Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy-680 651, India.
*M.V.Sc. Thesis submitted to Kerala Agricultural University by the first author.
A study was conducted to evaluate the housing management practices for pet dogs followed by the dog owners in Central Kerala. A high proportion (79.3%) of the dog owners kept their dogs in a kennel made up of cement concrete floor, wall and roof and had raised platform. Daily cleaning of the kennel was also practiced by most of the dog owners. Respondents having small breeds provided adequate kennel length, width and height for their dogs.
