I was wondering what other people do with their dogs for winter as in bringing them in or leaving them out mine is is in a covered run with straw on the ground and plenty of blankets and straw in the dog house wich is a dog igloo and a blanket on that the temps are cold 27 for a high and 9 for a low and below that with wind chill he's never had any trouble with it in the passed but I know I wouldnt want to be out there!
My GSD dog's run is along side the garage. He can go through a dog door, into a pen in the garage that has a double walled, insulated dog house. I fill that with straw. Although I haven't used one of the igloo houses, I don't see where they can truly get the dog out of the wind in one of those. If the dog has a good coat, I don't think the temp is a big problem. The wind and draft is another thing altogether.
Another opption would be to place bales of straw around the dog house. I've even seed a dog house built out of straw bales, with a plastic tarp over the top.
Chastity Tyler Webboard User Reg: 03-03-2004
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Well my dog used to sleep outside and I felt bad for him so now he sleeps in the garage. I would have him sleep in the house but my better half wont agree. So its still cold out there but its not windy in the garge... plus maybe it just makes "me" feel better. But if I had it my way he would be in the house.
David C.Frost Webboard User Reg: 01-23-2002
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I use an igloo and they are very good at keeping the dog out of the wind. But as a convenience for me, when the water freezes I put him in the basement. My working dog and my house pet lab tolerate each other, but do not coexist well in the house.
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Unless your dog is a Husky, I would not leave him out in temps that low. The dog needs a source of heat and a way to get out of the wind. If your dog can not keep its coat clean it is even worse.
If you can't keep the dog in the house, I think at a minimum it needs to have a heating pad and a location it can retreat to that stays above freezing and out of the wind. A heated water bowl would also be a big plus, and lets not forget you need to up the food intake too.
Chastity, even in the garage, the dog needs a small enough area to contain it's body heat. Out in the open, even in a garage, isn't good enough. The doghouse I built is very similar to ED's. Because it's inside the garage, I have a flat roof I use for a grooming table.
thaks for the info he's down the side of the house not alot of wind unless a storm when I let him out of his run I feel in the house and it is warm and he feels warm so I'm not to worried but still would like the dog inside when he does come in he just lays around but I wonder when I'm asleep what kind of logs and puddles he's going to leave me any tips on getting him used to the house?
That dog house design looks like it is for multiple dogs and If you have multiple dogs I think it is less of an issue because they can use each other as a heat source (you still need a good house though). But if it is only one dog, and Al's post makes it sound like he only has one dog, it think it is important to have a heat source available when it gets below 32F.
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