"Heathcliff" wrote in message
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DoDa wrote:
Looking for any ideas on the best way to heat a doghouse for the winter?

Donna

Do you already have the doghouse? One factor in how the warm the dog
stays in the doghouse is the house's design. The traditional cartoon
type dog house with the big door in the middle is gonna be pretty
drafty when there's any wind. In the one I built, the long wall is the
front wall, and the door is off to one side, with an internal baffle so
there is an inner chamber that is relatively cozy.
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However, after a while I took the baffle out cuz the dog always laid
with his nose at the door anyway. Dog: golden retriever. Location:
cold, windy Chicago.


Shoulda put a plexi window in the back room. Of course he lays in the door.
Dogs are social and territorial- he wants to see who is coming. My former
BIL had a windowed dog house on his deck- one night, the dog refused to go
outside, and it took a little while to figure out why. A nasty-ass raccoon
from the woods had kicked him out of his cozy house, and moved in. Nice
view, shelter from the wind, and a bowl of fresh water and a bowl of food
twice a day. The life of Riley, raccoon-wise. BIL quit putting the dog dish
outside for a couple of days (it was outside because the Lab was a sloppy
eater), and the coon soon moved on.

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