Country Home Kennels

Country Home Kennels Country Home Kennels goes beyond the basics of offering standard kennel services for your four-legged friend.
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As a full-service provider, we provide boarding, daycare, and grooming services to residents of Dawsonville and surrounding areas. Country Home Kennels is a Dawsonville kennel that specializes in superior grooming, boarding and daycare services.

Update: she has been found!! Hey friends! If anyone is on the west side of Dawsonville, please be on the lookout for thi...
07/30/2024

Update: she has been found!!

Hey friends! If anyone is on the west side of Dawsonville, please be on the lookout for this sweet pup!

This 3 month old sweet baby is looking for her forever home! She is a border collie/pit mix! Dewormed and current on dis...
06/13/2024

This 3 month old sweet baby is looking for her forever home! She is a border collie/pit mix! Dewormed and current on distemper/parvo. If you are interested, please let me know!

Junebug! This was Junebug’s first stay with us and she was such a lover! Loved attention and making new friends!
02/26/2024

Junebug! This was Junebug’s first stay with us and she was such a lover! Loved attention and making new friends!

Sweet Beau!
02/26/2024

Sweet Beau!

It’s that time of year again! You can vote everyday until the end of the month! We really appreciate it!!!
01/02/2024

It’s that time of year again! You can vote everyday until the end of the month! We really appreciate it!!!

Hi, we're taking part in the Best of Dawson 2024 contest, and we would appreciate your support! You can vote for us once per day every day during the month of January.

12/23/2023

UPDATE: REUNITED!! Unknown is home safe & sound after 28 days, 1 hours :)

Please spread the word so we can find this pet's family! FOUND on December 21, 2023 in Cu***ng, GA 30041 near Ronald Reagan

Message from Finder: Please contact me if this is your sweet little guy!

Description: French bulldog mature male no collar

Do you have information? Contact finder here: https://www.pawboost.com/p/9844937

Lost or found a pet? Report it to PawBoost here: https://pbrs.io/l/rpf

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!
We are closed today, but will be open our normal hours tomorrow!

This is sweet Millie who’s is 2, turning 3 in October!  We are looking for a family that would like to be a one dog hous...
09/04/2023

This is sweet Millie who’s is 2, turning 3 in October! We are looking for a family that would like to be a one dog household. After some long and tuff conversations with Vets and trainers we are in a position that ours can not be in the same household. She is up to date on vaccines and had a yearly check up 6/29 and all tests came back negative, she is good and healthy weighing 55 lbs. Millie loves humans and we are not sure about other animals, we just know that with our other female that is one year older than her they can’t be under the same roof. She is playful and loving. She loves balloons and will play with them forever if her nail doesn’t pop it first😂. She is trained to ring bells to go out side, she can walk on the leash and loves to chase squirrels. She is crate trained for bed time and when no one is home. Loves to cuddle and give kisses.
Please let us know if you or you know of someone who would love to adopt this sweet baby girl!

07/13/2023

Hello Everyone! Our internet and phone lines are currently down! Please message us through FB if you need to get in contact with us and we will respond as quickly as possible! Thank you and we apologize for the inconvenience!

We greatly appreciate the support and giving us the opportunity to spoil all of your beloved pets!
04/03/2023

We greatly appreciate the support and giving us the opportunity to spoil all of your beloved pets!

02/13/2023

Hey Everyone! For the safety of all dogs while being boarded, we are now requiring bordetella every 6 months and we are also now requiring the canine influenza vaccine. Some vets are on back order for the flu shot, so please contact your vet to see when they are available. We just ask that your pets receive this vaccine as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Thank you!

Hello friends,Astro and Atlas are looking for new homes! Both are neutered and sweet as can be! If you are interested, p...
01/27/2023

Hello friends,
Astro and Atlas are looking for new homes! Both are neutered and sweet as can be! If you are interested, please contact us for more info!

01/12/2023

Due to the weather we are experiencing, our phone lines are currently down. Please send us a DM if you need to contact us!
Thank you!

01/06/2023

Hello everyone! If anyone is planning on a trip for Spring Break, please give us a call to reserve! We are booking up quickly for those dates! Thank you!

