Prepare Your Dog House for Winter

RE: Prepare Your Dog House for Winter Post By MAGNES (Guest Post) (11/24/2008) Use lots of good dry fresh straw and change it every 2 weeks. Straw is great and insulating, conforms to body, and dog can stick himself in it if he wants. Blankets do not do that. Keep the wind off, use 90 degree offsets. I got a dog house totally sheltered from wind, with two small rooms inside, with two small doors, one outside, other inside, carpetted doors that fall flat on their own to keep the wind off, an insulated doghouse. A hearty breed outside like this is fine. Our walker hound is so warm he comes out and eats the snow and ice, has fleece too, he is dry like a duck, no water touches his skin when he jumps in a cold lake. Took him indoors with huge windchill -35 C last winter for a few days, put him in crate in basement, he will eat the furniture if you leave him alone. I don't want my dog to be uncomfortable. He is a hearty breed from northern ontario, never seen a farmer offer what we do in the south, he is more than fine, but I want to make sure, dogs don't have pores and don't loose heat the way humans do, in the summer they can't handle the heat, 0 C to my dog is like 22 C to us. Best of luck. Make sure you water and feed, fatten them a bit too. I make sure he eats his dog food then give him some carbs to make him fat like slices of bread as treat at night. It works. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Prepare Your Dog House for Winter Post By owenmohrbucks (Guest Post) (10/03/2004) PLEASE be careful with carpet in doghouses. I thought i was doing Shadow a favor by putting a piece of carpet in his dog house. It got a loose loop and started to unravel and it got around his neck. trying to get free he twisted and turned and strangled himself to death. It was a very sad time for me. Dogs have a winter coat and we make sure they have plenty of straw to nestle down in to keep warm. Dogs have a higher body temperature than we do, so a doghouse made for their size and with some straw they should be okay. Face the opening away from the wind. In very cold we do bring them in. Also feed them more since they use more calories to keep warm and make sure that they have fresh water. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Prepare Your Dog House for Winter Post By Lillith462 (Guest Post) (10/03/2004) Please if you are going to use those egg crate mattresses be sure to cover them with carpet witha very tightly woven material, the foam can kill your dog. If you notice any chewing on the carpet, remove and add more at once. Is there any reason your dog can't be in the house with you, that is why they are called companion animals. Very few dogs really like to stay outside away from their "pack" Dogs are social creatures and it is cruel to make them stay on a chain or a small fenced area. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Prepare Your Dog House for Winter Post By Linne Dodds (Guest Post) (09/30/2004) Does anyone know what is the best fabric to use for an easily washable cover for a dog bed that I am considering getting Mom to sew for our aging dog Daisy? We have the Egg Crate & Tons of fabric of all kinds as we collect the stuff. It has to hold up well & be easy to wash as I Know some of our critters will mess on it. This is a certainty. Oh yes, & sewing is my Mom's Passion. I didn't want the phrase "Getting Mom to sew", to be misconstrued. Thanks. Report Spam or Abuse