Hide dog, say, around back of kennel (4)
I believe the answer is:
pelt
'hide' is the definition.
(I know that hide can be written as pelt)
'dog say around back of kennel' is the wordplay.
'dog say' becomes 'pet' (dog is an example).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'back of' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'kennel' is 'l'.
'pet' enclosing 'l' is 'PELT'.
(Other definitions for pelt that I've seen before include "Hide; rain" , "Rain cats and dogs" , "Pour; hide" , "Animal skin with fur still on it" , "Throw - animal skin" .)