The Best Dog Kennel Cleaning System

Clean, fresh smelling dog kennels elevate your pet business. That’s because clean kennels are healthy kennels. They say you care about the safety of both the animals and your employees under your roof. More than just a health and safety concern, pleasantly clean kennels also boost your bottom line.

Don’t’ believe it? Just ask Blake Pilgreen, owner of The Prodigal Pooch in Defuniak Springs, Fl. Despite constant cleaning, his staff never could remove that “bacteria and dog smell.”

The results affected workers, who would often call in sick. It also impacted growth and his bottom line. “I had trouble booking potential clients,” Pilgreen admits. “People would take a tour, smile politely, say thanks, and I would never hear back.”

But fully cleaning kennels, especially those without an integrated floor drain, is nearly impossible—unless you have the right kennel cleaning equipment. Here’s the secret to impeccably clean, fresh smelling kennels.

The Challenge of Kennel Cleaning

Kennel owners are always looking for ways to make cleaning easier. Who can blame them? Cleaning up after dogs is a dirty, time-consuming, and unpleasant job. Particularly if staff just grab whatever tools are lying around.

“Using a standard broom and mop may be the first thing that comes to mind; first sweeping the floors to get the majority of bulk items off the floor (like hair), then pulling out the mop and mopping the facility,” writes Travis Hansen in this Pet Boarding and Daycare Magazine article.

This is not ideal. Sweeping and mopping don’t reliably remove biohazards, but they do dilute the mess and spread it around. This method allows urine and feces particles to build up and create nasty odors. It also creates the perfect conditions for cross-contamination as staff use the same broom and mop throughout your facility.

Plus, those ineffectual mops and brooms are a time and energy suck. Staff have to put in hours and lots of elbow grease to get any results. But even after all that effort kennels still look bad and smell worse.

Better Kennel Cleaning Equipment

The only way to truly clean these spaces is with an advanced dog kennel cleaning system. Tools, like the No-Touch Cleaning® system from Kaivac, succeed where mops and brooms fail. That’s because the No-Touch Cleaning system actually remove all the dirt, pathogens, and bio-pollutants from the environment instead of spreading the mess around. Plus, it works faster and better than other cleaning methods.

Instead of sweeping, mopping, and wiping an empty kennel, employees use the No-Touch Cleaning system to spray cleaning solution on kennel walls and floors. The tool automatically dilutes the cleaning solution so there is no worry of using too much, or too little, chemical.

Then the tool’s powerful indoor pressure washer rinses dirt and pathogens off of surfaces and onto the floor with fresh, clean water. If your kennel has an drain, workers can rinse the mess right down. If not, they can use the system’s integrated vacuum to completely suck up the mess, removing all of the dirt, germs, and odor-causing impurities. Kennels are clean, dry, fresh smelling, and ready for animals.

This easy-to-use technology is perfect for animal shelters, boarding kennels, veterinary clinics, and pet day care facilities.

Protect your pet care business with the right kennel cleaning equipment. Learn more about Kaivac animal care facility cleaning tools here.