must get equipment for these dogs

after u have the dog this is good equipment that you should purchase

1. A good dog house (unless u live in climate that is warm year round aviod plastic dog houses.)

2. car axle tie down ( i make and sell a good tie down that is also a great also and i personally perfer them to car axles, but most perfer axles for the fact they are readily found)

3. a good swivel i like the 5/16 or 3/8 size swivel (only one is nessary but one below colar and one close to the tie down is best)

4. a nice strong chain. (this does not have to be overboard thick and if u can afford it stainless is better. use your jusdgement on what u think is best when it comes to thickness i like the 3/16 stainless chain best)

5. 2 quick links (4 if you use 2 swivels to atach the chain to the tiedown and at the dogs end to attach the chain to the swivel and then to the 2-3" WELDED Oring for the collar)(when it is were needed weld the threads so it cannot open- all u need to do is tack weld it to ruin the threads so it doesnt unscrew)

6. A 2"-3" welded stainless O ring (MAKE SURE IT IS WELDED) the collar is fed through this and is better than a snap as snap srings can rust out and your dog can escape)

7. a good 2" collar (use nylon, the more plys of nylon the better) it doesnt stretch like leather does and is less likely to allow an escape than leather cuase it doesnt stretch or expand and contract with the tempeture)

8. Food/Water dishes. u can buy some big plastic ones from walmart and fill them with concrete or u can buy stainless steel bowls for about 10 bucks each (get the biggest size u can)

i spend about 150 - 175 for each dog set up depending on price flux of supplies and materials.

the only things that should ever need replaced would be a dog house as would will rot eventually. i make new ones every year or 2 depending on its condition. but a rule of thumb if it looks heavily worn buy or build new asap.

MMK

 

hey shon do you have a picture of the doghouses you build? also tell me more about the axle thing you make.

 

Sorry, I wasn't the one that posted that... I don't know why it changed to my name, I fixed it though