| So you'd like to know how to build a dog | | | | build a dog house will have a house big |
| house? Well, that means we're talking to less | | | | enough so that a partial wall will allow the |
| than 50% of all dog owners. Why? Because | | | | dog to escape the elements. The dog can |
| current survey information at OpinionTrone | | | | choose whether to just sleep in the entry |
| says most dog owners (over 50%) allow their | | | | room or go around the inner archway maze wall |
| pets on the family couch. Furthermore, if you | | | | into the inner sanctum. Both areas could have |
| allow your pet on the couch, chances are that | | | | bedding or a pillow, such as one filled with |
| you do not HAVE a dog house! | | | | cedar chips to discourage fleas. |
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| But for those of you who do, there are really | | | | 3. Make the floor just the littlest bit |
| good things to remember about how to build a | | | | slanted toward the doorway. Any good "how to |
| dog house: | | | | build a dog house" plan will make certain |
| | | | that any rain that does enter via the |
| 1. Any good how to build a dog house plan | | | | ventilation holes or doorway automatically |
| should begin by making sure the house is big | | | | drains out. Make sure that the roof is built |
| enough to accommodate your dog's ultimate | | | | at a slant, as well, for obvious run-off |
| grown-up size. You would not like to live in | | | | reasons. Do not paint the inside of the |
| a house whose ceiling was below your head | | | | house, but do make sure that the house is |
| height--neither would your dog. Most humans | | | | well insulated. |
| like about 2 feet of air above themselves in | | | | |
| a room in order to live without feelings of | | | | 4. Make sure the dog house faces away from |
| claustrophobia! That comfort zone is about 1 | | | | the major storm direction. In the U.S., most |
| 3 of their standing height. Allow your pet | | | | storms come from the south and west. Not all, |
| the same airiness. Figure out how tall it | | | | mind you, but most! So most how to build a |
| will stand as a mature pet and make sure the | | | | dog house plans will suggest that the ideal |
| ceiling of the dog house is 1/3 again taller! | | | | placement of a dog house door is to the east. |
| | | | That way, even in the wintertime, the cold |
| 2. Raise the house a few inches off the | | | | north wind will not whip inclement weather |
| ground to allow air and water to flow | | | | into the dog's entryway. |
| beneath. Ventilation is important for the | | | | |
| health of your dog and to dissuade pests from | | | | 5. Finally, almost all how to build a dog |
| invading its home. A few nickel-sized holes | | | | house plans will have you put hinges on the |
| in the walls under the eaves should be | | | | roof of the house for easy cleaning. When you |
| sufficient. Install a wind block inside the | | | | clean the dog, you should clean its house and |
| house so the dog can use the heat of its own | | | | bedding--just as faithfully as you would wish |
| body to warm up the area if it is really cold | | | | your pet to be to you! |
| and windy outside. Any good plan for how to | | | | |