Karen's Animal House

05/28/2026

Good news! Sorry it is short notice, but due to an upcoming surgery, the Doctor and I agreed he could wait until July 14 for my surgery. What does that all mean? I can get in another set of classes before I am on the couch again with my left foot in a cast 🤣
Here is the schedule for classes starting Monday June 1st

Monday June 1st
Intermediate / Advanced Rally 6:30 pm

Tuesday June 2nd
Beginning Obedience 6:30 pm

Wednesday June 3rd
Beginning Rally 6:30 pm

Thursday June 4th
Puppy Manners 6:30 pm

All classes are six weeks in duration, meeting one hour a week.Registration fee is $150.00 for the six weeks. If you wish to sign up over the phone we can take your credit card information for the registration fee and ask you a few questions to fill the class sign up form. If you prefer to come into the kennel to register we are open Monday through Saturday 7 am to 6 pm and Sundays 1 pm to 5 pm.
Hope this helps some of you out. The next session will be starting in October after the heat is over and I have recovered from foot surgery!
Karen

05/10/2026

Turn up your sound! This is our oldest Bulldog, Sophie. She loves her monthly bath and pedicure. Then it is up the ramp for her nap before heading home. We ❤️LOVE❤️our Miss Sophie! Sweet Dreams big girl🐾

04/05/2026

Watch those puppers! No basket robbers this year🐇🐰🤭Happy Blessed Easter to all!

03/27/2026

One last graduation photo! Miss Catherine is the ONLY person EVER to wear a dress for a dog class graduation! I think she looks fabulous !! With JR and ZeeBee in class, of course I had to have some fun with the picture😉. JR is hoping to make it to the Rally trials in Alamogordo to finish their Novice title. I will be too nervous to watch🫣

03/23/2026

As I have said before, with growth comes change. The Animal House crew needs to grow now. We are looking for someone who is a team player, who is not afraid of cleaning, playing with dogs, large and small and keeping them safe.
We are a business that needs good, reliable personnel seven days a week. Holidays are a busy time at kennels as are Spring Break and fall travel times.
We also are looking for part time people after school to help feed and exercise dogs before putting them up for the night. If you are a dog lover, and morning hours fit you better, we have a part time opening to help at the front desk. Duties cover walking dogs to daycare, helping organize new boarders personal effects and other clerical jobs.
The Animal House will be adding more boarding kennels so we need to start training personnel now. If you are interested in joining our crew, please drop off a resume to us at 1646 Mahaney.
We look forward to meeting you!

03/23/2026

We are excited to announce the Spring session of training classes are now ready for sign up! Check out the schedule below. All classes are six weeks long, meeting once a week for one hour. The six week session class fee is $150.00 for first time students and $135.00 for returning students. Let us help you make your dog a super star!

Starting Monday April 6th
Intermediate / Advanced Rally at 6:30 pm

Starting Tuesday April 7th
Beginning Obedience at 6:30 pm

Starting Wednesday April 8th
Beginning Rally at 6:30 pm

Starting Thursday April 9th
Puppy Manner Class at 6:30 pm
Intermediate Obedience at 7:45 pm

Classes are limited to twelve students per class and will fill on a first come first serve basis.
Please come by the kennel at 1646 Mahaney Dr to sign up and pay your registration fee before your class starts.
Questions? Please give us a call at 575-525-8065.

03/23/2026

The sad news is the Winter session of Obedience Classes have graduated. The happy news is, we are going to start a new session the week of April 7 th. Happy dogs and happy owners!

03/18/2026

02/28/2026

With growth comes change! Most of you already know we are “under construction”. For those of you who do not know, when construction is complete we will be moving the Big Dog side of Daycare into the new building. That way the big dogs will have more room to run and do dog stuff outside! After we move the big dogs will begin remodeling the Daycare room to add more boarding kennels😳. I hate turning customers away because we are totally full.
Now some Grooming Room news.
We are adding grooming back on to our schedule for Fridays. Now the great news…..on Saturdays we are also offering baths only to our scheduling😊. Think of it! Drop your dog off for Daycare on Saturday and pick up a clean dog that smells good! You will need to give us a call to book your dogs bath for Saturdays. You can also check with us when you drop off to see if there is availability for a bath.
Let us know if your dog is ready for a spring time spruce up, be it a bath or full groom. Let us help you keep your best friend looking good!
More construction updates will be coming soon! Thank you all for making it possible to GROW! Karen and JR

02/07/2026

I am sitting at home recovering from foot surgery, but JR keeps me in the loop on the construction going on at the kennel! Nice to know that the building is going up faster than my bones are healing🤪🐾❤️