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Building your own dog house
could be expensive. As
many dog owners would vouch for, the
cost of owning a dog could be expensive.
Vets bills and food supplies soon mount up and this is why so many dogs
end up
abandoned in rescue centers or put out on to the street. Responsible
dog owners
are aware of the costs which a pet incurs and so go into it with their
eyes
open. However, an unnecessary expense is that involved with the
purchase of a
doghouse.
Many dog owners allow their
pets to sleep in the home with
them, thus eradicating the need for an exterior doghouse. But others
prefer to
distance themselves somewhat from their pets, preferring them to sleep
outside
at night. For these owners, the need to buy a doghouse is essential.
These can
range from budget buys which are little more than a wooden shell, to
hugely
extravagant constructions complete with a porch and stairs to make
their kennel
into a luxury home. Obviously, the cost rises proportionately to the
quality of
the doghouse. However, there is an alternative option.
You could build your own
doghouse. You would still be
required to pay for the supplies and you would have to do the work
yourself but
it means that you can tailor the doghouse to your pet. A doghouse
should be
large enough for your pet to comfortably turn but no bigger than that
in order
for it to retain the dog’s body heat and so self-insulate to
a degree. Most
readily available dog houses that you can buy from pet stores or
similar places
are a fairly standard size. Given that your doghouse should be sized in
relation to your specific dog, you may find that, if you have a
particularly
large or small dog, that the shop bought ones are not ideal. Therefore,
building your own can solve this problem.
There are a few things to
remember when buying the materials
for your doghouse. The first is to ensure that the doghouse is raised
from the
floor slightly to prevent moisture from seeping into the wood. The
second is to
ensure that you purchase exterior grade plywood and not pressure
treated
plywood. Exterior grade is slightly harder to come by as the majority
of
hardware stores sell pressure treated. However, this is treated with
chemicals
which may be harmful to your dog if they chew it.
These are the main things you
need to adhere to when
building your own doghouse. As long as these three areas, the size,
raised from
the ground and use of correct wood, are correct you can pretty much do
what you
like in terms of design and build. Why not decorate the finished
doghouse to
suit your pet’s personality? That is what I call a designer
home!
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