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Space Needs of Kenneled Dogs
Dogs need enough space to be able to sit, stand, lie, and move comfortably. Dogs also need space to exercise, and to have separate eating/sleeping and elimination areas. Give dogs space to have the choice to interact with or move away from other dogs. Federal and state mandatory minimum space requirements exist. However, there is little research to support these minimum requirements. More research is needed in order to make evidence-based recommendations for space needs of kenneled dogs. We recommend providing as much space as possible based on the needs stated above and the considerations below:
Flooring Substrates
Access to multiple substrates gives dogs choices and may be better for physical health.
AKC is hosting a series of upcoming webinars during 2024, and they’re going to be amazing!
Oh no! you know that smell. Yes “That” smell. Nothing else is quite like it. You open the door, and the odor of parvovirus knocks you a step back. Consider yourself fortunate if you have never had this experience. But if you have, you know you and your pups are in big trouble.
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