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Besides spending 80 bucks for a brand name dog box pad, what do you guys use?

Blanket or straw

The mud river pad is like 22 bucks, it's very nice

Yep, Mud River. I've had mine for over 4yrs and they look like new.

I use line cook cooking mats and put a blanket on top. It has worked well for my dogs.

http://www.floormatcompany.com/bubble-t ... s-p-4.aspx

Interlocking Ergo mats from lowes... They come in a 4pk. 24" Square. One package is $20 and will floor a 46 x 46 2 hole dogbox. I know because I just did my new custom built box for my black pickup. I use prairie hay in my big Owens Pro on my flatbed pickup because its not insulated. This new box is insulated, so I am excited to see how warm it stays in there this season.

I was using carpet samples from the carpet store, at a buck a piece I'd toss a few in and it worked great. Lately, I've been using some old bath towels, they seem to work fine. The dogs like them because they push them around however they want.

Straw. Its cheap.

Jim

Straw. Its cheap.

Jim

moving blankets

Britts522 wrote:moving blankets

Great idea. Kinda stuff I was looking for...

About anything that is cheap, absorbant, possesses a bit of insulative value, gives some padding to the nether regions, replaceable so moisture does not develop into mildew, has no part of it that a chewing dog would find toxic...I reckon that would be best found in some variety of clean, weed-free straw.
So...straw.

I have horse mats in the bottom of mine, in winter just add grass hay.

Thanks to this post, I got some good ideas and acted on one. Just bought a saddle blanket that fits in my owens like it was made for it. Saddle blanket and an old fleece blanket and my britt should be pretty comfy..

Im leary of blankets and stuff.... Ive had some chewers/shredders that I would be afraid would swallow torn pieces.

Jim

jimbo&rooster wrote:Im leary of blankets and stuff.... Ive had some chewers/shredders that I would be afraid would swallow torn pieces.

Jim

Ya I only put that in one side, the side where my male britt goes. He's very good about not chewing. Now the 11wk old female i just got....lol not so much!

Destructive chewers and kennel slobs don't make it around here, unless they're a puppy and haven't been "Learnt" yet.

prairiefirepointers wrote:Destructive chewers and kennel slobs don't make it around here, unless they're a puppy and haven't been "Learnt" yet.

All of mine were coyote hounds..... manners heck, most didnt know they even had a name. haha

Jim

I use pieces of carpeting.