About the Founder

Dog House is a dream come true for Keerthi Priyadharshini, Founder of Dog House, and full-time mommy to 29 rescued dogs, a Yorkshire boar rescued from slaughter, a pair of bunnies, a cat who thinks he's a dog and some poultry! Keerthi grew up around dogs and has over thirty years’ experience in personally caring for them. She is passionate about looking after dogs and believes that dogs need ample personal care and attention. Dog House is the coming to life of a massive, luxurious homestay concept she envisioned. Dog House flaunts huge outdoor play areas and spacious private kennels. Dogs get to exercise, socialize, enjoy fresh, homemade food and experience life on a farm - a far cry from apartment life in the city. Dog House is suitably located in suburban Chennai, in a pollution-free environment wrapped in greenery.

Before setting up Dog House, Keerthi was just another dog parent like you who found herself in a soup every time she had to travel because she needed someone reliable to give her pampered dogs the kind of attention, comfort and care they were accustomed to.  For years, she dreamed of creating a massive homestay, where dogs would enjoy all the luxuries of their own home and more! We’re talking not just beds, bean bags and air-conditioning but also large, outdoor play areas, fresh air, greenery, digging holes in the ground and everything else dogs love :-). She wanted to create a dog boarding experience that would allow dogs to be themselves and enjoy an environment that’s as natural and healthy as possible. No daylong caging, no leashes. Fresh, home-cooked food. And most importantly, lots of personal attention!

Keerthi is also passionate about helping stray and abandoned dogs. She strongly supports the adoption of Indie dogs and is a volunteer for stray dogs. She has vaccinated and sterilized homeless dogs, rehabilitated many sick dogs over the years and helped many homeless pups find families. She has organized adoption drives for rescued dogs and delivered talks in corporate offices to create awareness around the importance of adoption and the cruelties in commercial dog breeding. 

Keerthi is an Engineering graduate from BITS Pilani, and has a post-graduate degree in Human Resource Management. Her passion for working with dogs led her to set up Dog House. Keerthi and her big doggie family live on the premises of Dog House. Their dedicated, full-time staff ensure 24X7 personal care for your dogs. Keerthi created every inch of Dog House by asking herself the question, “Is this what I would want for MY dog?” Her furry family includes several mixed breeds, Indies and special needs dogs. 

Making the perfect picture here are Keerthi and her blind Doberman, Kurt, whom she lost to Dilated Cardiomyopathy on 6th June 2024. He's dearly missed. He is now succeeded by the adorable little Miss Pumpkin, a Labrador Retriever puppy, also blind since birth.