Woman Builds $20,000 Dog House for 3 Pampered Pets

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed)
Apr 10th 2010 at 6:01PM

What does a $20,000 dog house look like? A lot like a regular house, only smaller and with furniture lower to the ground. 42 year old Tammy Kassis lives with her husband outside of Los Angeles and when an owl almost carried one of her 3 dogs away she decided to give them, Chelsea, Coco Puff, and Darla, a home of their own. She commissioned Alan Mowrer of La Petite Maison in Denver for the job and the result is an 11ft replica of the family home with luxury features like hardwood floors, heat, A/C, screened doors and windows, mini-blinds, handmade curtains, and landscaping complete with a white picket fence. She's even planning to install a plasma TV so the dogs can all watch Animal Planet together, their favorite show.

Mrs. Kassis was quoted as saying "My dogs are my life," but I can't help but wonder how much time are the dogs spending in this $20,000 doghouse instead of in the regular house with the family? Regardless, it's quite the accomplishment. See more shot, including the interior, in the gallery below.

Gallery: Tammy Kassis' $20,000 Dog House

Tags: dog, doghouse, dogs, pet, pets

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Donald Apr 11th 2010 10:35PM

Ok this is cute and all, but how does this protect them from pesky owls? did they install motion activated machine guns on the roof that werent shown in the pictures?

maxiesmom067 Apr 13th 2010 4:04PM

Beautiful little house, I'd love to have one! I agree with Donald, how does it keep the wee ones from being attacked again? Maybe by containing them in a smaller yard with less open space? And for those of you condemning how this woman spent HER money...MYOB! HONESTLY! You libocraps need to lean just a tiny bit further to the left so you can fall over completely!

Mike Apr 13th 2010 4:00PM

maxiesmom067

Nah, it's the "libocraps" that would spend that kind of money on a dog house. Only they would use tax subsidies to do it.

tlkassis Apr 15th 2010 12:26PM

the backyard is fully enclosed!

Charlene Apr 13th 2010 6:35AM

Wow they certainly are lucky dogs!! :)
Hey to each their own....It's her money, let her do what she wants with it.
I think it's adorable & I luv her decorating sense!! :)

jbjg24m Apr 13th 2010 7:49AM

hell, if i had the extra money, i'd do the same damn thing !

Ron Apr 13th 2010 7:37PM

I think it is awsome , if i had the money i would do it for my 6 little ones. looks fantastic

Al Apr 13th 2010 7:53AM

I'll bet she drives an Escalade! Stupid useless trophy wives.

swanksax Apr 13th 2010 8:02AM

This money could have been so much better spend by giving to an animal shelter! What a waste of money this was.

Rocky Apr 13th 2010 11:59AM

What a waste of money. As for the dogs watching animal plant. Dogs can't watch
TV. Dogs can only see in three dimension. TV is in two dimension so with no depth dogs can't see it. Twenty grand could help a lot of animals .

Psychoanalyst2u Apr 13th 2010 5:16PM

Let the dogs stay INSIDE her home and let Haiti have the money!
Too late now though, money is already spent. With the economy like it is - she very well might regret this spendature!

hsfletcher Apr 13th 2010 8:51AM

I completely understand the pampering and spoiling of our four legged members of the family. I bake oatmeal and honey cookies for our little
doggie`s sweet tooth because of all the recalls on dog treats ... you just can`t be too safe. But with coyotes , bobcats , and birds of prey on the look for an easy meal ," If it wasn`t a large breed dog capable of defending itself , I wouldn`t leave a small dog out side with out supervision any more than I would a small child. And our dog has no "dog house" , It has a home with us.