Outdoor Dog Kennels

I have a question about kennels. Yes I did search and looked at the other threads.

Kennel and Dog House set up


I ask because I am not handy.

Is there any Kennel that is recommended?

I was looking at the following kennels:

Magnum Kennels
AKC Pro Kennels
Dog Kennels for Sale, Kennel Cages, Canine Kennels, AKC Kennels, Dog Runs | K9 Kennel Home

In truth I'd like to do a tire axle-chain setup, but here they have a stupid 3 hour tethering law.

Another question I have is, how would you secure the kennel onto concrete so it won't move? I don't want it to move at all.

None of the kennels are exactly cheap, would a fencing company be good, affordable? Thanks

 

Yes a fencing company is gonna be same price wise or cheaper if your building a simple 10X10X6^... some of those are great stock pen type kennels on that K9 kennel however spendy. With a normal chainlink kennel IMO you will need to reinforce it. Put goat wire or hog wire on the top.. dig down a tad and set your kennel in a square hole, put 2x8s inside and frame them around as a footer.. and fill in the whole thing with good gravel pack it down. .. that is the best kennel for a bulldog, you asked how to hold the kennel down; you would use 1/2 in rebar or smaller and j hook a 18in piece, simply stake the kennel down.


My old dog turok was kept in a isolation kennel like at k9 kennel at the spca in joplin.. I told them not to I could keep him better contained at home in my stock pen, they insisted and called me 4 days later of the 10days he was supposed to stay in custody.. He went through the isolation panel killed those two dogs, and just kept goin through pen by pen along the one side of pound... Im sure with some more bulldog reinforcement they would be good, or if you have a dog with good manners it would be fine. Dont forget a wire top

 

Gonna put a tarp on top of the kennel to make sure he doesn't escape.

 

if you are gonna pour the slab and then set the kennel, id wait for the concrete to set up a bit and the set the kennel on it and pound some #4 rebar bent in to a U shape over the bottom of the panels and down in the concrete. if its an existing slab, find ya some sort of heavy duty metal straps (like what the use to anchor a mobile home with) and id strap the bottom of the panel down using a hammer drill and some long tapcon screws on the inside and out.

 

I use a basic kennel, that can be bought at any farm or tack supply store. Menards carries them also. I buy them cheaper in papers and bargain traders. People buy dogs and may not always keep them for whatever reason. I have some paver(or patio block) around the border to prevent digging. They do dig sometimes, but I am probably going to get some pea gravel for a center base, and possibly some crushed white rock on top of that. Its either that or use the pavers for the whole floor, which is about the same in cost. I'm stearing away from the pavers over the whole floor because hard surfaces are hard on joints. The pea gravel/white rock will serve as a natural filter. One thing to think about is that the dogs can get out of the kennel if they want to. They can chew through the fence if they really want to. Closint in the top, as said by foundation is a must though. . Use pannels (atleast 4x4(must be atleast 1/4" thick)and a tarp can beadded for shelter/shade, but must not be all you add. Also ----NO Collars when in the kennels. This can be fatal.
Some use boards and such to re-inforce the chain link. I need to get some guage pannels or expanding metal to run around them atleast 3' up the sides soon.. Mine seem to stay in them for the time being. I feel your pain - it can become expensive to figure out, but bulldogs are an expensive hobby none the less.

 

combine what LeeD and Mccoypitbulls and I all said and you have some solid ground to stand on GREAT points of neccessity fellas!

 

Well put and very true! Took the next post outa my mind!

 

im thinkin about just keepin my dogs in brood pens from now on....it makes the most sense IMO..