Sun-Kiva Kennels, Hawthorne

At Sun Kiva Kennel, visiting pets bound across 11 acres of sunny grounds and open-play spaces. The Kuttler family owns and operates the kennel, ensuring visiting cats, dogs, and birds are properly cared. A veteran of pampering pets, Louise Kuttler manages the office and ensures harmonious relations between visiting pups and her own brood of five dogs, including Philly, the kennel's designated greeter, and Kasey, a Rottweiler and retired show dog. Along with 75 boarding spaces, the heated and air-conditioned kennel boasts six extra-large play areas, where new acquaintances greet each other with polite sniffs and old friends seek to settle poker debts.