Any outdoor confinement must be secure to prevent escape. Outside kennels should have secure tops, floors that are dig proof, and kennel material that cannot be broken by chewing. Some gages of chain link are too weak to hold some dogs. Dogs can learn to flip latches and use their paws to open them. Music played with a slow tranquil rhythm may serve two purposes.
Music can have a relaxing effect.
It can also serve to reduce or eliminate the problem of intermittent noise, which also can lower stress in the kennel. In addition, it may have a soothing effect on the employees. There are many factors contributing to the stress of dogs in kennels. Those which are controllable should be minimized or modified to obtain the best environment. Temperature, lighting, handling, food and feeding, humidity, noise, and methods of confinement and restraint all can be modified to reduce stress.