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Re: Kennels......DONE.....nearly!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:23 am
by Bamburi
mattyess wrote:I made them myself, dad made the kennel & I made the base. I want to make something that could move with me when I move house so I didn't waste money having to keep building runs. Also being off the ground means I can pipe the waste water anywhere easily. The adjustable feet mean I can get a slope which ever way I want & the removable tray means again that the drain can be front or back. It works for me!
very clever design , I think that could work for almost anybody
Re: Kennels......DONE.....nearly!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 11:21 am
by trekmoor
That's a well thought out run......how good are you on garden fences ?
Wullie
Re: Kennels......DONE.....nearly!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 11:31 am
by Teddy
Fabulous, you could make a living from these.
Re: Kennels......DONE.....nearly!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:14 pm
by Rascal
trekmoor wrote:That's a well thought out run......how good are you on garden fences ?
Wullie
Not bad judging by the background Wullie.....
Rascal
Re: Kennels......DONE.....nearly!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:17 pm
by Naj
Great workmanship & technical skill,
but not sure I wouldn't simply prefer a concrete floor.
Naj
Re: Kennels......DONE.....nearly!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:21 pm
by Rascal
But the guy says he wants to be able to pick it up and move it, when he moves house?
Rascal
Re: Kennels......DONE.....nearly!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:41 pm
by Naj
... so he did.
Re: Kennels......DONE.....nearly!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:52 pm
by Naj
...still not sure.
I notice that there is an anti-slip finish, which is good. But I have something similar in the bottom of my glass-fibre boat & I wonder what the result of prolonged contact with pads would be? Mine is quite course & doesn't have any detrimental effect on my dog's feet when I take them fishing with me, but they're only on it a few hours & not moving about much. Will there be more risk of abrasion on an avtive dog living in kennel? Happy to be proved wrong, though.
Naj
Re: Kennels......DONE.....nearly!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 2:51 pm
by trekmoor
I'm not sure pad abrasion would be a problem ? I used to have a GSP that spent most of his free time on top of the kennel roof instead of in the kennel or the run. The kennel roof was covered in what I thought was very abrasive tar and heavy grit materiel . The dog suffered no abrasion to his pads at all .
Wullie
Re: Kennels......DONE.....nearly!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 5:30 pm
by mattyess
I really should have finished it before I posted this! The anti slip didn't turn out as I had hoped so I am redoing it with something a bit less coarse. It was kind of a prototype to see if it would work. The fence is ok I just put it up, but I wanted something enclosed as a dog has been poisened recently and a few others stolen so wanted something enclosed. It isn't perfect but wanted to try something different. Already had a bit of interest so will hopefully get to try making a few more