For the top of a run, I'm in love with shadecloth (I'm in a hot climate). It allows wind and rain to pass thru, so they get a breeze and hot air doesn't build up under it like a it would under a solid roof, and it blocks 95% of the sun. Lasts forever too, and cheap.
I would have to say.... no, its not a good idea.
Dobes normally are not good kennel dogs. They do best when they are around people. To keep him kenneled 9 hours/day, although great for you is not an ideal situation for the dog. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
Every once in awhile yeah, it happens but daily??? :rolleyes:
they can make quite a rucus when not content, so i hope your neighbors are not nearby.
I gotta agree with 'Dobe' on this one. Dobermans are not known as great kennel dogs. They simply don't usually do well kenneled. If this is a neccessity during a time you will not be at home, you might want to see about maybe crating him part of the time in the house (they honestly prefer that to being distanced from 'their' house) and kenneling him only periodically - if you work close enough, you can come home at lunch and interact with him. Now, of course, individual dogs can differ, but as a whole Dobermans tend to not do well kenneled. I usually crate my young dogs while gone for periods of time and then as they learn to behave better in the house, leave them loose. I have kenneled them in the past and just haven't found it something suitable to the breed. Then there is always the 'who is gonna break into your kennel' concept - I much prefer a personal protection dog in the house than protecting a kennel <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Any dog on the face of the planet can be in a Kennel for 8-9 hours per day. What a joke. . .
I have found that the only dogs that don't do well in kennels are weak nerved, spooky, untrained dogs that don't get any play or interaction, just 24-7 kennel time.
If anybody ever set up a camera they might be surprised(bored) at watching them sleep for hours on end. That is why they get the calluses on their elbows and stuff - they are lying down!
As long as a dog gets lots of attention they will do fine in a kennel as long as it is engineered for the comfort and safety of the dog and has adequate shade, shelter, and water and is properly designed so as to be escape-proof.
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