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Bedding for a Dog Kennel

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Date: 06/24/2006 Topics: Pets > Dogs | Readers Request > Pets  
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What would be the best kind of bedding for an outside dog kennel? I heard somewhere not to use pine straw. Are wood chips or hay good to use?

Tag27612 from Raleigh, NC
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By Cindy (Guest Post)
I use a baby crib matteress with a waterproof matteress cover and baby crib sheets.....this way I can change it when ever and it stays clean.
Also its better than any dog bed. Ever layed down on a dog pillow or bed. Its terrible!

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By rodney (Guest Post)
don't use cedar. It can lead to blindness over time and is not recommended for dog bedding for that reason.

Posted on 09/15/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By raymond (Guest Post)
I just put up a 10 X 10 run and was going to use cedar mulch for a base, any thoughts?

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By Roberta (Guest Post)
When making your own dog kennel bedding filled with cedar chips, what type of fabric do you use? Would denim work?

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By Anonymous (135) Blog! Contact
cedar chips is highly recommended because it repels insects like fleas and ticks. Just as Mollie said, you can make your own instead of paying a hundred dollars for one. I can't believe the prices of dog bedding! I have an extra large bed for one of my dogs and paid $90.00 for it at Petsmart last year. The cover is wearing out and I have searched the Internet including Petsmart to find a new one but I haven't found one yet. I'm not much of a seamstress so I will keep looking. I tell you, if you know how to sew, you could make a fortune making dog beds. The foam isn't expensive and I'm sure you could find remnants of material for a good price. Instead of a zipper, I think I would use velcro. Seems like it would be easier to sew it in the fabric than a zipper.

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By dpcw (121) Profile Contact
Please don't use hay for bedding for dogs. I used to use it all of the time until one of my dogs started to eat it. The hay started to get stuck between his teeth and the gums. I didn't realize this was happening and it became infected. I will spare you the gorry details but he ended up having surgery to get the infection out. My vet told me to use straw or shredded paper.

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By forgetmenotaromas (69) Profile Blog! Contact
We use cedar chips because they are good to keep the fleas & ticks away.

Marla

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By MollieB55 (17) Profile Contact
This is something I did years ago after pricing doggie beds. I noticed that a lot of the upscale beds were zippered pillows filled with cedar chips. I checked one out and it had two pillows - a zippered one you could remove and wash and one sewn up that was filled with the chips. I needed a large one for my Golden Retriever and they wanted over a hundred dollars for it! Well, I made a large zippered case (I discovered later I could have bought one pretty cheap), then went to the gardening department of a big discount chain store and bought a bag of cedar chips for about 12 to 15 dollars. I stuffed the pillow. It worked great. Bugs don't like the smell of cedar I guess. It didn't take the whole bag of chips to fill the pillow. I discovered when I took the pillow off to wash it, "Heidi" was just as happy to sleep right on the chips. The one bag lasted over a couple of years. I kept the pillow because I didn't like combing the chips out of her. I adopt older dogs that owners get tired of and have had three dogs who love this arrangement. And I have never found bugs or other creepy, crawly things in the bedding!

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