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A pet kennel configured to restrain a pet indoors while allowing access to out-of-doors includes a bottom and a plurality of peripheral panels attached to the bottom and extending upwardly therefrom and wherein at least one of the panels is constructed of a durable mesh. A top is affixed to an upper

A pet kennel configured to restrain a pet indoors while allowing access to out-of-doors includes a bottom and a plurality of peripheral panels attached to the bottom and extending upwardly therefrom and wherein at least one of the panels is constructed of a durable mesh. A top is affixed to an upper edge of the plurality of peripheral panels. At least one access door is integrated in one of the panels and is selectively openable and closable for access to an interior of the kennel. One of the panels other than the panel with the door is removable therefrom and defines an end perimeter. A bracket assembly is joinable with an end of at least one of the panels other than the panel with the integrated door.

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1. A pet kennel assembly particularly configured to constrain a pet's access to a home indoor area while simultaneously providing egress from a pet kennel, via a pet door extending through a home wall, to a home outdoor area, the pet kennel assembly comprising: a multi-sided pet kennel housing, form

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A pet kennel assembly particularly configured to constrain a pet's access to a home indoor area while simultaneously providing egress from a pet kennel, via a pet door extending through a home wall, to a home outdoor area, the pet kennel assembly comprising: a multi-sided pet kennel housing, forming a pet enclosure when fully deployed, including a bottom panel, a top panel and a plurality of side panels extending therebetween, a first side panel generally bounded by home wall-facing edges of a pair of opposite second and third side panels, said top panel and said bottom panel of said pet kennel housing, said first side panel being selectively movable between a fully-closed position adjacent to said home wall-facing edges of said pet kennel housing and a fully-opened position displaced away from said home wall-facing edges of said pet kennel housing, wherein when said first side panel is in said fully-opened position said home wall-facing edges of said of said pet kennel housing define a home wall-facing open side of said pet kennel housing; anda pet kennel housing-to-home wall attachment sub-assembly, comprising: a first attachment structure fixedly secured to said pet kennel housing proximate to said home wall-facing open side thereof being defined by said home wall-facing edges when said first side panel is disposed in said fully-opened position; anda second mechanical attachment structure fixedly secured to said home wall proximate to said pet door, said second mechanical attachment structure releasably attachable to said first attachment structure when said first side panel is disposed in said fully-opened position and said home wall-facing edges of said pet kennel housing are defining said home wall-facing open side of said pet kennel housing,wherein, with said first side panel in said fully opened position being displaced away from said home wall-facing edges of said pet kennel housing, and said first and second attachment structures secured to one another, said home wall-facing edges of said pet kennel housing generally butt up against an interior surface of said home wall about said pet door to constrain the pet within said kennel housing on the interior of the home while enabling egress from the kennel housing, through the pet door, to a home exterior area. 2. The pet kennel assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein said kennel housing is permanently affixed to the home wall, said first attachment structure further comprising at least one kennel housing tab and said second attachment structure further comprising at least one corresponding threaded fastener fastened through the corresponding tabs and into said home wall. 3. The pet kennel assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein said first side panel is slidably removable from the remainder of said pet kennel housing. 4. The pet kennel assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein said kennel housing is releasably attachable to the home wall, said second attachment structure further comprising a mounting structure permanently secured to said home wall, and said first attachment structure further comprising a mechanical structure particularly configured for releasable attachment to said permanent mounting structure. 5. The pet kennel assembly as recited in claim 4, wherein said first and second attachment structures are configured for selective locking engagement with one another. 6. The pet kennel assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of said side panels has an open-air construction for facilitating airflow through said pet kennel housing. 