About Us and Crabapple Downs Kennels

Climbing up the hill

View from top, looking back

In England, "downs" are grassy hilltops with a few trees. Here, in the "Highlands" of northern New Hampshire, the old deserted hill farms, their hay fields, and the pastures have the wild crabapple trees claiming their space. Since I love things both Irish and British, the name "Crabapple Downs" seemed to fit quite well for our highlands farm @ 1700 feet elevation above sea level!

Mount Monadnock and Fields

View Looking Back to the House

We started a small boarding kennel for pets, in 1978, under the Crabapple Downs name. In 1991, I began raising Standard Poodles and, sixteen years later, Crabapple Downs is known nationwide for our wonderful poodle puppies! We continue board and groom dogs, and we still raise our wonderful Standard Poodles. On the way in our driveway, you will see our kennel buildings.

Our poodle website is http://www.crabappledowns.com

	The kennel is quiet and situated well away from the house and guest lodgings, so don't worry - There are no barking dog problems to keep anyone awake at night. Here's a glimpse at some of our single pens- all complete with dog doors and individual chain link runs.

Want to bring your four-footed friend along on the vacation?  We're able to board, groom, and provide doggie daycare for your family pet, should you need that service (while we know you love to bring your pet along on vacations, trips into Canada, Montreal, etc. might be easier without your canine friend).

Our agility/obedience ring.

Roxie at work with me, at the kennel, on her doggie couch

There are two of us who live here - myself, Arlene, and my assistant, Diana, who lives upstairs in the "big house" with her three poodles and does all our grooming and 90% of the kennel cleaning. I raise the poodle babies, make the right placements for them, and take care of Country Cousins. I also have three grown daughters: Laura, Ellen and Emily, their husbands, and my grandchildren, who live nearby and are helpmates who are very involved with the family homestead, Crabapple Downs:

Arlene and Roxie

Diana and Chase

I feel God has blessed me with a beautiful, amazing place to live, wonderful family and friends, and I would like to share it all with you, our city cousins.

Crabapple Country Cousins - Colebrook, New Hampshire
Email: CrabappleCousins@Webtv.net   Ph: (603) 237-4385

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