EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

THIS IS THE MOST COMMON SINCE ANSWER TO A DOG HOUSE. WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THIS. IT EVEN HAS A TIE OUT ON TOP.


          http://millerpet.com/index.html

That's pretty cool.

Hmmmmm.... that is pretty cool, as long as it was high enough above ground level to keep rainwater and dirt from getting in. Cool!

IT SAYS TO USE THE DIRT TO BUILD UP A LITTLE HILL SO THE WATER WILL RUN WAY FRON THE OPENING. I CALLED THE GUY AND ASKED HOW MUCH AND HE SAID THEY HADNT STARTED BUILDING THEM YET SOO HE DIDNT HAVE A PRICE.  ANY INJECTION MOLDING GUYS OUT THERE?

I called the guy.  They just moved production to the mainland from Hawaii.  They will have 4 sizes.

Toy  up to a 16# dog   $199
Sm   up to a 40# dog   $269
Med  up to a 75# dog   $429
Lg    up to a 150# dog  $629

How many would you like to order?  Yes, that is the for real pricing.

THATS FUNNY I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH HIM AND HE SAID THEY WERE MOVING TO CALI FROM HAWAII BUT WOULD HAVE THE PRICES FOR ANOTHER WEEK. DID YOU CALL TODAY?

He tried to get my contact info for a return call.  I told him I just needed prices.  Yes, that was from 5 minutes ago.  I'll stick to my concrete kennels for now.

Dang dogs would have to learn to grill the hog for me if I paid that kind of money for their houses. 

TONY MILLER RIGHT? THATS FUNNY. ANYWAYS TOO MUCH FOR ME

Everyone's got to get rich some how.  He found his target I guess.  I'm just not the bullseye.

I have been working on an idea like this for about 6 months.

It must be a huge hole.

SILVERTOWN TRY TO MAKE ONE OUT OF CONCRETE. WE BUILD CONCRETE FORMS HERE.....................HINT.... HINT....  ;D

HAHA, yea and there is a man running a big loader right now covering it back up.

But, underground is the key I think. I have several ideas in the works and they will be alot cheaper than that, 20 of those would be a little high.

Hey guys! I'm not sure who that guys trying to fool but he is from the other side of the island that I am from! Hilo, HI is known for one thing RAIN and alot of it!! Which is probably why he isn't doing to good here besides the rain in hilo the rest of the island is what we call blue rock. It eats up drills and augers of all makes! If you guys want I will call and see what he tells me about where he is and how many have been produced for sale. Seems like a good idea but for the price I would rather bury a kids playhouse.

He did comment that he sold 16 to a kennel out West.  He said if I would buy that many, I could get a discount.  How many would I have to buy to get the mediums down to $100?  A lot I'm sure.

Concrete is what I am thinking right now. I have a nice side hill that I could cut out and pour the concrete and then recover it.....got any ideas on design.....I was thinking an igloo style with dirt covering all but the entrance....

After hearing that, I'm picturing a Southwestern American Indian Village.  You could call your main stud dog Tonto.

Sounds like a bunker!  ;D

THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH CONCRETE IS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A LID ON IT AT SOME POINT. THATS WHERE THE ONE PIECE DESIGN IS BETTER NO CHANCE OF LEAKS. FIND A GOOD MOLD INJECTOR GUY AND EAT THE ONE TIME COST OF THE MOLD AND POUR 1000 OF THEM FOR ABOUT 10 DOLLARS APIECE AND SELL THEM FOR 100

I DID A SEARCH FOR UNDERGROUND DOG HOUSES AND ONE USED CINDER BLOCKS AND BUILT BASICALLY THE SAME THING.

My mind keeps going back to critters like snakes making themselves cozy.

for some reason the first thing i thought of was what if a dog got in there and had pups.  I'd never get through that little opening, have to send the kid in to be the tunnel rat with the wormer.   ;D

Might actually make a great room for the kids.  Very cost efective compared to the alternatives.  I'm glad you brought that up.  As far as for the dogs, the price needs to come way down to be something I invest in.

