Dog House’s

[idcwby]

What is everyone using as an outside dog house? I've been looking for an insulated one and not sure what to get or just build one, but I think buying one would be cheaper.

Thanks,
idcwby

 

[Deleted member 48126]

My family and I always used igloos. Those worked well. Fill them with straw and cedar chips to keep bugs out. Attach a doggy door and it'll be a nice, tough dog house for them.

 

[MOOSE39465]

I use igloos with cedar chips. You could build one and install heat lamps to keep them warm.

 

[idcwby]

I was curious about the igloo's. Don't see them used much around here. They easy to clean?

Thanks
idcwby

 

[Deleted member 48126]

Yeah they separate at the bottom and you can scrub it with dawn soap and a water hose or power washer. Super rugged.

 

[idcwby]

Yeah the separate at the bottom and your can screw it with dawn soap and a water hose or power washer. Super rugged.

Defiantly going to look into them now.

Thanks
idcwby

 

[Deleted member 48126]

I apologize for the typos. I type on my iPhone and I spend more time fixing autocorrect errors than I save by using autocorrect.

 

[idcwby]

No worries. I've got to where I proof read more when I'm using my phone because of autocorrect. I've noticed when talking about shooting stuff it never autocorrects to anything close what I'm trying to say.

idcwby

 

[just_jon]

Big fan of the lifesaver dog house. Super insulated and wrapped in aluminum. Top on hinges with removable bottom makes cleaning easy. Raised entryway keeps peddling in box.

 

[KyCarl]

Igloos are expensive! I raised catch dogs for years and I used 55 gallon plastic barrels
stuffed full of clean straw with a handful of Seven garden dust.
Works fine here in Kentucky!.. I kept my chickens in the same barrels just set up for them.

 

[idcwby]

Big fan of the lifesaver dog house. Super insulated and wrapped in aluminum. Top on hinges with removable bottom makes cleaning easy. Raised entryway keeps peddling in box.

Those are nice, but for that price I could build one cheaper. Thanks for the suggestion.

idcwby

 

[idcwby]

Igloos are expensive! I raised catch dogs for years and I used 55 gallon plastic barrels
stuffed full of clean straw with a handful of Seven garden dust.
Works fine here in Kentucky!.. I kept my chickens in the same barrels just set up for them.

They are about $150 around here, for the biggest one. Probably end up going with one of them. If it wasn't for that nice cold weather we get here, I'd do a barrel.

idcwby

 

[FEENIX]

Thor, my Karelian Bear Dog prefers laying on the snow.

 

[Dosh]

I built a house out of 1/4" plywood panels to surround a 20"X5' table on my patio. Installed a small space heater and dog bed with a canvas flap. When the weather warms the panels and heater go in the shed.