Our Story
The belief
PupHut began with a belief: the dog who lives in your home deserves a home of their own, built with the same care, the same materials, and the same eye as the room it stands in.
The search
For Michelle, it started with her three dogs: Tucker, Paisley, and Maya. The search for a beautiful, well-made place of their own came up empty. Everything she found lacked the beauty, design, and quality she wanted for her home and for her dogs. So she decided to build it herself.
The arch
The signature arch came first. Dogs seek calm, enclosed places by instinct, and the arch answers that instinct: a taller, more gracious shape that lets a dog stand tall, turn, and settle, with air and light moving through. Shaping a tight, durable arch that holds its line through dry winters and humid summers, with no exposed hardware anywhere, took countless drawings and attempts in the workroom. It is the line every PupHut is built around.
The standards
Michelle spent years leading a non-profit devoted to setting and testing woodworking standards. That discipline runs through the Atelier: solid maple, solid polished brass, vegan materials throughout, and zero- and low-VOC finishes, chosen with your dog’s wellbeing in mind.
“Because every pup deserves to stand tall.”
Michelle, The PupHut Atelier
The Atelier
The PupHut Atelier is a woman-owned Canadian studio. Founded in Edmonton, Canada, 2023. Three years in the making, the first residences leave the Atelier in 2026. Every residence is commissioned, built, and finished by hand, one at a time, for one Resident.
What comes next
The first residences will be commissioned in a small opening release. One of them could be built around your dog. The Atelier List hears first.