Aerial view of Stohner Kennels' boarding facility, showing covered outdoor dog runs and the outdoor wash station

Boarding You Can Trust. Training that Delivers

Professional boarding and training on 11 acres in Poetry, Texas

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Why Choose Stohner Kennels

The kennel was built specifically for boarding and training dogs, not converted from something else.

Purpose-Built Kennel

Lives On the Property

Scott lives on the property, so your dog is never far from someone who's paying attention.

Boarding to Advanced Hunting

Boarding, board and train, obedience, and advanced hunting training are all handled in the same place, by the same person.

Training Backed by Real Experience

I train every dog myself, so your dog isn't handed off to rotating staff. My background includes professional gun dog training and handling, and I'm a graduate of the NePoPo Silver School, which shapes how I approach every dog I work with. Before your dog goes home, I walk you through what he's learned so you can keep up the training.

My Approach

Small program sizes, so every dog gets real attention
Individual training plans, because every dog learns differently

Whether your goal is a reliable hunting partner, a well mannered family dog, or a service dog with advanced skills, our training is built around the individual dog, not a one size fits all program.

Hunter in blaze orange handing a downed game bird to a wirehaired pointing dog in a grass field.

A dog sitting on an indoor training treadmill inside a kennel building, with another dog in a crate behind.

Two wirehaired pointing dogs sitting together indoors wearing collars.

Gun Dog Training

Develop a confident hunting companion through proven training focused on steadiness, retrieving, bird work, and field performance.

Obedience Training

Build reliable manners, confidence, and clear communication at home and in public.

Puppy Training

Give your puppy the right foundation through structured socialization, confidence building, crate training, and early obedience.

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Meet the Owner

Stohner Kennels was built from a lifelong passion for dogs and years of professional training experience. From family companions and service dogs to NAVHDA and HRC hunting dogs, every program is built around the individual dog and the goals of its owner.

Our purpose built facility sits on 11 acres in Poetry, Texas, where we live on site and care for every dog as if it were our own.

Hunter in camouflage face paint standing in brush near a duck blind with a hunting dog

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