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Pitfalls to avoid? Doghouse cshenk 02-24-2008
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Posted by cshenk on February 24, 2008, 8:09 am
Hi!

We've been settled in fairly well now 5 months after our return from Sasebo
Japan, and now are getting 2 pets. The local rescue pet society has a
lovely cat and a perfect for us beagle.

Nothing special needed for the cat except later we might want to build a
perch. For the dog, though we plan to have him indoors almost all the time,
seems a dog house in the back yard would be a good thing. As the beagle
(named 'Cash' BTW) isnt a huge dog, we don't need a huge structure. He's
35-40 lbs. He won't use it 'much' but it should be there for him if we
leave him in the backyard for a short grocery trip when the weather is nice.

I'm looking over some googled plans as well as at simple plastic ones. The
plastic ones look like they might collect rain inside and not drain well.
Also we are in a hurricane area and 2-4 times a year would have to find a
place inside to stow such an item (or dismantle, flip both parts up and
weight with cinderblocks).

Help me out? What pratfalls might I want to avoid here?

Things I am fairly sure of:

- yard doesnt drain fast in heavy rain so needs to be raised 2 inches or any
wood floor may rot
- needs to be able to be tied or bolted down somehow?
- needs to be reasonably watertight but with venting along roof edge as it
can get quite hot here
- have plenty of leftover roofing material (tiles, tar paper etc)



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 24, 2008, 8:35 am
> Hi!
>
> We've been settled in fairly well now 5 months after our return from Saseb=
o
> Japan, and now are getting 2 pets. =EF=BF=BDThe local rescue pet society h=
as a
> lovely cat and a perfect for us beagle.
>
> Nothing special needed for the cat except later we might want to build a
> perch. =EF=BF=BDFor the dog, though we plan to have him indoors almost all=
the time,
> seems a dog house in the back yard would be a good thing. =EF=BF=BDAs the =
beagle
> (named 'Cash' BTW) isnt a huge dog, we don't need a huge structure. =EF=BF=
=BDHe's
> 35-40 lbs. =EF=BF=BDHe won't use it 'much' but it should be there for him =
if we
> leave him in the backyard for a short grocery trip when the weather is nic=
e.
>
> I'm looking over some googled plans as well as at simple plastic ones. =EF=
=BF=BDThe
> plastic ones look like they might collect rain inside and not drain well.
> Also we are in a hurricane area and 2-4 times a year would have to find a
> place inside to stow such an item (or dismantle, flip both parts up and
> weight with cinderblocks).
>
> Help me out? =EF=BF=BDWhat pratfalls might I want to avoid here?
>
> Things I am fairly sure of:
>
> - yard doesnt drain fast in heavy rain so needs to be raised 2 inches or a=
ny
> wood floor may rot
> - needs to be able to be tied or bolted down somehow?
> - needs to be reasonably watertight but with venting along roof edge as it=

> can get quite hot here
> - have plenty of leftover roofing material (tiles, tar paper etc)

dont bother with dog house, fence in yard and add doggie door.

Posted by cshenk on February 24, 2008, 12:18 pm

>dont bother with dog house, fence in yard and add doggie door.

Grin, yard already is fenced. This is to keep a beagle (they chew stuff up
pretty bad untended) in a safe but happy yard when we go grocery shopping.

I am however thinking we might just need to put a pet door in the porch
screen area and let that be his 'dry space' if it rains. Although like all
beagles he will chew a bit, he's not deliberately destructive in the way of
busting out a screen door. More the shoe knarfing type.



Posted by Jim Redelfs on February 25, 2008, 9:09 am
wrote:

> More the shoe knarfing type.

As much as I LOVE our doggie door, I must point out that a doggie door has
one, glaring liability: The dog can covertly remove most anything they choose
from the house for leisurely consumption (destruction) out back.

Without a doggie door, if you are standing at the door, letting out the dog,
you can intercept contraband: "No, you cannot take that Nike outside!"
--
:)
JR

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 25, 2008, 9:41 am
e:

> wrote:
>
> > More the shoe knarfing type.
>
> As much as I LOVE our doggie door, I must point out that a doggie door has=

> one, glaring liability: =EF=BF=BDThe dog can covertly remove most anything=
they choose
> from the house for leisurely consumption (destruction) out back.
>
> Without a doggie door, if you are standing at the door, letting out the do=
g,
> you can intercept contraband: =EF=BF=BD"No, you cannot take that Nike outs=
ide!"
> --
> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD :)
> JR

yeah, perhaps they outgrow that. we have 3 dogs and about all i find
outside or old food containers.......

very little of value:)

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