TwoSocks
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Registered: Nov 2007
Location: West Lafayette, Ohio
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I have above ground kennels. I got my first two beagles three and a half years ago. I started with them on the ground (concrete), and the winter months tend to get messy. My above ground kennels have treated decking boards with an inch and a half space between each. The dogs learn very quickly to squat between rungs when going number two. If they don't, it is easily scraped out with a hoe or shovel. I very seldom have to scrape crap. I also have equipped each house with a new hound heater about a month ago. They run on 1.5 amps, which is not much juice at all, and it is currently about 15 degrees here, not including wind chill, and my houses stay at roughly 45 to fifty degree's, but could easily turn the thermostat up on them if I wished. This also gives me a peace of mind knowing that they are not outside shivering in their houses. Each of the houses on the kennels are equipped with doors. ( I recommend Seneca Kennels). Their doors are very nice. I have them installed on my new above ground kennel, but have Amish made doors on the older kennel. This keeps the cold wind from blowing into the houses on bone chilling nights, which in itself is probably good enough with a little bit of straw or bedding! Hope this helps. I will try and get a couple pics of my kennels soon. I really like my setup!
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