Dustin and Kyah started Houndock Collection from a shared love of travel, multi-cultural experiences, a desire to mingle with locals, and a zest for all things new and adventurous. Early on in Dustin and Kyah’s dating relationship, they designated each others’ spirit animals based on distinctive personality traits. Kyah’s need to create beauty around her and her creative spirit earned her the nickname “peacock”. Dustin’s penchant for happily, intentionally, and dogmatically pursuing his goals inspired Kyah to call him a “happy hound”. Years later, and after lots of globe-trotting, they assembled a grouping of properties and have built up what is affectionately called Houndcock Collections – a hybrid of their spirit animals and an accurate reflection of what you can expect when you stay at any of their properties. Many of their properties can be found in unexpected places with the aim to delight and surprise guests with the luxuries and amenities you can find at the end of a dirt road. When they aren’t building new destinations for you to enjoy, you can likely find them exploring with their daughter and gathering inspiration down some newly discovered dirt roads.