April 1-9

Happy New Year! Voting for Best of Dawson has started for 2023. Vote for Country Home Kennels in Pet Boarding (Business)...
01/01/2023

Happy New Year! Voting for Best of Dawson has started for 2023. Vote for Country Home Kennels in Pet Boarding (Business) and for Pet Grooming (Professionals). We appreciate your support in making this a 6th year in a row Best of Dawson win! Vote daily through January 31st.

Check it out now!

12/09/2022

Hello! We are currently having issues with our phone lines! We are hoping to get this resolved quickly! Please send us a message or you can email us through our website! We apologize for the inconvenience! Thank you!

Playing with Blue on this beautiful day!
09/29/2022

Playing with Blue on this beautiful day!

Sweet Auri! We loved having her stay with us!
09/25/2022

Sweet Auri! We loved having her stay with us!

06/16/2022

Please be cautious of when and where you walk your dogs!! Heat stroke and hot asphalt burns are dangerous and can happen in a short amount of time. Even if your dog is trotting it is too hot. Do the 7 second rule. Take the nature trails and be sure to bring water for your pet if you have to walk them longer then a short distance 🐾

04/27/2022

The Dog Trainers at Off Leash K9 Training of Blue Ridge get Amazing Results! We're part of the highest-rated dog training company in the US!

04/20/2022

Cleaning/sanitizing kennels, checking in/out clients, bathing, feeding and administering medication to pets.

Must be available to work weekdays, weekends, holidays.

Must be 16 years or older.

Pay will be commensurate with experience.

04/10/2022

THE MOST DANGEROUS PET CHEW EVER: RAWHIDE!

How can one of the most popular chew sticks on the planet be so dangerous for your pets, you ask? I mean, most dogs chew on rawhide for hours on end, and not only does it keep them busy, but they seem to last forever.

Well if you understood what it took to make this toxic “raw” leather stick, you would quickly understand what the problem is.

Aside from the horror stories circulating all over social media these days, of pets needing emergency surgery after consuming rawhide, the majority of pet parents today, especially the newbies, believe that this chew is some sort of dried up meat stick. Let me debunk that myth right away!

A rawhide stick is not the by-product of the beef industry nor is it made of dehydrated meat. Rather, rawhide is the by-product of the “Leather Industry”, so theoretically it is a leather chew. Sounds awesome, right?

“Producing rawhide begins with the splitting of an animal hide, usually from cattle. The top grain is generally tanned and made into leather products, while the inner portion, in its “raw” state, goes to the dogs.” TheBark.com

So, how does this leather, which is conveniently rolled up into pretty shapes, actually get made into those rawhide chews?

Follow along my friends and I will enlighten you on how this hide travels through a leathery process where it transforms from hide to a not-so beautiful, colorful, chew stick. Here is a paraphrased tutorial that was explained by the whole dog journal several years back:

STEP 1: Normally, cattle hides are shipped from slaughterhouses to tanneries for processing. These hides are then treated with a chemical bath to help “preserve” the product during transport to help prevent spoilage.

(No one wants to purchase a black, spoiled rawhide stick!)

Once at the tannery: the hides are soaked and treated with either an ash-lye solution or a highly toxic recipe of sodium sulphide liming. This process will help strip the hair and fat that maybe attached to the hides themselves.

(No, no one wants to see a hairy hide…)

Next on this glorious journey, these hides are then treated with chemicals that help “puff” the hide, making it easier to split into layers.

The outer layer of the hide is used for goods like car seats, clothing, shoes, purses, etc. But, it’s the inner layer that is needed to make the rawhide. (Oh and other things like gelatin, cosmetics, and glue as well!)

STEP 2: Now that we have the inner layer of the hide, it’s time to go to the post-tannery stage! Hides are washed and whitened using a solution of hydrogen peroxide and/or bleach; this will also help remove the smell of the rotten or putrid leather. Bonus!
(Research also shows that other chemicals maybe used here to help the whitening process if the bleach isn’t strong enough.)

STEP 3: Now it’s time to make these whitened sheets of this “leathery by-product” look delicious! So, here is where the artistic painting process comes in.

