Abstract: An apparatus for containing and drying an animal having an enclosure formed of an upper and a lower section. The upper section is of a cage-like configuration formed from interconnected bars. The lower section has an inner housing disposed therein with the inner housing having opposed side and end panels and a flooring panel spaced from the side and end walls and flooring of the lower section. The inner housing is provided with a plurality of holes and a door is provided in one end of the enclosure to allow entrance and exit of the animal. A blower is connected to the lower section and forces heated air into the lower section and between the space between the lower section and the inner housing and through the holes in the inner housing to dry the animal contained therein.