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The boarded dogs are housed in a 95′ long, concrete block building that is heated and air-conditioned. We have upper and lower kennel enclosures on either side of a main aisle. The indoor kennels are 5′ wide x 5′ deep x 4.5′ tall. They are connected to individual outdoor exercise runs that are 5′ wide x 30′ long. The dogs in the upper kennels use a ramp to access those runs. We control the access because of the climate extremes in Minnesota and because only one level of dogs can occupy the space at a time. We let the dogs out morning and afternoon. The amount of time they spend outdoors depends on the daily temperature and conditions. While the dogs are outside exercising and eliminating, we remove any soiled bedding from each indoor kennel (we use either aspen wood shavings or papers), disinfect, add fresh bedding, and replace or refill waters.