Category Archives: Housing

DIY Puppy Kennel

This plan is for a 15’x10′ puppy kennel with a concrete-block floor over gravel. A solid concrete pad is better, and pricier and requires a lot more work. Materials List Leather work gloves (this is not a job for a manicure) Wheelbarrow, shovel, mattock, metal rake, small sledge hammer, screwdriver, linesman’s wire-cutting pliers, rubber mallet…

DIY Puppy Palace

This dog house is a plywood 2’x4’x4′ with a removable lid for easy clean-out or adding cedar shavings. The dog house will easily hold an 85# mom and 9 puppies, or a pair of 10ys (a 100# male and his 90# sister), or 2 moms and 2 puppies. Skill level is moderate. If you can…

Crates

Dogs are den animals.  In the wild they seek out caves or other sheltered lairs.  They feel more secure in enclosed areas. If you have a housedog there are still good reasons to crate-train them — what if your dog is hurt and needs vet-prescribed crate rest? What if you have contractors coming in and…