Bethlehem Kennel

Bethlehem Kennel’ monastery dog breeding program of AKC Labrador Retrievers and AKC Anatolian Shepherd Dogs is uniquely run by the Norbertine Canonesses of the Bethlehem Priory of St. Joseph.

The Norbertine Canonesses of the Bethlehem Priory of St. Joseph are a Roman Catholic community of cloistered religious nuns. Our monastery is situated away from the hustle and bustle of the world in a quiet valley in the Tehachapi Mountains outside the city of Tehachapi, California. It is here, amidst the natural beauty of God’s creation, where we offer the solemn and reverential celebration of the Sacred Liturgy, the prayer of the Church. This prayer overflows from the choir into our external works, like our monastery dog breeding program.