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