wildbill
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Originally posted by CountryMile
Watch those plastic barrels in the summer months. Keep them in the shade or they turn into greenhouses and are very very hot inside. They do work well in the cold with good dry bedding though.
that could be bad in the heat ,but if the dogs are that dumb to go in one when its that hot out ,what can you say for the dog,,
i make sure they have a tree for shade in the summer or peace of plywood canapoy off the side of the barrell for shade spot.
i'v put wooden box's next to blue plasic drums and the dogs perfer the barrells,,i use the extra large wooden boxs for them to have pups in and when the pups get weened and get separated from mommy,pup the barrells in the pen so then they can choose what they want to sleep in..they dont like those highdollar squaire plastic box's from tractor supply.all my dogs but 2 have blue barrells.
in the winter i just stuff them full of straw and they make a hole in it and the straw pushs up in front of the door hole, if it gets too warm they will stick their head out.
goodwill here sells the blue 55gal barrells for around $8 and tax
joe at 13 1/2 yrs old ,died around 14 1/2 ,spent last 12 of those yrs in his barrel.
little moe and his barrell
gunners barrell is under floor of puppy kennel for added shade,dont like the white barrells ,will crack in the winter if the heavy dogs jump on top of them .
half walker/redbone ,born in and raised on blue barrell
joe jr around 10 yrs old born and raised in blue barrell,just add more straw when it gets cold,he will lay in his barrell and nusence bark if he dont have just the right amout of straw to suit him..
if i had some dirt banks i'd did a hole out in the bank and slide the barrells back into the holes so the ground would keep them cool in the summer..
i have 9/16 drillbit holes in the bottom so the water will drain if some gets in and try to set them with the back of the barrell uphill with the opening away from the way the wind blows so snow and rain dont blow directly into the opening,,tryed the burplap/rubber mudflaps over the doors ,didnt last long,my dogs didnt like it and wasnt on them more than 2-3 days.,just fill with straw,if too much straw they will dig it out to their likeing..at least mine do..
hope this helps you all.
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