Kennel sterilization

[jwnissen]

I just built a new kennel for my 11 month old GSP. I am new to this whole thing so I apologize if this is a stupid question. I turned a portable car port that was next to my house into the kennel so it is quite large, 14' X 26'. My question is how frequently do I need to scrub and sterilize the kennel? What works best that wont kill the neighbors plants? I will be cleaning and rinsing it off daily. Do I need to scrub it with simple green or something else daily? She will not be kept in there al the time, just somewhere to put her when we leave for the day so she doesnt destroy our house or lawn anymore. Thanks

[Ruffshooter]

Odor Ban works great smells great, I believe non toxic.
All depends on how messy your dog is.
My Ruby's kennel is every day because she is a pig.
The other dogs don't mess inthe kennles.

Odor ban is expensive till you dilute it per their recommendations.

[PntrRookie]

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I have a small 2 run kennel, on concrete. I was told that simple Dawn detergent (the original blue version) worked good for cleaning and smell. Dogs are pretty clean but when I do clean them, it works very well. Wet down concrete, squirt detergent throughout concrete, take stiff broom and scrub, let sit for a couple minutes, spray and rinse, let dry...repeat every week or so...depending on dogs.

[cohanzick creek]

i use dawn and vingar to clean my kennels everyday on the inside and the kennels down every sunday using dawn and vingar keeps the smell down
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[prairiefirepointers]

Wysiwash System.... The only way to go.

[Georgia Boy]

pressure washer and bleach

[RayGubernat]

With one dog, even if it was in a concrete based kennel 24/7 you don't need to do much more than scoop the poop daily and wash it down with a hose every couple of days in the warm weather unless the dog is a pig and smears it all over. Sunlight does a pretty good job of sanitizing things all by itself.

If you wanted to do a thorough job of sanitizing every so often you could take a spray bottle, fill it 1/3 full of bleach and 2/3 with water. Spray down all the surfaces and leave it sit for five minutes or so(by the clock) and then rinse it off. A couple of tablespoons of dishwashing detergent will help to "wet" the surfaces more completely and since it will suds up, will require a more thorough rinsing. The detergent might also kill a germ or two that the bleach missed.

Do not use pine based cleaners like Pine Sol. They leave a nice smell, but are toxic to dogs. Dawn is good stuff.

FWIW I have a concrete floor kennel and the dogs live there. I do scoop every day and rinse down just about every day. Very few odors and that is with four dogs. I do the bleach thing about every couple or three weeks just on GP's but will sanitize every day, if I notice any loose or nasty looking stools.

RayG

[markj]

I just wash the floor off, my dogs dont go in there. One female will blow up if you dont let her out every day. Turds everywhere....except the kennel. I got the new pup on leash when let out (he is in the housde for now) I have a area I take him to and say poopy now, I keep him right there till he goes. Now he heads there first when let out. Keeps things easy cleanup wise. I read about Delmar doing this and gave it a try, it works.

[jwnissen]

Thank you all for your posts. I guess I will have to wait and see how messy she really is. It sounds like I only really need to clean it every couple days as long as I rinse it off daily. Appreciate your help.

John