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caseta de perro (feminine noun (la)) — kennel, doghouse. Look up caseta de perro in the dictionary

Hicimos una caseta de perro afuera en el patio para que mi perrito tenga dónde dormir.
We built a doghouse outside in the backyard so my little doggy has a place to sleep.
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Old August 23, 2009, 04:14 AM
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So, um.... you don't need to say something like "...tenga un lugar donde dormir" or something?
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Old August 23, 2009, 04:51 AM
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I think I have seen 'perrera' as well?

Is there a difference between 'caseta de perro' and 'perrera'?
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So, um.... you don't need to say something like "...tenga un lugar donde dormir" or something?
You can, but you don't have to.

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I think I have seen 'perrera' as well?

Is there a difference between 'caseta de perro' and 'perrera'?
I'm not sure, a native speaker will have to answer.
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Perrera is a word used for the dog pound or the vehicle they drive around in picking up stray animals.

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Also, slangily refers to the paddy wagon .......where they take you to jail!
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Here we use "cucha" to name the place where the dog sleeps and to order him to go there. It's in rae:

cucha.
1.
f. Yacija del perro.
2. f. fest. coloq. cama (‖ armazón para que las personas se acuesten). Me voy a la cucha.

cucha.
1. interj. U. para ordenar a un perro que se acueste.
~ ahí.
1. loc. interj. cucha.
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Ok! ¡ Gracias Elaina y ookami, por las explicaciones!

Very interesting, especially the slang use of the dogcar taking you to jail..

Pd: Oh wow I just got balloons because I made the 500 posts...
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Congratulations EmpanadaRica
we use "caseta (de perro)" here in Spain.
"perrera" it's a place where (usually) more than one dog sleeps.
So it's used for a big "caseta de perro", for the goverment building wich captures/cares for street dogs, and for a place where you can leave your dog while you're on holidays.

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we use "caseta (de perro)" here in Spain.
"perrera" it's a place where (usually) more than one dog sleeps.
So it's used for a big "caseta de perro", for the goverment building wich captures/cares for street dogs, and for a place where you can leave your dog while you're on holidays.

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Sounds like it would be a 'dog pound' then indeed.. I.e. a kind of animal/dog shelter for stray dogs or public place for dogs to stay when you are on holiday.


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¿Se puede decir , caseta de pájaro (bird house)?
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