Specialties
Yes, you can still have a dog, cat, bird, rodent or reptile, even if your private or professional life regularly takes you away! Thanks to the excellent Boarding environment and Grooming services provided by the Manoir Kanisha Pet Care Center, you can enjoy the all the benefits and fun of a pet, leave him or her in the attentive care of our personnel, and depart with peace of mind. No more guilt!
We are open 7 days per week (except for a few legal holidays when we are closed to the public). Verify our next legal holiday schedule.
Founded in 1990, the kennel Manoir Kanisha is located on the Dorval airport territory on the West of Montreal Island. It is the ideal place to leave your best friend during your absence
History
Established in 1990.
To open a pet boarding facility with outside exercise and playtime areas, one has to find a location situated far away from residential areas. In Montreal, QC, Canada, it was impossible to obtain a permit to build a pet boarding facility.
I presented a project to Transport Canada to lease a large piece of land located on the ground of the Montreal Int'l Airport in Dorval. After 29 months (01/1988 - 05/1990) of difficult negociations, the project was approved. I sign our first "land lease" on June 1st, 1990. I started with a very small building (30' x 30' = 900 square feet). Today, 22 years later, the Manoir Kanisha indoor buildings measure more than 45,000 square feet, it represents 50 times it's original size.
At first, I did everything myself: feed, clean and exercise all the animals, answer the phone, groom the client's pets, construct, paint, etc. Today, we hire between 15 and 22 employees.The first few years were very difficult. Today we have a very loyal established clientele.
Meet the Business Owner: Nicole M.
I come from a very poor background. Born in a family of five children, I was very lucky when my father transmitted to me his passion for all animals, from spiders to horses. As a young girl my life was spent between caring for my animals and competing in various sports such as figure skating and artistic gymnastics. After graduating from High School, I completed a B.Sc. at the Université de Montréal and travelled to USA to completed an M.Sc. in Biomechanics at Penn State University. Later, after teaching at Universté de Montréal, I did my Ph. D. studies at McGill University, in Business Administration.
Beside my professional activities as a university professor, I breed German Shepherd Dogs (1970-2012, under the name TESSALTO) and, in 1972, I founded a gymnastic club (The Montreal GYMNIX). This year we are celebrating it's 40th anniversary. In the mid 80's I returned to my childhood's first love and decided to "go to the dogs". This is how the Manoir Kanisha was born.