Registered: May 2006
Location: Southern Oregon
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Do you have a hard time keeping straw/hay in the Kondo's? I put one together and couldn't "load" it up like I normally would with the barrel. The weather is nice so I'm not too worried about it right now.

Are your dogs keeping warm enough in the winter? What temps are you using it at? I want to test one this winter before I switch all the dogs over.

I've been told by Dog Den users that in the Pacific Northwest they are always wet inside so I went with the Kondo instead.

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Registered: Jul 2009
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ive had good luck with mine!.never had issues with dogs pulling hay out except for a young dog i had.so he just slept on the plywood i put over the metal.in general there fine.just after 6 years u have to do some work to them.metal rots out inside & out.but mine are still good now.needs some work tho.i figure ill get another year or so outta them.

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What's a K9 condo?

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It is the kit for the plastic barrels. Comes with the door, legs and vent in the back. It seems nice except there isn't much of a lip to keep straw in. I have a couple pictures of mine but I'm too lazy to upload them on photobucket right now. Cleo, I posted a couple pictures of mine on my facebook.

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Ill look.. Ty!

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Breeding for the future of the Treeing Walker
"God bless the Broken Road"
~A man is only as good as his word~

Proud home to;

'PR' Kentucky River Fly Again (Kentucky River Rowdy frozen semen)
ACHA CHT x3 Broken Roads Little Texas (Kentucky River Rowdy x Houses Lipper's Hope)
CH Broken Roads Southern Stylish Boom (Kentucky River Rowdy x Houses Lipper's Hope)
Broken Road's Rowdy Lil Miss (Kentucky River Rowdy x Houses Lipper's Hope)
Broken Road's Meabie I will (Lipper's Rooster x Missy)
Broken Roads IMA Boomer2 (UKC NATL GRCH GRNTCH Honest Abe x Broken Roads Southern Stylish Boom
~~~~~Watch out!~~~~~
They just might make an IMPACT!

and the girls...Punkin and Tater!

Gone by never forgotten ~ Fly high my beautiful angels
~ GRCH GNTCH PKC SC Toucan Sam
~CH Toucan's Ugly Betty
~ CCH CH Southforks September Rain
~ Martin's Daisy JJ (what a beautiful litter you left behind)
~ Luke, the lab who brought us so many doves and ducks over the years
~ UKC GRCH,ACHA CH 2014 LWCH 2014 2 x's ACHA YOUTH WCH AKC CH AKC CH 'PR' Kentucky River Mundar ~ (Kentucky River Rowdy frozen semen) DNA Profiled ~ Fly high, old friend.

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I have K-9 Condo doors on my dog building with plastic barrels w/o doors inside the building. No problems with the cold here. If moisture condensing inside is an issue, you simply drill a couple of holes in the barrels to allow moisture laden air to escape.

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It is the kit for the plastic barrels. Comes with the door, legs and vent in the back. It seems nice except there isn't much of a lip to keep straw in. I have a couple pictures of mine but I'm too lazy to upload them on photobucket right now. Cleo, I posted a couple pictures of mine on my facebook.

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It under my name but my settings are private so I doubt you will be able to see them. There are some pics on this site if you search "kondo".

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