We are located just east of Aurora, Colorado, southeast of Denver International Airport. Situated in the middle of a few hundred acres of slightly rolling grassland, the kennel and our home are far enough away from anyone else for the dogs or dog barking to ever be a concern.

Because we built our kennel to meet the needs of our own dogs, it's not a large impersonal kennel where the dogs are isolated from humans and other dogs. Rather, it's a facility where the dogs are exposed to human interaction through-out the day. The dogs have their own indoor chain link run where we make their bed each night.

Our biggest priorities are lots of fresh air, exercise and as much canine and human interaction and socialization as possible

Many kennels, especially large ones, put the dogs in indoor/outdoor runs. The dogs move inside and outside when a door is lifted. This makes dog care easy, but doesn't do much from the interaction standpoint. Because we are a medium sized kennel, we are able to hand walk all the dogs from inside to outside and from their individual runs to the play yards. We see this time as an opportunity to spend a few minutes with each dog establishing a relationship. The same is true of time spent scooping and cleaning the play yards and individual runs. Even at these times, it's possible to spend time talking to and scratching/petting the dogs.

With the owner's permission, we do our best to arrange playmates for the dogs, especially those that come alone. It's our belief that boredom is the single biggest problem with a kennel stay, and so we will often try to pair single dogs up with another dog of similar size and conducive personality type. Aggressive or dominating dogs must, unfortunately remain alone. Many of our clients have commented on how their dogs look forward to their visits to the country, and it's our sincere belief that this is a reflection of the canine and human interactions they encounter here.

In addition to having their own indoor areas at night with elevated beds and rugs or blankets, all social dogs spend the day in one of twelve play yards.

The length of playtime is determined by the weather. The dogs will be out in play groups all day long on nice cool summer or warm winter days. If the temperature is really hot or cold , we limit the time outside based on the type of dog and the dog's desires. On a cold winter day, a greyhound may want to be outside no more than five minutes at a time, whereas a husky may want to play in the snow for an hour or two. On a hot summer day, the roles are reversed.

We have 12 play yards, all with covered shade pavilions and "Misters" for those summer days. When the dogs are all brought in for the evening, they are all able to watch us perform our evening chores. We are usually grooming Afghans, watching the kennel TV and feeding until around 9:00pm. We feel that being able to be part of this evening routine is better than simply turning the lights off and leaving at 6 or 7pm, as some kennels do.

Open 8AM to 6PM Monday Through Saturday

Open Noon to 6PM on Sundays **CLOSED HOLIDAYS**

We would love for you to tour the kennel. Tours are available Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4pm. (Except Holiday Periods) Kay, Bruce, or Jeanette would like to personally explain the operation and conduct the tour.

If you have a pet here for an extended visit and would like to come out to visit them, you'll find no better place. While visiting your pet, you can take them on long, off-leash walks in the country -- free of traffic, other pets, neighbors...