WITH A FLASH LIGHT DUCT TAPED TO THEIR FORE HEAD......  AHH MEMORIES... MY DAD SENT ME UNDER A HOUSE LIKE THAT TOTING A JACK, AND MADE ME LEVEL AN OLD HOUSE. IT WAS NO BIG DEAL I WAS A GROWN A$$ MAN IN HIS EYES. (PROBLABY 7YRS OLD) . HE BASED THIS OFF ME CORRECTING HIM BY SAYING A LIAR ISNT THE WORST THING YOU COULD BE...A NAZI WAS. LATER THAT DAY WE CAME TO AN UNDERSTANDING THAT GROWN MEN DONT CRY EVEN WHILE GETTING DUCT TAPE RIPPED OFF THEIR FACE.  :D

You owe me a new keyboard.

TRUE STORY.....COULDNT MAKE IT UP.  :)

That just made my day

I already stole his quote for my signature.  Man, that is good stuff.  WISE GUY!!!  Did you correct him again shortly after that one?

hey guys go look at this one its a lil cheaper.  http://www.mfgservs.com/underground_dog_house.php

An old fellow I hunt with told me about some dog houses someone had.  Said they took a 55gal. plastic barrel, dug a hole and put the barrel in it standing up with about 1/2 or more of the barrel under ground and the other half above.  They then bolted a plywood platform on top and cut a hole in the barrel several inches above ground level to keep water from getting in.  He said the guy that had them said they were warm in the winter and cool in the summer due to the dirt acting as an insulator.  I have thought about trying them as I can get all the free barrels I want but lazines and tree roots just keep me from trying to dig that hole.  ;D

I am thinking about using some culvert pipe burried in a side hill facing south. About a 6' section with a flap over the opening.

I cant get over the idea of a dog getting down there and haveing pups or getting sick or something of that nature and then me trying to get them out with my feet up in the air and my head down lol.  Do like the 55 gallon drum idea though.  How would you keep the rain from blowing in the opening?. 

just had an idea to my last post what if you cut the bottom of the barrel off then put the dogs beding on a piece of something off the ground that away if water did get in it would not hold but would soak in the ground?

NOT AROUND HERE. I DUG POST HOLES AND THE NEXT DAY THEY HAD LIKE 3" OF WATER IN THE BOTTOM .  I THEY HAVE TO BE ONE PIECE TO GROUND WATER OUT.

The barrel idea sounds like a plan to me. Just add a flap over the hole.

well that is why i was saying to put a platform of somesort to keep is a few inches off bottom.  I guess I am seeing the barrel more or less getting water in in and it would never dry out.  what type of flap would you put on the outside to keep rain out?

on the barrel thing, you would have the hole several inches above the ground so that water couldnt run in it and a plywood platform bolted on top with good overhang to help keep out blowing rain and such.

Seems like a great concept, but I see water and dirt building up in that thing. Probably be a constant pain in the butt trying to keep it clean, not to mention having to dig your yard up to dump it out.

I don't think this is gonna work that well... :(

Wind driven rain is gonna blow this idea to pieces...besides that, if anybody has dogs like mine, they'll be diggin a hole out in front of that thing and guess where all the dirt will be kicked??? :P

Let me know how it works, I would love to try one. Shade around my yard is hard to come by. 1/4" sheets of Plywood shades 4 out of 7 of my dog houses.

that's freakin' funny...i just got this mental picture in my head! O0

Great idea but surely it could be made with a 55 gallon plastic drum barried 3/4 of the way in the dirt with a rain deck above it???? as long as you had a hill i guess---what do yall think?

Sorry i didnt see all the posts on pg 2 and 3--no sleep hunting all night O0

The first design doesn't look deep enough to keep it that cool if it is 105 degrees outside......Maybe that second house would do it...it loos to be in the ground much deeper......How much dirt is needed to keep it cool?......Say i poured one out of concrete ground level with a tunnel to get in and just covered it with dirt....how much dirt would be needed (how thick to keep it cool?  8"?  2 feet?....???

Silverton here is a concrete Dog house Idea

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wildlifesafari.us/concrete%2520dog%2520box%2520row%25202.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.wildlifesafari.us/concrete_dog_houses.htm&usg=__kAa0C2Iog2xnA52CskybFhzZ3BE=&h=235&w=600&sz=93&hl=en&start=738&um=1&tbnid=h6kbl1RNfKO10M:&tbnh=53&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3DDog%2Bbox%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D720%26um%3D1

Very interesting, I am still working on this idea and that helps, thanks