“Basted, smoked, and decoratively tinted products might be any color (or odor) underneath the coating of (often artificial) dyes and flavors. They can even be painted with a coating of titanium oxide to make them appear white and pretty on the pet store shelves.” - whole-dog-journal.com

“…the Material Safety Data Sheet reveals a toxic confection containing the carcinogen FD&C Red 40, along with preservatives like sodium benzoate. But tracking the effects of chemical exposure is nearly impossible when it’s a matter of slow, low-dose poisoning.”– thebark.com

Ok, now that these hides have been painted, it’s time for the final process.

STEP 4: Getting it to last forever!

Because the FDA does not consider these chews to be food, really it’s a free for all when it comes to the manufacturers of these leather strips, and the products they may want to add to these chews, to get them to last forever. Any sort of glue can be added here to get these bad boys to never come apart.

When tested: Lead, arsenic, mercury, chromium salts, formaldehyde, and other toxic chemicals have been detected in raw hides. So it’s safe to say that any sort of glues can be used as well!

Finally, it’s time to package and attach all the glorious marketing labels to the product.

Check out the fine print warning that’s attached with some of these rawhides:
“Choking or blockages. If your dog swallows large pieces of rawhide, the rawhide can get stuck in the esophagus or other parts of the digestive tract. Sometimes, abdominal surgery is needed to remove them from the stomach or intestines. If it isn’t resolved, a blockage can lead to death.“

(Oh, how lovely…)

And there it is! It’s now ready to be shipped to store shelves where it can be purchased for our loving animal companions.

How do proactive veterinarians feel about these chews?

Here is world-renowned veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker's take on the matter:

“The name ‘rawhide’ is technically incorrect. A more accurate name would be processed-hide, because the skin isn’t raw at all. But the term “rawhide” has stuck.

Rawhide chews start out hard, but as your dog works the chew it becomes softer, and eventually he can unknot the knots on each end and the chew takes on the consistency of a slimy piece of taffy or bubble gum. And by that time your dog cannot stop working it -- it becomes almost addictive.

At this point, there’s no longer any dental benefit to the chew because it has turned soft and gooey, and, in fact, it has become a choking and intestinal obstruction hazard.“

P.S. Ready for the jaw dropper?

An investigation by Humane Society International stated in their report, “In a particularly grisly twist, the skins of brutally slaughtered dogs in Thailand are mixed with other bits of skin to produce rawhide chew toys for pet dogs. Manufacturers told investigators that these chew toys are regularly exported to and sold in U.S. stores.” – dogingtonpost.com

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"An educated, informed and well-researched community of pet owners can only put more pressure on the pet food industry to be better! When pet owners know better, they will only do better!"

Voting for Best of Dawson 2022 is here! Vote for Country Home Kennels in Pet Boarding in the Business section and Pet Gr...
01/01/2022

Voting for Best of Dawson 2022 is here! Vote for Country Home Kennels in Pet Boarding in the Business section and Pet Grooming in the Professionals section. We appreciate your support in making this a 5th year in a row Best of Dawson win! Vote everyday until January 31st!

Check it out now!

08/19/2021

Cleaning/sanitizing kennels, checking in/out clients, bathing, feeding and administering meds to pets.

Must be available to work weekdays/weekends/ holidays.
Experience with animals is a plus, but not mandatory. Must be 18 years or older.

05/09/2021
05/05/2021

Looking for an experienced groomer to join our growing business.

04/28/2021

This is a tick that was fully engorged on a dog and fell off. It was put in a ziplock bag and they waited to see what happened. It’s been in the bag for 2 weeks with no air flow and started to lay eggs about 5 days ago, continuing to do so. Imagine not knowing this was on your animal and it fell off in your house. You’d have 1000’s of baby ticks. GROSS! Please make sure your animals are currently being treated with flea and tick prevention. We know how prevalent they are in our area.

For those that cannot open the previous link!
04/24/2021

For those that cannot open the previous link!

Cash and Buddha! These two love running around the play yard, playing tug of war with their toys... and blankets!!
03/22/2021

Cash and Buddha! These two love running around the play yard, playing tug of war with their toys... and blankets!!

Address

90 Country Acres Drive
Dawsonville, GA
30534

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 3pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+17062653142

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