Share kenneling tips, kennel construction, running and starting pen construction, suggested materials, etc.
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huntmasterg1
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by huntmasterg1 Tue Feb 04, 2003 2:54 pm
Can anyone tell me what is the best flooring for an outdoor kennel? I have been told concrete, But some people say its hard on a dogs paws.
Hoytman
Posts: 7 Joined: Tue Feb 11, 2003 10:28 amLocation: southern Wisconson
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by Hoytman Wed Feb 12, 2003 11:36 am
The best thing about concrete is it keeps the dogs feet conditioned. And toe nails trimmed.
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fishmore
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by fishmore Mon Feb 24, 2003 11:15 pm
I use limestone. Good filtration for waste and the the lime in the stone helps cut down on bacteria.
Mitchell
Posts: 4 Joined: Fri Feb 07, 2003 1:18 pm
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by Mitchell Wed Feb 26, 2003 12:19 pm
Concrete is easy to clean & have not seen many fleas. Only had dogs on for 1 yr. they do not sem to mind & feet appear to be doing OK.
huntmasterg1
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by huntmasterg1 Fri Feb 28, 2003 3:30 pm
I also heard a guy say he put a layer of stone then a 5in. layer of fine beach type sand. He told me it would also keep there nails trimmed and if they wanted to dig the sand would fall back in also making it easy to clean. Does any one have any comments on this? THANKS
Richard
Posts: 229 Joined: Fri Sep 20, 2002 9:40 amLocation: Arkansas
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by Richard Thu May 29, 2003 8:26 pm
I have cement kennels and have had no problems at all. I also think a wire cage would be OK.