My dogs Kennel
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My dogs Kennel
Question for ya! I have a 1 year old English Field Cocker and she lives outdors in a 6x6 kennel on a concrete pad. She has a cheap doghouse for now that she can get in if it rains, but I plan on buying her a nice insulated one for our cold Nebraska winters. The roof is also covered with a heavy duty tarp for shade. I would like to get her some type of sleeping bed or pad she can lay on to get her off the concrete ever once in a while, but everything I've tried, shes shredded in about 1 day.
Do I even bother with a pad or do u think shell be fine on the concrete? It doesn't seem to bother her yet, but she is still very young and I don't want it to ruin her pads or joints? Whats everyones opinon on this?
Do I even bother with a pad or do u think shell be fine on the concrete? It doesn't seem to bother her yet, but she is still very young and I don't want it to ruin her pads or joints? Whats everyones opinon on this?
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- birddog1968
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Re: My dogs Kennel
You can cut a nice size square out of a rubber horse mat or the whole mat. Or maybe even a Kuranda bed. The ballistic cloth probably wouldn't be bothered too much being outdoors.
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Re: My dogs Kennel
The Kuranda bed is great idea and there is also a solid vinyl material that looks really good for outdoor use. An English Cocker would do well on the medium size.
I have a ballistic nylon Kuranda bed and it wears really well and cleans up easily.
I have a ballistic nylon Kuranda bed and it wears really well and cleans up easily.
Re: My dogs Kennel
I use pine shavings in the dog house. Dogs can't shred shavings
Re: My dogs Kennel
In the summer they like the coolness of the concrete but in the winter I would use the rubber matt and then some type of bedding on top of it. I have always had problems with the dogs not leaving a blanket or any type of cloth bedding in their house plus if you nave a chewer it isn't safe.
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Re: My dogs Kennel
1+mcbosco wrote:The Kuranda bed is great idea and there is also a solid vinyl material that looks really good for outdoor use. An English Cocker would do well on the medium size.
I have a ballistic nylon Kuranda bed and it wears really well and cleans up easily.
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Re: My dogs Kennel
Started out buying a hay bale and adding hay as needed for insulation, but didn't want to mess with hay anymore, so I stapled spare squares of carpet to the bottom and sides of the kennel. She tore them apart in about a day, so I just ended up stapling a rubber mat to the wooden floor. Seems to work. If its supposed to be really cold then I might still add some hay.