Dog beds and kennel bedding

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Dog beds and kennel bedding

Post by MN Bonasa » Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:40 am

What do you guys recommend that works best for an outdoor / indoor kennel. The stuffed dog beds are comfortable but get chewed up real fast. What is the best alternative to a stuffed bed??

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Re: Dog beds and kennel bedding

Post by laxhcky4 » Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:43 am

Kuranda beds

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Post by Cajun Casey » Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:46 am

Outside, mine get mixed straw and shavings in their barrels.
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Post by RayGubernat » Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:54 am

Best thing I have found for outside kennel bedding is reed canary grass hay especially if I can get some second cutting. It has long, soft, flexible leaves that do not turn to dust like straw or most hays. I mix in some cedar shavings to kill off any crawly things and because it makes the dogs smell nice.

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Re: Dog beds and kennel bedding

Post by JIM K » Sat Aug 04, 2012 6:54 pm

MN Bonasa wrote:What do you guys recommend that works best for an outdoor / indoor kennel. The stuffed dog beds are comfortable but get chewed up real fast. What is the best alternative to a stuffed bed??
i like soft beach type towels as they are very easy to wash.
i have 6 and change them daily.


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Re: Dog beds and kennel bedding

Post by Ghosted3 » Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:54 am

laxhcky4 wrote:Kuranda beds
Could be a dumb question, but these do not seem like they would be warm for the dog if in a doghouse outside for very long, wouldnt these just be better for inside dogs?

Corry

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Re: Dog beds and kennel bedding

Post by Brittguy » Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:20 pm

It would be awkward to put one in a dog house. I would probably use straw in a dog house. I was thinking of a kennel operation where the runs are attached to a building and the dogs go inside.

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Post by isonychia » Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:40 pm

Horse stall padding, cut to fit

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Re: Dog beds and kennel bedding

Post by Thinking » Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:35 pm

For outside in the dog house hay can't be beaten, for inside (and outside on the deck in the spring/summer/fall) Karunda beds are very good.

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Re: Dog beds and kennel bedding

Post by PntrRookie » Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:46 pm

Thinking wrote:...outside in the dog house hay..., for inside (and outside on the deck in the spring/summer/fall) Karunda beds are very good.
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