Kennel

This article concerns shelter for dogs. For the missile with the code name "kennel", see AS-1 Kennel

A kennel is the name given to any structure or shelter for dogs. A kennel is a doghouse, run, or other small structure in which a dog is kept. American English often uses the word "doghouse" in this context; in British English the term "kennel" is preferred, but the phrase "in the doghouse" is understood. Used in the plural, the kennels, the term means any building, collection of buildings or a property in which dogs are housed, maintained, and bred.

Breeding kennels

This is a formal establishment for the propagation of purebred dogs, whether or not the animals are actually housed in a separate shed, the garage, a state-of the-art facility, or the family dwelling. Breeding kennels are heavily regulated and must follow rules laid down by the breed club, the kennel council, and relevant legislation.

A kennel name or kennel prefix is a name associated with each breeding kennel: it is the first part of the registered name of a pedigreed dog which was bred there.

Related terms

A boarding kennel is a place where dogs are housed temporarily for a fee.
A pet crate can also be called a kennel .
Kennel cough is a bronchitis-type contagious disease that affects dogs.

Other usage

The word kennel also formerly meant a drain channel for street waste water. Such usage is obsolete

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