I prefer concrete for the kennel flooring - easy to clean properly. I built a cedar 3'x4' pad for the dogs to lie on - I have also used the rubber floor matting - I have an existing dog that does love to chew on the mat edges.
I have used the wooden floors for the kennels - after a lengthy time of washing down - much of the smell stayed under the wooden kennel floor ing causing a smell.
I train on multiple surfaces - mainly since i live in the country - usually hayground and grass.
Everybody has a their own choice and a good reason why .............. good luck
I have a horse magazine packed up somewhere with an article about making a horse urinal. The author used pea gravel and hosed it down with bleach (I think) to keep the smell away. I think there was sand under the gravel. There's no way I could find the article now, but if it works for horses it should work for dogs. The article was really funny too. The horses were clicker trained and got to the point of straining at the spot when the owners were approaching in hopes of getting a treat. Maybe you can find something similar on the internet.
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I have a freind who has 40 foot long gravel runs. He periodically takes a small propane hand held torch and "cleans" them by singing off the gravel, paying particular attention to the dirty spots....LOL Just reporting the method!!
I have a deep gravel base, with sections matted, and weatherproof hammock beds and igloos. I throw bleach down, or saturate with kennel cleaning disinfectant periodically. Also, pick up and dispose of solids...renew gravel as it it is lost with solids. Dogs don't live in runs full time so I can disinfect adn air dry easily.
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their is an material out there its a compsite wood does not soak up water or pee its a plastic desk board u might want to check in to it at lowes or Homedepot i call it plastic desk boards
but i thing is a recycled plastic and some thing else. long lasting but a bit pricy more then treated lumber but easy to clean
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Hmm, good point OED Bob!!! I guess it seems as if pea ( or is it pee!! ) gravel will work best!
I had to laugh at the mental image of the horses!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Uh, Lee, your friend w/ the blowtorch is scaring me!! LOL
So now, I guess my next question would be if it is necessary( I hope not) to put sand under the gravel, and is there a difference in pea gravel as opposed to plain old ordinary gravel?? Do I need to calrify the distinction as I try to do price comparrisons at a dealer? There are a few quarries around here that I guess would be a good place to start looking?
the deck i have made with it is awesome not hard to work and very hardy will out last regular wood or treated and does not soak up water or pee as much and looks very nice .
Jeannette Polowski Webboard User Reg: 03-12-2002
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the rubber mulch people emailed me back and pretty much echoed OED Bob's statement about the urine, so forget that, I will go w/ gravel.
Thanks, I'll go to the quarries and start looking!
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How high did you make your deck above the ground?
I guess it wouldn't have to be that high, or mabey the plastic boards right inside of the kennel itself.
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