Anna Ireland wrote 10/04/2002 09:15 AM Sleeping Outside #17529 - 10/04/2002 09:15 AM
Anna Ireland Webboard User Reg: 05-01-2002 Posts: 36 Loc: Offline	My GSD puppy is now 16 weeks old and sleeps crated in the house. I'd like him to sleep in an outside 6x 8 chainlink kennel (with a doghouse inside) on my deck when he's older. I'm not sure when to start putting him outside to sleep to get used to it. Winter elements here can be extreme at times. Will he be too young to leave out there this winter? Even with a tarp on the top and down the side of the chainlink it will be hard to keep rain/sleet out of the kennel area with the wind we get . But if I waited until spring, would he have got too used to sleeping indoors? How cold can they take it? Thanks.
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Lee Baragona wrote 10/04/2002 11:13 AM Re: Sleeping Outside [Re: Anna Ireland ] #17530 - 10/04/2002 11:13 AM
Lee Baragona Webboard User Reg: 03-29-2002 Posts: 926 Loc: Offline	They can handle the cold; it's the wind that can be tough. If you have a regular igloo, you've got to make sure you face the opening so he doesn't get the wind rushing in or hang a flap of carpet over the opening if he won't eat it. If he can stay out of the wind, he'll do fine. I fill my dogs' houses with 4-6" of cedar and they do great. I would start putting him outside now, while it's still pleasant out, so he can get acclimated to it and his body and coat will adjust as the days get shorter and colder.
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Bob Scott wrote 10/04/2002 11:57 AM Re: Sleeping Outside [Re: Anna Ireland ] #17531 - 10/04/2002 11:57 AM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	If you look at Ed's site, he explains how his dog houses are built to protect the dogs from the elements. old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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Anna Ireland wrote 10/04/2002 03:13 PM Re: Sleeping Outside [Re: Anna Ireland ] #17532 - 10/04/2002 03:13 PM
Anna Ireland Webboard User Reg: 05-01-2002 Posts: 36 Loc: Offline	I'll have a go at trying to put a Leerburg doghouse together. For someone "woodwork challenged" who can't even get up a K-mart bookshelf kit without difficulty, the outcome could be very entertaining.
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