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Topic: Kennel Floor
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LoriAnn
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posted March 31, 2004 05:01 AM
My husband recently built a kennel for our escape artists while we are away, & the dirt floor isn't cutting it. It's been wet here & the dogs have had more baths than they care for lately. He wants to put treated wood decking out there, I don't think wood is a good idea. I like the resin Kennel Deck, but it's VERY expensive as is pouring a cement floor, not to mention the work involved. Any suggestions?
Posts: 80 | From: Indiana | Registered: Nov 2003
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gunn
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posted March 31, 2004 09:42 AM
You can lay hay down or chipped wood. But their is nothing wrong with a wood deck floor. It will actually allow the water to run between the boards so the animals do not get as wet or stay in wet surroundings as long.
Posts: 11 | From: Friendswood | Registered: Feb 2004
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GretaJack
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posted March 31, 2004 10:32 AM
Wood is fine if you don't have chewers, or kennel potty goers. I use straw or pine shavings and sometimes both. But I already have a cement barn floor, which is where our kennel is. Straw is about the cheapest option, as least for short term.
Posts: 195 | From: Wisconsin | Registered: Dec 2003
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mojo
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posted March 31, 2004 12:53 PM
my kennels are cement and they are easy to clean i never tried the wood bottom but i think if you have the money then go for the cement, it can be expensive but it will last forever. i built mine myself so all i had to pay for were the materials.
Posts: 52 | From: queens | Registered: Oct 2003
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LoriAnn
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posted April 03, 2004 05:12 AM
I wouldn't mind investing in a cement floor, however we are only planning on being here another year or so.
Our dogs don't urinate in the kennel, but the GSD is young & still likes to chew.
Thanks all for your input! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posts: 80 | From: Indiana | Registered: Nov 2003
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stauch olde english bulldogge
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posted April 05, 2004 12:46 PM
WHEN I WAS YOUNG I WORKED AT A FENCE COMPANY AND IWE USE TO TAKE AND DIG ABOUT SIX INCHES DOWN AND ABOUT A FOOT OUT AND WIRE A SMALL RUN OF CHAIN LINK MOST OF THE TIME IT WAS EVEN USED AND BARRY IT THE DOG WOULD THEN DIG AND FIND IT HURTING I NAILS NOT ANUFF TO CAUSE IT AND BAD PAIN BUT HE WOULD STOP DIGGING
Posts: 4 | From: kansas city kansas | Registered: Apr 2004
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