socks 32,253 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 alright lads were do you get that wax paper from a few ofyou are useing these days and how much is it, im useing straw at the minute is the paper supposed to be better thanks Much better than straw mate. Get it from your local greyhound track ............. 1 Quote Link to post
spazzy paddy 127 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 That's what was on there lol shes worse for destroying stuff than my bull!! lol fecked that idea up then Quote Link to post
jeppi26 1,855 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I used polystyrene for wall insulation then covered that with shower room plastic sheets that I managed to acquire from the building site I was on..... Without any electrical heating it warm after the dogs have been in it for 15/20 mins but I'm still going to be putting heating in there soon. Need a new draft excluder as the pup keeps demolishing them so if any one had any ideas on a material that a dog can't destroy to be used as a draft excluder/door flap I'd be grateful. try heavy duty plastic the type they use in where house doors . Where do I get some of that heavy duty plastic from? Quote Link to post
Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 i used polystyrene covered with plyboards, havnt had water bowl freeze over since. dog is bedded down on barley straw Quote Link to post
jf1970 328 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 i have 4 dogs that all sleep together in a 6 x 4 sleeping area, they have 2 large dog beds an old working jacket, old fleece jacket, duve cover, a couple of bedding covers that the mrs donated,lol, plenty for them to get bedded down into and all this is surrounded by 2 1/2 inch polystyrene inside 9mm ply. Quote Link to post
iworkwhippets 12,531 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 A lot of people seem to forget that a running dog in peak winter condition is carrying next to no fat to insulate them and need that extra bit of heat to help recovery after a hard days work when the night is freezing. Very few dogs have the intelligence to bury themselves in the paper or blankets in their kennel and will spend the night shivering which means aching muscles get worse and you have a stiff dog in the morning. A dog that has extra heat and can sleep through the night will come out in the morning far better off. It's one thing to not fuss over your dog to much but it's quite another when you want to get the best out of your dog. I have a wooden sleeping quarter for my dogs but they also have a heat lamp hanging above their bed that's switched on when the weather is freezing and no matter how hard they have been run good grub and plenty of warmth see them ready to go the next morning ............... Spot on Quote Link to post
Striker11 13 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee461/scott873/59baf241.jpg I have a wood burning furnace to burn logs in the winter. Heats up the whole kennels an doesn't burn electricity 1 Quote Link to post
leec 132 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) i use block built kennels that the dogs have to jump into the entrance is 2 blocks high the floor ir boarded then coverd in shavings then the whole kennel full of straw so the dogs have no choice but to nestle down into it then a rug on um an heat lamp everynight, and every morning they have hot meal insulate the dog aswell as the kennel Edited February 3, 2012 by leec 3 Quote Link to post
Phil Lloyd 10,738 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Good to hear that fellah... I see a poor old jukel sleeping on some boards, on a chain, under a mobile home the other day... Perhaps I should have minded me own business,..I usually do,...but, ..I just felt I had to say something... Such an action invariably back fires, and can get emotional,.with me generally ending up on me arse.. However, I had a victory with these guys, and as I passed by checking me mole and rabbit traps, I noticed a wee box , stuffed full of shredded paper, had now been provided... The jukel, a Saluki type , was tucked up nice and snug, with his head poking out,... I may be getting senile, but,.. I swear he was smiling at me... 'Work them hard, and treat them like Heroes'..... Quote Link to post
inan 841 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Good to hear that fellah... I see a poor old jukel sleeping on some boards, on a chain, under a mobile home the other day... Perhaps I should have minded me own business,..I usually do,...but, ..I just felt I had to say something... Such an action invariably back fires, and can get emotional,.with me generally ending up on me arse.. However, I had a victory with these guys, and as I passed by checking me mole and rabbit traps, I noticed a wee box , stuffed full of shredded paper, had now been provided... The jukel, a Saluki type , was tucked up nice and snug, with his head poking out,... I may be getting senile, but,.. I swear he was smiling at me... 'Work them hard, and treat them like Heroes'..... That was worth stopping for then. Good Man! Quote Link to post
spazzy paddy 127 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I used polystyrene for wall insulation then covered that with shower room plastic sheets that I managed to acquire from the building site I was on..... Without any electrical heating it warm after the dogs have been in it for 15/20 mins but I'm still going to be putting heating in there soon. Need a new draft excluder as the pup keeps demolishing them so if any one had any ideas on a material that a dog can't destroy to be used as a draft excluder/door flap I'd be grateful. try heavy duty plastic the type they use in where house doors . Where do I get some of that heavy duty plastic from? could always ask around at any food factorys or where houses. atb sp Quote Link to post
stabba 10,745 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Does having plastic kennel walls not cause condensation?? hence causing damp bedding?? Quote Link to post
redcharge 378 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Does having plastic kennel walls not cause condensation?? hence causing damp bedding?? I think to stop condensation you would need some sort of vent, in doing so you'd be giving the warm air an escape route. This is the reason I used ply on my sleeping boxes but if it wasn't for the condensation that plastic would be ideal. Quote Link to post
Blue one 89 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Does having plastic kennel walls not cause condensation?? hence causing damp bedding?? I think to stop condensation you would need some sort of vent, in doing so you'd be giving the warm air an escape route. This is the reason I used ply on my sleeping boxes but if it wasn't for the condensation that plastic would be ideal. from experience, i find ply also keeps in condensation, unless their is holes to let it out. Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 i have carpet in mine a leather settee and i put in a log burner but as a back up i have an oil fired rayburn, it cost quarter of a million to buy and i will be paying the mortgage when im 90 but as long as the dogs are warm enough eh! Quote Link to post
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