kennel size

[Guest rattdog]

I own my home but am not flowing over in the property area. kind of limited on space

looking to build a kennel for my terriers just wondering if anybody has to deal with the space issue also

and has come up with a decent kennel system for when the dogs arent working. or has any good pics of thier whole kennel area. need some ideas . my wife says if i plan on getting a third terrier I need to build a kennel or dog run of some sort. would be greatfull for any help....

[Guest Eamon.Mc]

IMO I'd penn terriers in penns of 6ftx3ft 2 to a penn the same for lurchers 1 to a penn. Just my opinion, I'm in the middle of building new kennels concrete going down next week.

[Guest rattdog]

hey thanks for the info 6' x 3' seems sound.

way better than a crate... thanks alot for the replie...

[Guest the poacher]

my terriers are in 6x3 kennels lurchers are in 6 x4 kennels they are also walked twice a day

[twelsh 346]

my terriers are in a 8ft by 8ft and lurchers in 12ft by 8 ft but that sound right 6ft by 3 ft you dont need them to big

[nelson 0]

As big as you can go mate,mine are in half a 6' x 4' shed with a run attached to it,seem happy enough.Well i haven't had a letter of complaint from them any way .

 

They have plenty of space to mope about in when they are in there and get plenty of exercise so it's no problem.

 

What you also need is a 10 year old daughter to walk them while your at work and clean them out

[lone wolf 0]

if you have the time to go to general talk page 17 my kennels are on there i also had an issue with size and an odd space,hope it helps

[Guest rattdog]

thanks for the input I have a 10 year old and a 6 year old....daughters and mabey that would be a good job for them to earn some allowence once thier soccer season is over. i feel better now from everybodys imput.. my max allowable space is 16'x5' and I do walk them twice daily and get them out in the field on weekends and after work as daylight permits. I have a male rat terrier who is a really good bushing dog /ratter and just aquired a female pat and in the future was thinking of another female pat do you think 2 females will do allrite if penned together or am I asking for a dead dog from kennel fight also thinking of a lurcher in the future to complete my pack somthing on the smaller side is anybody making this sort of situation work right now or is it unrealistic , not counting my 16'x5' kennel space for the terriers the rest of my backyard is 16'x40' and is all grass. and the dogs are allowed inside at times. thanks for the help..

ps. thaks for th direction lone wolf but when I go to the general talk section at page 17 none of the pictures will come up....Id really like to see the pics of the kennel looks like you put alot up.

Edited December 2, 2006 by rattdog

[lone wolf 0]

well ratdog here are some of them mate hope they help :11:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest rattdog]

hey thanks for the pics.... givin me some good ideas.... hope mine come out that good

gonna start construction after x-mas

[Simoman 110]

Nice kennels lonewolf My dogs have a 6x6 run and a 6x4 kennel. They also have their own yard.

[Shamo 319]

I will be honest with you. I have found over the Years that some guys build far too big a Kennel Run and sleeping area. It is nice to have them fairly tall to aid owners cleaning etc, but it is not essential to have them above three feet high. How tall is the average Terrier? Just take steps to stop them getting out over the top. The other thing is that you want the Run section big enough for the Dogs to not have to walk in their own mess. I would say a six feet by four feet Run is a nice size. The sleeping Box wants to be just that, a Box size. It wants to be draught free and fully waterproof. The Terrier wants to be able to stand up in it and turn around. He wants to be able to lay out with Legs outstretched in the hot Days, but no more. I have seen guys build Mansions for their Terriers to sleep in, when they actually prefer somewhere small, darkish and cosy. I have had Terriers sleeping in a 'Broody Hens Box', which you can buy from Farm Outlets. Another good thing to remember is to measure individual Dogs and build something in between the biggest Terrier and the smallest, if you know what I mean.

Most of the Kennels I have seen are built to look good to the Human Eye. Apart from when you walk them a Dog will spend twenty three and a half hours a day asleep!! Give them a small cosey Box to sleep in and a Run just big enough so they can do their business and not have to walk in it. I would not bother with a Roof either on the Run. I rarely keep two Terriers together either, even opposite sex ones. I have had too many 'serious' arguments over the smallest of things and there is nothing more annoying then not being able to work a Dog because of a scrap. A nice little walk once a Day is fine coupled with a Day or two's working each Week will keep them happy and fit. As I said most of the time Kennels and Runs are built just to look good and how guys think they would like to live in.

