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KENNEL Design: The Essential Guide to Creating Your Perfect Kennels

David Key

0953800229

Hard back with paper jacket

March 2008

by Clarissa Baldwin OBE, Chief Executive of [Dogs Trust]

250mm wide x 270mm high x 31mm depth
(approx 10" wide x 10.5" high x 1.25" depth)

2.23 kg | 4.9 lbs

480

470 Colour Photographs/Illustrations

£39.95
Approx USA $69 | CA$ 79 | Eur €57 | AU $94 | NZ $108

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Kennel Design: The Essential Guide to Creating Your Perfect Kennels
Foreword by Dogs Trust
David Key

Essential reading for anyone considering building or updating Kennels
Foreword by Dogs Trust

Lavishly packed with colour photographs and inspiration from the UK, USA and Ireland.

Step-by-step kennel-building guidance and advice from expert David Key on plans, construction, materials, equipment and all aspects of your design. This complete reference guides you through all the options you need to think about before building or updating your kennels.

Dog welfare and behaviour expert Gwen Bailey helps you better understand and incorporate cat welfare knowledge into your design to improve it beyond measure.

Fascinating case studies from successful boarding catteries, and world renowned charities such as Dogs Trust, San Francisco SPCA, Dublin SPCA, The Blue Cross and Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

Expert Kennel-building Advice
This essential guide will provide you with an easy to read, encouraging and inspirational overview of kennel systems, equipment and materials. With step-by-step guidance for creating your perfect kennel design at your fingertips, and real life case studies, this book will help you understand how kennels can be improved with dog welfare knowledge.
470+ colour photos Inspiration and ideas.

Lavishly packed with over 470 large colour photos, many of which are full or double-page spreads showing lots of detail – just like looking through a window!

Life-changing
How many of us dream about changing our lives, starting our own business, working from home in a beautiful countryside location, spending more time with our beloved pets, and making a difference to the lives of dogs and their owners?

You probably already have a multi-dog household, but whether you have always dreamed about working with dogs, have just realised that this is what you want to do with your life, are already lucky enough to be working with dogs, or you are just interested in dog welfare (generally or professionally) – you will adore this inspirational book.

Dog Welfare
If creating kennels is what you dream of, then naturally you will want to provide the best accommodation and care, earn a good living, have fun and love what you do: providing a healthy, safe, loving environment for dogs.

Whether you are interested in what makes good housing for your own dogs, boarding, rescue or breeding – the foundation should be good dog welfare. As well as looking the part, your kennels must be easy to live in, visit and work with on a daily basis – and this book will provide you with the ideas, practical information, design advice and inspiration to help you create your perfect kennels.

Foreword by Dogs Trust

David Key
David Key is a Consultant in Kennel and Cattery Design and has advised hundreds of potential and existing owners and organisations worldwide, providing technical building advice, as well as continuing to look at design issues, construction methods and materials that help improve animal welfare accommodation.

For over 20 years David has also been responsible for The Blue Cross Animal Welfare Charity animal and staff buildings and property at their cat and dog adoption, companion animal & equine rehoming centres.

David has been professionally involved with animals for over 30 years. His experience spans companion animals, wildlife and wild animals and he has provided guidance/advice to animal welfare organisations, rescues, government, police forces, customs and excise, boarding, breeding, multi-pet owners, veterinary clinics/hospitals, quarantine, architects, surveyors, project managers and contractors.

David lives in Oxfordshire, UK with Kay and their beloved dogs and cats.
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