The hound dog hotel.
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:25 pm
Thought I'd post up some pics of my kennel build from this summer, in case anyone needed any ideas. We started with a 10' x 20' storage shed. The plan was to have 6 stalls each with a seperate run outside - 2 dogs in each, so it can hold 12 dogs. We wired, insulated and painted the inside of it. Then added louvered hinged Deer Creek dog doors.
Put in a central water system out of 4" sewer pipe that could be filled from the outside. Used "T's" for the dog waterers.
The outside filler, and also the drain plug. To clean it, I just open the plug and take a hose inside and flush everything back outside. The water system is working great, Ive used it for about 6 months now, easy to clean and only needs filling every few days. It holds about 17 gallons. Boxed the outside by cutting off the end of a cooler and that slips over it all. Been -20 and hasn't froze yet, but put a plug for heat tape there if I need it.
We put in top doors and front doors and boxed in the water tank. We wanted the option of heating it, so we put wire on the front so heat could circulate.
For ease of feeding, I put feeder funnels in each stall made out of a 4" to 2" PVC reducer and about 2' of PVC and screwed bread pans to the water tank framing.
Put in a charging bench.
And some shelves.
There is a 10' x 20' run for each stall. I have since laid 1/4" thick x 4" square concrete wire with about 4" of road gravel on top to keep them from digging.
I just use carpet squares for beds. It stays pretty warm in there, but when it gets in the minuses, we kick on a small heater. Got about $2500 in it, $1500 for the shed alone. That is not counting the run panels either.
Put in a central water system out of 4" sewer pipe that could be filled from the outside. Used "T's" for the dog waterers.
The outside filler, and also the drain plug. To clean it, I just open the plug and take a hose inside and flush everything back outside. The water system is working great, Ive used it for about 6 months now, easy to clean and only needs filling every few days. It holds about 17 gallons. Boxed the outside by cutting off the end of a cooler and that slips over it all. Been -20 and hasn't froze yet, but put a plug for heat tape there if I need it.
We put in top doors and front doors and boxed in the water tank. We wanted the option of heating it, so we put wire on the front so heat could circulate.
For ease of feeding, I put feeder funnels in each stall made out of a 4" to 2" PVC reducer and about 2' of PVC and screwed bread pans to the water tank framing.
Put in a charging bench.
And some shelves.
There is a 10' x 20' run for each stall. I have since laid 1/4" thick x 4" square concrete wire with about 4" of road gravel on top to keep them from digging.
I just use carpet squares for beds. It stays pretty warm in there, but when it gets in the minuses, we kick on a small heater. Got about $2500 in it, $1500 for the shed alone. That is not counting the run panels either.
Thanks for the comments...
I did have one darn good dog, but he liked Kanye West, so I had to cull him.