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T-Bob Parker
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« on: March 18, 2020, 11:41:29 pm »

I’m back on night shift, and back to doodling on scratch paper, designing my dream dog yard. I’ve seen just a few pictures of upright or “standing” barrel dog houses over the years and to my knowledge I’ve never seen anyone use mineral tubs for dog houses. I was thinking about the possibility of cutting a door in the side of an upside down mineral tub and using those for dog houses. My curs are mostly fine boned and smallish dogs so I believe they’d fit, but I don’t know how comfortable they’d be. Any of y’all have upright barrels or tub houses?
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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2020, 08:38:40 am »

Haven't ever used any standing up.  By far the best barrel dog houses I have had so far are pictured on a thread titled Winter dog houses, back in Dec. 2015. They would be better insulated covered up like anothers shown on the same thread but I like to be able to move them  around.
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2020, 08:49:20 am »

Those houses were not new in the picture and are still in great shape.
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« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2020, 10:30:38 pm »

https://www.endurancekennels.com/how-to-build-a-sled-dog-house-video
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2020, 08:31:28 am »

T bob
Some folks round this way have standing barrels for houses - actually works out nice
Drive a steak in ground with a welded plate on it then bolt barrel up right on plate with obviously and little door cut on side - dog chain around steak - cheap nice and works and last long time

This will be my next set up



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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2020, 01:17:00 pm »

I have never had good luck with mineral tubs not cracking over time, they get brittle quick in the sun it seems like.

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« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2020, 07:13:44 am »

I have never had good luck with mineral tubs not cracking over time, they get brittle quick in the sun it seems like.

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Come to think of it, you're right Justin, they do crack pretty easy and if they were upside down with a side door hole dogs would jump on top all the time and break them.

Thanks for the responses everybody
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