[lone wolf 0]

I will be honest with you. I have found over the Years that some guys build far too big a Kennel Run and sleeping area. It is nice to have them fairly tall to aid owners cleaning etc, but it is not essential to have them above three feet high. How tall is the average Terrier? Just take steps to stop them getting out over the top. The other thing is that you want the Run section big enough for the Dogs to not have to walk in their own mess. I would say a six feet by four feet Run is a nice size. The sleeping Box wants to be just that, a Box size. It wants to be draught free and fully waterproof. The Terrier wants to be able to stand up in it and turn around. He wants to be able to lay out with Legs outstretched in the hot Days, but no more. I have seen guys build Mansions for their Terriers to sleep in, when they actually prefer somewhere small, darkish and cosy. I have had Terriers sleeping in a 'Broody Hens Box', which you can buy from Farm Outlets. Another good thing to remember is to measure individual Dogs and build something in between the biggest Terrier and the smallest, if you know what I mean.

Most of the Kennels I have seen are built to look good to the Human Eye. Apart from when you walk them a Dog will spend twenty three and a half hours a day asleep!! Give them a small cosey Box to sleep in and a Run just big enough so they can do their business and not have to walk in it. I would not bother with a Roof either on the Run. I rarely keep two Terriers together either, even opposite sex ones. I have had too many 'serious' arguments over the smallest of things and there is nothing more annoying then not being able to work a Dog because of a scrap. A nice little walk once a Day is fine coupled with a Day or two's working each Week will keep them happy and fit. As I said most of the time Kennels and Runs are built just to look good and how guys think they would like to live in.

 

who the hell wants to built something that wont last or looks scruffy,dont forget a lot of us lad build these kennels and take up room that our wives think they could make better use of the space with.it also must meet with there approval and not look a mess at the house.

[skycat 6,173]

We've just got new kennels and they are 6 foot high (for lurchers) but we have put in a false 'roof' just over a metre from the floor inside the kennel part: 2 reasons............the first being that hot air rises and I don't want the dogs using their energy to keep warm in winter, so this keeps them a lot snugger. Second reason is that I can store bedding on top of the false roof (a metre high of empty space), which will also act as insulation and keep the kennels even warmer. In summer they come out to allow more air to circulate.......and I find somewhere else to store the bedding, though of course we don't use so much in the warm months as the dogs don't come back wet and muddy.

[antg 1,767]

I will be honest with you. I have found over the Years that some guys build far too big a Kennel Run and sleeping area. It is nice to have them fairly tall to aid owners cleaning etc, but it is not essential to have them above three feet high. How tall is the average Terrier? Just take steps to stop them getting out over the top. The other thing is that you want the Run section big enough for the Dogs to not have to walk in their own mess. I would say a six feet by four feet Run is a nice size. The sleeping Box wants to be just that, a Box size. It wants to be draught free and fully waterproof. The Terrier wants to be able to stand up in it and turn around. He wants to be able to lay out with Legs outstretched in the hot Days, but no more. I have seen guys build Mansions for their Terriers to sleep in, when they actually prefer somewhere small, darkish and cosy. I have had Terriers sleeping in a 'Broody Hens Box', which you can buy from Farm Outlets. Another good thing to remember is to measure individual Dogs and build something in between the biggest Terrier and the smallest, if you know what I mean.

Most of the Kennels I have seen are built to look good to the Human Eye. Apart from when you walk them a Dog will spend twenty three and a half hours a day asleep!! Give them a small cosey Box to sleep in and a Run just big enough so they can do their business and not have to walk in it. I would not bother with a Roof either on the Run. I rarely keep two Terriers together either, even opposite sex ones. I have had too many 'serious' arguments over the smallest of things and there is nothing more annoying then not being able to work a Dog because of a scrap. A nice little walk once a Day is fine coupled with a Day or two's working each Week will keep them happy and fit. As I said most of the time Kennels and Runs are built just to look good and how guys think they would like to live in.

 

who the hell wants to built something that wont last or looks scruffy,dont forget a lot of us lad build these kennels and take up room that our wives think they could make better use of the space with.it also must meet with there approval and not look a mess at the house.

 

lone wolf that kennel run looks great but i have to agree with shamo on what he said about the size of the sleeping space.some people have their sleeping space too big for the dog and it takes alot for them to keep warm in a big space. lots will shiver weight off. if you build a box were your bunk is for your dogs it would warm up loads easier from their body heat than them in a 6x4 or whatever size your shed is. please dont take it as a dig its not .