Visit our Adult Kennel Setting and our Puppy Bunkhouse
We do not have a
large kennel operation as we are a family hobby kennel.
We have provided
a few nice comforts of home with a shady setting for our labees .
We normally
house about 5 -9 labradors at one time with a few geriatric house
dogs and a young puppy or two.
This is the main
covered kennel where we keep our adult labradors in the summer
time. Some dogs we are
showing and a few we may be growing up in hopes of competing with
later.We are completely fenced in so the dogs are secure.
We have different play areas and we separate the girls in smaller groups to
play during the morning or evenings.They have over head fans that blow breezes on them in the summer
months and small play pools to play in. We use a different kennel area for
the winter time and we will close in our kennel for the
winter to prevent wind from blowing across the dogs. Special dog houses are
used during the winter.
This is a summer
kennel area.
Lots of fresh air flow and fans provide
breezes on timers when needed.
We have
a second covered run area designed to house our resident boy .We then
use this setup for the winter also .
When we
started construction we had to lay a foundation of sand.As seen in the photo
you will see we had lots of
sand put down first and we set supports in the ground for the new
roof.
A new metal roof
was added to protect the dogs from bad weather.
Concrete
flooring is nice in the summer to spray with water to keep our
dogs cooler.We have added over head fans to help spoil our dogs. A
nice airy place in the summer.
This
is for the boys to hang out in in summer.Separate from the girls.
Here the run is
basically completed and very roomy.
During the winter
months
we will move things around and convert the boys runs into winter runs and we
can double up the girls and use our new white insulated deer creek dog
houses.We set in two insulated houses in each run so
that the girls can be close together in cold weather . We enclose the
exterior of the kennel shelter so wind can not come in and by doing
this it keeps the dogs more comfortable and warm. And we will get the
winter coats with out the extreme cold or wind .
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Our PUPPY BUNK HOUSE for the kids
We have always
whelped our babies in the house so that they are close to us those first
important few weeks.
They stay just
off our kitchen in a laundry room where we have a dutch door to monitor them and mommy
resting.
Or we put them in our guest
room off the kitchen.
We use a video camera to watch the babies at nite in our room those
important couple weeks.
When our
puppies are around 3 -4 weeks old we then move them in to what we call
the BUNK HOUSE . It is set up right out side our back door.
We spent a lot of
time designing this sweet little home for the mother and her puppies .
We continue to use a live monitor camera on the puppies so we can
watch them nite or day . We have it insulated very well so we can keep
them warm in the winter with heat or air conditioned in the summer.The
walls are fiberglass covered so its easy to sanitize and clean. Everything
is aluminum lined on the edges because puppies chew.We have an overhead
ceiling fan that provides a gentle breeze.We have a large area for mom to
lounge in outside of her puppy box area so she can have some quiet time if
she wants.
Everyone enjoys the
comforts of music and daily socializing in their new nursery. Summer
litters learn to open a two way puppy door and wander out on to our
covered patio deck, dezigned to teach them to potty out side . The sounds of
the out doors also help them adjust to different stimulus.The first
summer we used a canvas patio top but later installed a pvc patio roof which
was much more durable.
Out on the patio
Mommy can come
and go as she pleases to nurse her puppies or come back into our house.
We
keep the puppy door close when the babies are young.
When the babies are
older we litter trained them.
Our puppies are
wormed at 3, 5, and 7 weeks old.
We then vaccinate at
7 weeks old .
Our puppies have
information packets made up with the pedigrees , and clearances of the
parents to take home .
