Do you know of any GOOD dog house plans (free) available on the internet or in how-to books? I've been searching all evening with minimal luck...
I just can't see leaving two active 18 month old standard poodles cooped up in their crate when they could be romping and playing in their big fenced yard. Are you thinking I should crate them instead of letting them stay outside while I'm away? They go nuts everytime I try to leave the house with them indoors, crated or not. So, I've always let them out when I leave.
Now its wintertime and cold, though they don't seem to think so, and I want to build them a nice insulated doghouse so they can be warm should they desire to get out of the weather.
FYI:I have found them sleeping in the barn or under the deck in the past when it rains and I am away; they are standard poodles who seem to think they are yard dogs.
Now, don't go nuts on me; they have been fine and are obsessed with being outdoors. I thought about getting a doggy door but that might not be smart if I'm not home.
Kind, understanding advice is all I'm seeking. Don't bother to answer if you just want to start in on me.
Y-a-r-d, fenced yard; safe, two-acre fenced yard. In the country.
I just can't see leaving two active 18 month old standard poodles cooped up in their crate when they could be romping and playing in their big fenced yard. Are you thinking I should crate them instead of letting them stay outside while I'm away? They go nuts everytime I try to leave the house with them indoors, crated or not. So, I've always let them out when I leave.
Now its wintertime and cold, though they don't seem to think so, and I want to build them a nice insulated doghouse so they can be warm should they desire to get out of the weather.
FYI:I have found them sleeping in the barn or under the deck in the past when it rains and I am away; they are standard poodles who seem to think they are yard dogs.
Now, don't go nuts on me; they have been fine and are obsessed with being outdoors. I thought about getting a doggy door but that might not be smart if I'm not home.
Kind, understanding advice is all I'm seeking. Don't bother to answer if you just want to start in on me.
Y-a-r-d, fenced yard; safe, two-acre fenced yard. In the country.