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    building a dog house

    Friends, I am quite new to this forum, and I came here with a question. My question is what are the materials required to build a dog house? Frankly speaking my puppy has grown little older, and I want to shift him to the back yeard garden and want to build a dog house for him, But I don't have any construction idea. So it will be very helpful to me if, some one here suggest me some instruction for building a dog house.

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    Post this in Dog General.

    The very first post in this section tells you what the Dog House is.

    Unless you are trying to be funny....
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    I moved this to Dog General. Construction materials - plywood, shingles, nails, and paint or stain ... what breed of dog and how big is he? And where - what kind of climate - do you live in?

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    First:
    * Check out http://www.Google.com - the search engine ...
    search on the term "dog house plans" (use the quotes) ...
    you ought to get a LOT of ideas there. Some for free; some want money for the plans.

    Second:
    * Check out your local Lumber Yard, Home Depot, Lowe's, 84 Lumber, any place you
    can buy lumber and building supplies ...
    They usually have a rack of "Projects" - often including Dog Houses.

    Third
    * Try the local Humane Society or Dog Rescue ... they often pass out a dog house
    Plan flyer with new adoptions.

    Key Points:
    * UP Off the ground with the floor - so there's an air space between the ground
    and the floor
    * INSULATED with double walls - to stabilize the temperature.
    * Heavy Carpet nailed over the doorway - easy to open + stops drafts
    * Almost Flat roof - sloped to the rear for drainage ... doubles as a sun porch.
    * Roof Overhangs on two or more sides - gives shade in the summer

    Happy Home Building!

    PS: When You're Home - Fido should be INSIDE WITH you!
    /s/ Cinder, Smokey & Heidi

    R.I.P. ~ Boots, Bowser, Sherman, & Snoopy

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    So your kicking him out of the house and making him live outside?
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    Here's one for ya Jack !!!!

    http://www.mikestrong.com/doghouse/

    Wom

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    Oh....and Jack.....when you are finished building.........can we have a pic ???
    Wom

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    So your kicking him out of the house and making him live outside?
    Well, that's not "exactly" what Jack said ...

    Let's try to be FRIENDLY towards a New Member to get started ...
    we can *mind bend* later.
    /s/ Cinder, Smokey & Heidi

    R.I.P. ~ Boots, Bowser, Sherman, & Snoopy

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