Wife Alergic to Chesapeake

[Hawkeyethenoo 0]

I now have a 9 week chesapeake pup, my wife is alergic to it. We have always had dogs in the 15 years of our marriage but have not had one in 10 months as the last one died at the age of 14 the month before our daughter was born. We have decided to give it a 6 weeks to see if she becomes acclimatised to it; otherwise it will have to be an outdoor kennelled dog.

 

Q1 Has anyone else experienced anything similar?

 

Q2 What is the most efficient and economic way to build an outdoor kennel fenced in set up for the dog?

[wuyang 513]

At the age of 5 my grandpas long haired mongeral would make make really ill, rashes, puffy itchy eyes, weezing the lot. My Grandads whippet never bothered me in the slightest.My aunties boxers also made me ill. My doctor told my parents i would never be able to get a dog.

 

Anyway come 14yrs of age i got a whippet and i was fine, following this, two border collies and a jack russell terrier. I have had many dogs since and also worked in a dog grooming parlour.

 

Yes i am allegic to dogs, but you do find that some breeds are worse than others. Its not just down to how short their hair is. I have found that male dogs and dog that are generally more doggy smelling affect me the worse. When i spent 3 years away from home studying i would occasionally pop back home, when i did my alleriges with the dogs were higher than when i left. So i do definitely build some resistance after spending time with the dogs. I always wash my hands after handing the dogs overwise i can end up sneezing etc. Hayfever tablets or a generally allergy nose spray can really help. Asthmatics can tend to have pet allergies as they go hand in hand.

Edited July 27, 2010 by wuyang

[Hawkeyethenoo 0]

Thanks for the response.

 

Now I nee to suss out an effective but economic way of building an outdoor kennel.

[wilbert 6]

Thanks for the response.

 

Now I nee to suss out an effective but economic way of building an outdoor kennel.

 

Depends on what you class as economic. I am in the process of building a 7' x 6' x 13' kennel and run and by the time I have paid for the materials for the base, timber, plywood, insulation, roof felt and galvanised mesh etc I will be close on £700. OK I could have done it cheaper but this will be very well built and will last a long time. I looked at all the kennels at the CLA last weekend and although they look very nice they are not as well built and are expensive for what they are.

[ruthi 0]

I know there's been an earlier thread (on here I'm fairly sure? Am writing this on phone so can't check it!) about converting a shed into a kennel, adding insulation, divisions etc, then building a run onto it using reasonably priced galvanised panels. Sounds interesting and possibly more economical as long as it's insulated...? Sometimes panels pop up in the for sale section on here too.

Atb with it mate, Ruth.

[liftboy1 0]

If I was you you would pick up a new shed for say £300 for a 10x8 and where the doors are make a mesh area, I bought a brand new 10x7 wooden kennel/run for £380. But I know the ones of the net (proper jobs) are a minimum of £1000!!