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What is the best dog house easy to clean is the main thing! What's everyone using ?

Hard to beat a plastic 55 gal drum. Only problem is winter... dogs will get cold.

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Al. Its the water and wind proofing I like. I am a far cry from a carpenter of any sort. I think plywood would work better for winter here.

talk to mark he has some really nice ones.

Unreal_tk wrote:Al. Its the water and wind proofing I like. I am a far cry from a carpenter of any sort. I think plywood would work better for winter here.

Thomas I too am not a great carpenter, my brothers are, I just make do, had to, could not afford to hire one. You should have seen the first dog box i built as a kid, when you cut those out of one sheet plywood, I had the top & bottom reversed.. It does make a difference. My old friend who gave me the instructions on my first, got a good laugh out of it. My kennels are not pretty but very functional, dogs are dry & clean in all weather. Parts of my kennels are materials left over from home building projects. Al

I'm lookin for something easy to clean and that lasts. I got some nice wood ones but just don't last as long as I'd like and not easy to clean.

s_parks wrote:I'm lookin for something easy to clean and that lasts. I got some nice wood ones but just don't last as long as I'd like and not easy to clean.

Shawn, that old tool box conversion is a good 40 years old, I have used as a dog house for the past 20 years. Told that to the hunter who recently looked it over, he do not believe, until he saw some materials in it. But have put a new top on it & it was always kept painted. By having a metal roof constructed over the houses they last a very long time. Also mine are positioned out side the kennel wire, making it tough for a dog to chew them. Have seen some fiberglass looking ones for sale. Al

I buy the doggloo's at garage sales. Used to have all barrels , found that recovery time on my dogs is better[ hips don't get stiff/sore] if bottom is flat and room is a little larger. Mark does have some nice houses!!

I think these pay for themselves in feed savings over a couple years. We had below zero temps last winter and dogs stayed real warm in these houses.

mark wrote:I think these pay for themselves in feed savings over a couple years. We had below zero temps last winter and dogs stayed real warm in these houses.

Always wanted to inspect one of those houses. I actually built an insulated dog house years ago, just never felt I gained much, because of the open space I left for dog to enter. Coarse I did not sleep in it, so, maybe I had gained. If you purchase all materials and count labor, probably cost close to that to build. Al

Al, if you go to the Lightfoot thread in the bobcat section and look at the picture of Copper you will see that the house has a door in it. I have used about every kind of house known to man and these are durable,chew proof,and keep dogs extremely warm in cold temperatures. Spendy up front for sure but in my opinion worth it it in the long haul.

How are they in the summer mark?

I just fasten the door to stay open all the time in the summer. They also get moved to the trees so they are shaded all day in the summer.

What type of bedding y'all using ? I use straw but hate how it molds... if on the ground.