Willy Tilton Webboard User Reg: 08-11-2004
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Ok, never done a kennel, but I train and board horses. How about the mats they use for stalls? Has any one used these before? Are they a good idea for dog kennels?
lord, please help me be the person my dog thinks I am
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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Willy,
I tried the horse stall mats, the dogs just chewed them - real slowly, since they're very sturdy, but they made some progress every day, so I scrapped that idea.
I hope i don't sound stupid but over in NZ most working dog kennel runs (and by working i mean sheep/farm dog types) plus the majority of family dogs runs are floored with a raised wooden platform as such. There are small gaps between the planks for the 'mess' to fall through to the ground. This means where they lie on stays clean and you just haul the floor out once a week (which is quite easy) and shovel all the mess up and then put the flooring back.
I will try to find a NZ website that shows what i'm trying to explain
Chastity Tyler Webboard User Reg: 03-03-2004
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Hey thanks for all the ideas. Not sure what Im going to do right now. The cement stones or the gravel? Hmmm... well Kane doesnt seem to be the type to eat anything in sight but which is easier? Probably the stones. I have also just thought about leaving it dirt and getting some straw to throw down, but I imagine it would create quite a mess when he goes to the bathroom. Maybe a combo of both? Stones from the gate to his house and gravel on the side for his waste? Thoughts are up in the air.
My play area is sod. The dogs are active enough they don't get bored and dig.
I use a Doggy Dooley for waste, so that's cleaned up 2x per day.
Only drawback so far has been the watering. I laid sod on a sandy area, which is why I chose sod, nothing else grows...
Without watering every few days, it gets yellow, esp in the main urine areas. But, despite that drawback I am very pleased, and enjoy how it looks.
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Stephan R Weber Webboard User Reg: 02-16-2004
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If you use stones, use pea gravel. Even if Kane isn't the kind who typically eats trash, dogs do dumb stuff. Bigger than pea gravel can cause blockages, but pea gravel should go through just fine.
Another pea gravel user here. I have a 25'X30' dog yard, since my dogs live in the house and only go out to their yard to play, train, and potty. The pea gravel keeps the mud down, is easy to clean, and has enough give that my Lab with orthopedic problems can run and play comfortably on it. If it starts getting stinky out there, I just buy a bag of lime and sprinkle it over the surface, allowing the rain to wash it in, or just using the garden hose if it's not rainy. One word of warning, sometimes stray pebbles can migrate into the house and can be quite painful to step on.
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