How to Clean Dog Kennels and Houses

Dog kennels keep your pets safe and protected when you have to be away from your pet. Although they protect your pets, it can be unsafe for them if they are not cleaned on a regular basis. Bacteria and germs can easily accumulate there and harm the pet.

How to Clean Dog Kennels and Houses

Materials Needed

• Washing machine


• Detergent


• Towels


• Garden hose


• All purpose cleaner


• Scrub brush with plastic bristles

1. Take out any bedding, food and bowls out of the kennel. Place the items that are not made of fabric in one area to be cleaned separately.


2. Place the items made of fabric in a washing machine with detergent. Set the machine on cold water and wash the items. Place them outside to dry by air.


3. Rinse the kennel thoroughly with water from a garden hose. Hold the kennel so the water can run out. Make sure you rinse from the back to the front so bacteria does not accumulate in the back of the kennel. Rinse the bowls and plastic toys.


4. Use a dry towel to remove any extra water from the kennel. Spray the entire kennel with a cleaner. Spray the inside walls and floor as well as the outside. Use a cleaner that is all-purpose with no perfumes. Spray the bowls and plastic toys.


5. Use a scrub brush plastic bristles to scrub the inside and outside of the kennel. Scrub the bowls and plastic toys as well.


6. Rinse the kennel, bowls and toys with the garden hose. Make sure all of the cleaner is completely removed from them.


7. Dry all of the items to remove any excess water and allow them to further dry by air.


8. Put all of the toys, bowls and bedding back inside the kennel once they are completely dry.