Cattle Mats in Kennel?

[LoudmouthSpike]

Hey Guys. I am going to be moving to a new house this spring and plan to put up a kennel. The dogs will have coops inside my barn with covered runs off the side. I have looked through several posts and have some good ideas. I understand some of negative effects of a concrete slab, however I need to be able to clean easilyand keep the smell down. I was wondering if anyone has put cattle mats on top of the concrete or even just over the dirt? Generally my dogs are hunted 5-6 days a week from june-october when our bear season is open so maybe I don't need to worry too much but other than the January cat season they will be kenneled most of the winter.Any thoughts or ideas would be great.
Thanks,
Dave