What Do You Put In Your Kennels?

[slipper 116]

everything I put in my dogs kennel she pulls out, evenings are getting cooler now and even though she has a insulated with kingspan kennel I would like her to sleep on something or am I being to soft? What do you use as bedding?

[paulf 820]

my lurcher does the same mate everything I put in she pulls out again and sleeps on it in the run :yes:.

like you said its still mild so it wont hurt them but you could try carpet maybe just tack it down .

I have tried the shredded paper which went all over the place lol shredded cloth that went the same way so just use some old blankets from charity shops which can be washed or bought for next to nothing .

[squab 2,875]

always used straw myself dont seem to get any problems

[RubyTex 1,957]

Double quilt lol

 

Maybe i'm soft

[paulf 820]

tried the quilt looked it had been snowing in the run lol

[glenng 15]

I use the large wood shavings from the horse place.easy to change to keep clean and a bale is pretty cheap.

[franatic 54]

Yes, use wood shavings also, very clean and warm for them especially after hard hunting, keeps their skins immaculate aswel, keep a lip board inside kennal and that will stop them going all over the place.

[vanman1 411]

Personally i put the dog i the kennel lol

[eddie3 9]

a small wood pallet with a rubber mat on ; dogs are always warm when i let them out in the morning , tried the carpet always seems wet , shavings went all over the yard , dog beds just got chewed, what i do if the dogs come back wet i have dog coats for them sounds soft ! but works , and good food

[slipper 116]

Cheers mate good idea that

[sparkiemike 0]

Having three spaniels all they do is pull anything I put in the sleeping section is out in the run within 5mins so I had to put heaters in there in the end

[sikastag_1 689]

I've got pro fleece in mine mate its like vet bed only thicker, machine washable so I just rotate and wash the others, it takes water and puts it through the bottom but doesn't let it come back through so does need dried if it gets wet for any reason, good stuff but expensive lasts though and drys quick after washing

[RemyBolt 420]

We have our dogs indoors, but they sleep in a crate. If we used a kennel, we'd just pop the crate in there.

 

To keep them warm in the winter (the crate is in a conservatory style bit with crap roofing) we have a Tuff-Stuff dog bed permanently in the crate, then we place a double duvet over the crate when they go to sleep, and a small fleece blanket over the top of the bed. The duvet provides plenty of insulation, the blanket provides extra comfort, the Tuff-Stuff provides cushioning from the cold crate. All in all, it works for us. If we had an insulated outdoor kennel, the same system would probably still work well.

 

One thing to consider, we have 2 whippets and 1 Italian greyhound x whippet. So they provide plenty of warmth for each other.

[David129 4]

I used waxed paper but its messy oil stuff

[slipper 116]

I have ordered some thick rubber matting that they use for horse stables etc give that a whirl, would love another spaniel to keep her warm aswell as company but can't justify two gun dogs ( at the moment lol )