Dog House Construction

 

Featured Dog House 5: Bailey's Bungalow

Location: Somewhere in America

Builder: Jack

I built the house so my buddy has a place for cover during the day.  We only keep her in the yard on 32+ days.  Nights are spent in a pet-porter in-doors.

Attached are some pics of the house I built.

Basic details:  

4'x3', .75" thick plywood floor with 2x4 treated supports under.
20" high 2x4 insulated walls.
The entire interior is cedar lined (expensive mistake, oh well...she is worth it).
Interior wall to block wind.
Custom (well, it's all custom) front hinged insulated roof.
About $100 and 8 hours invested.  I probably could have bought one cheaper, but then it would not have been "custom", and it also gave me something to do.

The house also has fixed caster wheels on the back (so when you tilt it up it can be rolled around, it weighs at least 100 pounds).

"Bailey" is a Border Collie/Sheltie/Schipperkee mix.  Mom was a breeder mistake mix of a Sheltie and a Schipperkee. Then mom wandered into the yard of a registered Border Collie...

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