7. A pet kennel assembly particularly configured to constrain a pet's access to a home indoor area while simultaneously providing egress from a pet kennel, via a pet door extending through a home wall, to a home outdoor area, the pet kennel assembly comprising: a multi-sided pet kennel housing forming a pet enclosure when fully deployed, including a bottom panel, a top panel and a plurality of side panels extending therebetween, a first side panel generally bounded by home wall-facing edges of a pair of opposite second and third side panels, said top panel and said bottom panel of said pet kennel housing, said first side panel being selectively movable between a closed position adjacent to said home wall-facing edges of said pet kennel housing and an opened home wall-mounting position displaced away from said home wall-facing edges of said pet kennel housing; anda pet kennel housing-to-wall attachment sub-assembly, comprising: a first attachment structure fixedly secured to said pet kennel housing proximate to said home wall-facing edges thereof, with said first side panel being disposed in said opened wall-mounting position displaced away from said home wall-facing edges of said pet kennel housing; anda second mechanical attachment structure fixedly secured to said home wall proximate to said pet door, said second mechanical attachment structure releasably attachable to said first attachment structure when said first side panel is disposed in said opened home wall-mounting position being displaced away from said home wall-facing edges of said pet kennel housing,wherein, with said first side panel disposed in said opened wall-mounting position being displaced away from said home wall-facing edges of said pet kennel housing, and said first and second attachment structures secured to one another, a resulting opening in said pet kennel housing bounded by said home wall-facing edges thereof coincides with said home wall with the pet door to constrain the pet within said kennel housing on the interior of the home while enabling egress from the kennel housing, through the pet door, to a home exterior area. 8. The pet kennel assembly as recited in claim 7, wherein said first side panel is slidably removable from the remainder of said pet kennel housing. 9. A pet kennel assembly configured to constrain a pet indoors while selectively facilitating access to out-of-doors, comprising: a pet kennel housing comprising a bottom,a plurality of peripheral panels attached to said bottom and extending upwardly therefrom,a top affixed to an upper edge of said plurality of peripheral panels, andat least one access door selectively openable and closable and integrated into at least one of said peripheral panels for access to an interior of said pet kennel housing,wherein another one of said peripheral panels, forming said end perimeter other than said one peripheral panel, at an end perimeter of said pet kennel housing is removable from said end perimeter so as to provide an end opening of said pet kennel housing at said end perimeter formed by said bottom, said top and a pair of said peripheral panels; anda bracket assembly joinable with an end of at least one of only said pair of peripheral panels and said top at said end perimeter of said pet kennel housing. 10. The pet kennel according to claim 9 wherein said peripheral panels comprise two end panels and two side panels. 11. The pet kennel according to claim 10 wherein said at least one of said peripheral panels having said access door integrated therein is one of said end panels; and wherein at least one other of said peripheral panels having an access door integrated therein is one of said side panels. 12. The pet kennel according to claim 10 wherein said another one of said peripheral panels is a removable end panel opposite from said one end panel having said access door integrated therein. 13. The pet kennel according to claim 12 wherein said bracket assembly includes at least two pins extending vertically therefrom and further wherein an end of said top includes a number of receivers corresponding to said pins, each said receiver defining a vertical aperture therethrough, each said receiver receiving one of said pins therein. 14. The pet kennel according to claim 13 wherein at least one of said vertical pins is selectively lockable to prevent said pin from being removed from a corresponding one of said receivers. 15. The pet kennel according to claim 13 further including a plurality of clamps engaging a portion of said end perimeter defined by said side panels, said clamps including fasteners therethrough for permanently affixing said crate to a structural element of a building interior and collocated with a pet door installed therethrough. 16. The pet kennel according to claim 12 wherein said pet kennel housing defines said end perimeter at said removable end panel of said kennel and wherein an end of said top and ends of said side panels defining a portion of said end perimeter includes a plurality of receivers, each said receiver defining a vertical aperture therethrough, and further wherein said bracket assembly includes a bracket conforming to a plurality of said panels defining said end perimeter and a plurality of vertical pins affixed thereto, each said vertical pin being received in said aperture of one of said receivers. 17. The pet kennel according to claim 16 wherein at least one of said vertical pins is selectively lockable to prevent said pin from being removed from a corresponding one of said receivers. 18. The pet kennel according to claim 9 wherein said top, bottom and peripheral panels have a collapsible construction for facilitating transport and storage in a non-deployed state.