Town House Kennels

Town House Kennels Family owned and operated since 1976, Town House Kennels has retired, but we recommend NIkki Whitten
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Town House Kennels served the Tri-State faithfully for 40 years. Thankfully our retirement coincides with the growth of boarding at veterinary offices. We're keeping the page as a memorial and also as a way to promote the dog training and grooming services of our personal friend Nikki Whitten. We enjoy sharing rescue information as well as lost and found pet pictures and pet related humor. Thank y

ou to the many clients who made it possible for us to create jobs in Huntington while caring for their wonderful pets.

Originally dogs were bred for the job at hand. They crave purpose as much as we do.
03/09/2024

Originally dogs were bred for the job at hand. They crave purpose as much as we do.

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for dog fighting.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.

©️ Karen Caron

01/15/2024

We are retired. Grateful for the fourty years of serving the Tri-state.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
12/25/2023

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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05/14/2023
12/27/2022

What a fighter. Hope she finds a forever home.

Don't forget anyone!
12/24/2022

Don't forget anyone!

Bring your domesticated cats and dogs inside, out of severe weather or provide adequate protection from the hazardous conditions the area is experiencing. Do not subject animals to cruelty by leaving them defenseless against conditions you, yourself couldn't or wouldn't tolerate.

These are a few points to check:

* DRY bedding, in these conditions straw (not hay!) is preferable.
Anything that retains moisture will freeze!
* Water that ISN'T frozen. Check and replace frozen water.
* Adequate shelter from the wind and precipitation. Animal houses
must have three walls, a roof, and a floor!
* When possible, a safe, outdoor/pet designated heat source.

12/23/2022

In case

12/15/2022

Oldest cat door!

11/27/2022

Look at that fluffy angel kitty, her name is Bell, and she is known for her beautiful squirrel-like tail. Belonging the the Minuet breed, Bell is blessed to have very fluffy rear end, along with short legs and a round face, making her such an adorable (and desirable) cat to...

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11/18/2022

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11/17/2022

Avoid fleas by using my dear friend Nikki for grooming! (847) 502-5574

She delivers!!!

09/30/2022

Let’s toss this musician some coin. Busking can’t be easy in Huntington!

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927 8th Avenue
Huntington, WV
25701

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Town House Kennels served the Tri-State faithfully for 40 years. We’re keeping the page as a memorial to the love and energy our family put into Town House as well as the love and energy we received in return from so many wonderful pets and their families.

We love to share rescue information as well as lost and found pet pictures. Pet funnies are included here as well. As for grooming, I recommend my friend Nikki Whitten. She grooms for Dr Brown. She’s also an accredited dog trainer, so please contact her if she can help you with obedience related goals. She’s the bomb!


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