Not exact matches
The
most recent club that I was involved with was the Grand Traverse
Kennel Club, where I was on the Board of Directors, until we moved out of the
area.
Most shelters let you visit with a dog in an
area away from the
kennels.
It is
most extremely common in
areas where dogs are housed together or come into contact with each other, such as
kennels, pet stores, shelters, dog shows and groomers.
The
most common at - risk
areas are boarding
kennels, animal shelters, commercial pet shops, research facilities, grooming facilities, dog shows, agility trials, field trials, dog parks, dog groomers, veterinary clinics and similar close - contact environments.
They can make excellent family dogs and excel in many
areas, but they require personal attention every day, training and
most do not make good «
kennel» or outdoor dogs because of their personal devotion to their owner (s).
If your dog is new to your home or totally unhousebroken, you'll
most likely use a crate (the type of
kennel used for airline transport) as his confinement
area.
Staff should be willing to show you (if they are not too busy; it may be best to call ahead)
most of the facility, especially the group play
areas, outside
areas, and any
kennel runs (yes, this is important).
If you have trees or bushes in the
kennel, you might have to surround them with a tough metal bars or fencing material (like the kind you see surrounding trees in the downtown
areas of
most cities).
Most professional
kennels have a large exercise yard, broken up into several
areas: large dogs, small dogs, shy dogs, etc..