the word "kennel" all the time when talking about my dogs collectively. I also have an area of my house that's specifically set up as living quaters for them that I refer to as "the kennel."
No, it's not some cold outbuilding either. It has small dog-sized furniture, kitchenette, dog beds with clean balnkets every day, classical music, TV and a piano for me, since I am a pianist. The kennel also contains my office area and a small den where we can cuddle up on the sofa, and where I often choose to spend the night with my babies.
In my world, "kennel" stands for good things.:)

Zoey came from Nikko Kennels. Gloria Lipman has been breeding for some 40 years and started breeding partis years ago. I think she was one of the first to be approved by the AKC to breed parti yorkies. So, in this case KENNELS is just part of the name.

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This is so true!!! I actually forgot about this!! I do not use the word "kennel" in the name of my breeding program, but I DO use the reference "kennel" in conversation with my son....I have a large closet in the kennel area of my home where we keep the boxes of pee pads, my dog food, all the linens and blankets and beds for the dogs, etc. I too have my dog office area in the kennel, which is separate from the home office area, and has to be designated as such. I have never even considered the word kennel as anything but good things.

I forgot about this too!! So true!! and Nikko Kennels is steadfast and reputable, certainly nothing derogatory associated with this breeding program! What Gloria did to get the partis recognized in this country by the AKC is benchmark!

I've been to breeders and breeder/show facilities that actually housed their dogs in kennels when they weren't out being trained, exercise/play time, groomed, affection time, shown, etc. Some of them even had the words kennel or kennels in the title of the business. I imagine facilities like that still exist all over. Pretty grim life for those animals.

Back when I was young and my dad raised hunting/working dogs he had a "kennel". They had huge pens to run in during the day and heated building to go in and out of, no airconditioning ,( lol but neither did we back then, it wasn't invented yet). He worked with his dogs every day and interacted with them as did us kids. Kennels I think have become bad things now because of all the puppy mills.

Oh noooooooo! Dont think that! I am sure there are facilities that operate like puppy mills, but there are many, many busionesses that train and work with dogs, that treat their dogs like family members. My cardiologist breeds/trains/sells/owns bird hunting dogs..."gun dogs"...he has a facility, a kennel, on his country property....he has an on site staff that train, exercise,vet, "groom", he even has an exercise physiologist on site that works with his dogs. He has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on his "kennel" and he has devoted a large amount of his time and love to the sport of breeding and training and working with his dogs. There is absolutely nothing corrupt or cruel or wrong with these facilities!

Kennel use to be a word that had status. Early dog breeders were often wealthy people that bred dogs as a hobby; it's actually very expensive hobby because they ALWAYS showed their dogs and they built their reputations and their kennels name. These breeders truly loved their dogs and they were housed in very nice facilities. The AKC has the word "kennel" also. As with anything that's sounds good, lousy breeders started using the name as well, and you no longer can tell, if it's a good breeder or a puppy mill breeder by the name.