kenneled

Put in quarters

Kenneled is the past tense of kennel, meaning placed or kept in a kennel—a shelter or enclosure for dogs.

We kenneled the dogs while we were on vacation.

The word applies to boarding facilities or to confining animals in crates or pens.

Also spelled kennelled in British English.

confinement

caged

Confined by bars

cooped · secured · locked · restrained · quarantined · isolated · trapped · contained · confined · captive

shelter

protected

Kept from harm

harbored · secured · lodged · accommodated · stabled · kept · stored · placed · situated · stationed

boarding

dogs

Domesticated barking mammals

  • petsDomesticated companion animals
  • facilitySkill or equipped premises
  • cagesBarred enclosures for confinement

runs · overnight · vacation · short-term · holiday · weekend · travel · daycare · reservation · pickup

care

feeding

Giving food to

vaccinations · supervision · monitoring · walks · playtime · medication · bedding · water · cleaning · attention

Opposites
confinement status

kenneledfree

Without payment or restriction

released · loose · roaming · at large · liberated

domestication/wildness

kenneledwild

Not domesticated or controlled

feral · free-ranging · stray · untamed · undomesticated

Phrases
Family

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