How to Clean a Dog Kennel

While house training dogs and puppies one will find the newest family member may have an accident in the kennel. Do not fret, a few minutes of careful cleaning will rid your house of the smell. When cleaning dog kennels/houses it is important to use pet safe cleaning products. For an outdoor dog kennel there are mulitple ways to address puppy piles. In this article both indoor and outdoor dog kennels will be addressed.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Dawn Dish soap
• 24 oz. spray bottle
• Paper towels
• Trash bag
• Clean dog blanket
• Shovel or pooper scooper
• Water hose
• Spray nozzle for hose

Indoor Dog Kennels

1. Mix one part Dawn Dishsoap with eight parts water into a clean, empty 24 oz spray bottle.

2. Take soiled blankets from out of kennel.

3. Remove feces or urine with paper towels, use trash bag to discard paper towels.

4. Spray soap mixture on walls and bottom of kennel. Let sit for 5 minutes.

5. Use paper towels to wipe the soap mixture from kennel.

6. Place fresh/clean dog blanket in kennel.

Outdoor Dog Kennels

7. Follow indoor dog kennel steps for using cleansers in outdoor dog house/kennel.

8. Clean really nasty kennel messes by moving kennel to a grassy area of yard.

9. Attach spray nozzle to end of water hose, turn on water to full blast. Spray out kennel.

10. Remove feces piles from yard with a pooper scooper or shovel.

11. Deposit feces into trashbag.

Tips & Warnings

• When hosing out kennels use an available cylinder block or other large object to angle rear end of kennel. This will allow filthy water to flow out of kennel without having to lift the water filled kennel. Once the kennel is hosed out follow cleaning steps.
• Clean kennels as frequently as possible.
• When using shovel to pick up feces it is sometimes necessary to use a spare plastic bag to "help" the feces onto the shovel.
• Use water hose to clean shovel/pooper scooper.
• Always use pet safe cleaning products otherwise the life of your dog may be cut short.
• Never hose out kennels in a dirt yard. Feces mixed mud gets on everything.
• Dogs and puppies which remain in filthy kennels can become subject to disease and illnesses which will be costly. To avoid large unnecessary veterinary bills use these tips to keep your dogs living space clean.