above ground kennels

[Bev]

They will only bark if a stray dog or cat goes down the alley behind the house (usually just the pups - the adults are like 'whatever", lol). Nobody seems to mind. They understand dogs barking because 8 out of ten homeowners around here have at least one dog, and they know the pain. Last week the neighbors directly behind me (and closest to their kennels) was out using his snowblower and milling right around them. They (the pups) just watched with curiosity.

[steer creek beagles]

like for all the info i think i got a idea but could use some more ideas,

[mitch]

Steer Creek, I built three of them. 4x10, 3ft. off the ground, 2x4x2ft. w\ a divider in between, 4x6 run, and a porch on the front. The porch is nice to look over your dog. I used 1.5x1.5 12ga. pvc coated wire for the floor, which works great. I used 4ft. of plywood on the sides at the box and 2ft. of the run for shade and wind blocker. Plus a tin roof.

[long swamp]

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[Beagled1]

They are Seneca Kennels - 2 double runs with a whelper sandwiched in between, so there are 5 runs total there. You can see they don't span the length of my neighbor's garage, so they are space efficient for city folk. I placed the kennels with the back to the west, and in between the two garages - my neighbor's and mine. That helps cut a lot of the wind and drifting.

Bev, NICE setup you got there
I'm in the city as well, with very limited backyard space, so have been considering doing above ground kennels for a while now. I've always been leery of using the wood ones due to the maintenance/wear and tear but the aluminum ones from Seneca look great!

[randy37]

I have the seneca kennels very nice set up,the only thing I found was that a hound with a foot problem that wire isnt any good it will keep the cut open and not allow it to heal.I no rap the foot but the hound kept chewing it off,I also own a wood kennel with those wooden slats I keep my hounds in there when they hurt any feet.Wooden kennels hold up if made right a few years.

[Huntin54]

Here's mine.

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Both of the runs are 4x8, with sides that fold down so i can clean it out. And the floor is 1" by 1" plastic lattice.

[Bev]

These are some great-looking home-mades I'm seeing. It would be nice to know what the receipt for putting one of those together ended up being. Do any of you have an estimate of what you have in materials for these? I wish I were handy like that, but me and power tools don't mix. My electric hedge trimmers have black electrical tape in the cord every 2 feet, lol.

Randy, I would think a walk board put into the kennel of a hound with a cut pad would help some.

[Huntin54]

These are some great-looking home-mades I'm seeing. It would be nice to know what the receipt for putting one of those together ended up being. Do any of you have an estimate of what you have in materials for these?

$577.42 for the one i have. But my parents paid for it b/c we only had 2 dogs. Not that i have 3 im on my own with everything for the dogs. Shock Collars, Dog food, Vet bills, Shots, all that good stuff.

How much is it for one of the Double Run Seneca Kennels including shipping??

[E.C.I. Rookie]

huntin54,
how is the plastic lattice working for ya, and how long has it been in there? thanks,
Thomas

[Huntin54]

Its 2 years old, it hasn't cracked yet or anything.

Works great easy to clean most of the poop falls threw whatever doesn't i clean up every few days.