Paris Poodles Our Home and Puppy House
Our Puppy House.... Or according to
BC Assessments (who is tasked with doing
property assessments for property tax purposes)...
Our second residence!
I guess they know us well! :-)
Our puppy house has a full bathroom, a laundry room with two Maytag Front Loading
washer and dryers (for the puppy blankets), in floor heat, kitchen/lounge complete with a
couch, Television, a refrigerator and deep freeze. We have our own state of the art water
filtration system (particulate filter, Carbon filter and UV light), Automatic Transfer Switch
for a very powerful generator in case we ever loose power so the puppies will remain
warm and healthy. (They power goes out for a few days per year during wind storms)
We have 5 bedrooms for the puppies with a sealed concrete run off each.
It is a beautiful, very sanitary and spacious facility.
We also have a large partially treed and cleared fenced area where our adults can run or
just hang out. (Our neighbour calls it our Poodle Habitat) It is almost 400 feet area just for
them. (We are in the process of fencing a second area)
We have an amazing home and breeding facility. When the tax assessors came
to assess our property they mistook our puppy house for a second residence!
This photo is of our home and detached two car garage. The Puppy House is to
the right of the garage and cannot be seen in this photo because of the trees.
This photo was taken from the peak of one of the local mountains.... Using a
telephoto lens! This photo shows about 2 acres of our 11 acre property. We
border on crown land on two sides.... Lots of space for us to play!
Our custom home was built by Gary
Meeres. We are exceptionally happy
with his attention to detail.
Our three story home is 3900 square
feet. With beautiful 8 inch timbers,
vaulted great room. Lots of space
for humans and dogs alike!
This photo is from the top
of another local mountain
looking down at our property.
(the property is Circled in
black... The top right of the
property has a white dot
which is our home!)
Our Panoramic View
The full bathroom in the
puppy house... Complete
with shower, pedestal
sink and toilet. If only we
could train the dogs to
use the toilet.....
Front load washer and dryer for the
fleece blankets, and plush cotton towels.
The utility room. We have two hot water
tanks. One for the hot water we use in
the puppy house... Bathing dogs etc...
The other is for the in-floor heat.
The blue tanks to the left are the water
filtration system.
The automatic
transfer switch for
the generator. Our
home is COMPLETELY
self sufficient in case
of an emergency!
Our Puppy House also
has its own septic
system so our dog waste
will not contaminate the
soil.... We believe in
being as environmentally
friendly as possible!
(Sorry... no photo!!!)
Our Stainless Steel bathing tub. Elevated for our
comfort and the panel to the left slides out so the
ramp (stored under the tub) can allow the dogs to
walk safely in and out of the tub. The bottom of the
tub has a removable grate so the dogs do not stand
in the dirty soapy water as it drains.
One of the bedrooms.
And our white deep freeze. Where
keep our chicken for our home made
dog meals
Notice the little puppy
Molly teasing the other
puppies through the door!
A child once asked us,
"How did the dog walk on the wall?"
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Individual Bedrooms. During the
day our adult dogs are outside in
the Poodle Habitat. But we put
them in the run for the photos so
you could see how large each
room is. Plenty of indoor space!
Ample lighting. Each light
fixture puts out 300 watts.
There are four of them in
the Bedroom area.
All the concrete is sealed for ease of cleaning.... Oh! Yes... and we have a
red commercial grade electric pressure washer. Sanitation is important!
Each room has its own run outside. We looked at many commercially
available solutions for dog doors to the outside. Finally we came up
with our own idea! Individual insulated garage doors custom made
for the 3 feet high by 18 inch wide openings. Each door is manually
raised and lowered by a metal wire with a wood handle. We were a
source of entertainment for many garage door companies who
refused to take on our unique project. Finally we found a company
willing to custom build and install our mini garage doors.
My Office.....
We have two windows
above my desk so I can
watch the puppies while
working.... I guess I
should have cleaned up
the clutter before I took
photos? Sorry..... :-)
The kitchen... Fridge.... Microwave and
sink... oh yes... and a TV on the fridge....
We haven't mounted it on the wall yet.
The sofa.... Also known
as my bed when our
girls have new babies!
Photos of the "Poodle Habitat"
Coming Soon!
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