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I just got my new 10x10x6 kennel for my GSD but I was wondering if anyone could help me out with what to do so he doesn't dig out from underneath it. I have chicken wire I am thinking about attaching to the kennel and then burying but I am not sure it will be strong enough..He isn't a bad digger-I can't lay a cement slab because next year we are putting the house up for sale, any non-permenant suggestions?
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Go to lowes or home depot and buy up enough 1x1 pavers to do under the kennel. The are large enough so that the dog can't move them, but you can when it comes time to move later. Plus they are easy to clean off.
I built out kennels on a deck, keeping the dogs up off the dirt, yet it has a little give so it's easier on the joints than cement. Basically, I put a 4x4 at each end and one in the middle. Then I run 5/4 x 6 x 12 deck boards longways, with a small (around 1/8in or less) gap between each board (for drainage). Then attached the kennel to the top of the deck. All together, including purchasing the kennel (which is nearly $200 here), each kennel set up cost us just a hair over $300 (that includes the nails, screws, and attachments for mounting the kennel on the deck).
i like these suggestions about floors, what about HEAT in cold climmate areas? Any suggestions to this? outdoor kennel wrapped in a heavy tarp, plywood on the top with tarp over it too. Whats the bst and cheapest way to heat this for staying out?
Ron,
It's always hot here, so I'm not sure about the heat thing, but we get lots of rain. So, we put a roof on the kennels. Take a 2x6 board for the front, 2x4 for the back, trim a 2x6 to a 2x5 for the middle. Those are your cross slats. Then take 2 more 2x6's and trim them to the run (drop) from the front (6in) to the back (4in). Screw them together, there is your roof frame. Then we just aluminum roofing screwed down onto the frame. Does the job quite well and allows the rain to run off the back.
We do use a divider for keeping the dogs from running the fence in the kennel at each other. Basically it's a frame made that fits between the kennels, attaches to the floors, then has 5ft wooden fencing boards attached to the frame, tightly butted up against each other (no peep holes). A kennel surrounded by that, might keep the wind out enough to allow to keep some warmth in. And it does not go all the way to the top, allowing air flow.
Ron,
Go to Leerburg Kennels, then A Tour of Leerberg Faculties. Ed shows the construction of his dog houses. The GSD can stand VERY cold weather with the right housing. The big key to a dogs comfort is staying out of the wind.
When I lived in Utah we kept the Chessie outside. The dog house I built was warm enough I could sit on the inside where the dog slept with no coat a -40 comfortably. There were 2 keys to getting it right. One is have the door on one side and the sleeping area on the other with a baffel the dog had to go around to get in to the sleeping area. The second is to keep the sleeping area just big enough for the dog to fit. The only source of heat is the dogs body heat so the smaller the area the less it takes to keep it warm. The roof sloped from left to right so water would drain. Keep the floor off the ground.
If you want you can also build a double walled structure with insulation between. Also leave a small gap or dril a couple of holes to allow moisture to escape.
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