Yard setups

[Officially Retired]

think I've seen them in a book called indispensable tips or ultimate bible something like that

Yep, I used yours as an example of nice kennel runs, while also pointing out their limitations.

I forget, what are the dimensions?

[bamaman]

The only weak point is minimal area for the dogs to move around, as well as concrete flooring that basically means the dogs have to trample their own waste as soon as it's produced.

Taking photographs of a clean setup is one thing, but the reality is (unless someone is home and hosing them down a few times a day), dogs are going to be stepping in their own excrement in a small kennel run.

I personally prefer above-ground pens to runs, for this reason, if I want to keep a dog in a pen-type situation. The feces drops between the slats, and the dogs never have to step in their own feces.

I prefer chain setups overall, 10'+, for the freedom and life of the dog ... unless you live in an area of heavy snake infestation. (With chain setups, dogs also tend to poop in certain areas, and then avoid those areas.)

Lost one of my favorite bitches to a snake bite once, while on the chain, that could have been prevented by the use of an above-ground pen. Still, one snake bite in 20+ years of dogs being on a chain isn't bad.

Life-quality wise, chains are best.

Overall safety/cleanliness of the dogs, above-ground pens are best.

Appearance-wise, nice cement kennel runs look best.

Jack

I agree with you Jack on all of this and why I said as far as containment purposes I really like the idea..I will admit my kennels.are very big and I only poured a portion of it concrete and the rest is dirt and grass..I can say one thing as long as I keep the grass cut short the dogs will not shit or urinate on the slabs .Mine don't like to get their feet wet early in the mornings from the dew on the grass lol..But if I keep the grass really short no problems...And they have a circle trail they run constantly so they run same place over and over kinda like a huge chain spot.So yes I still have grass in the middle and along the edges.

[bamaman]

When they are in sleep mode they don't like to get their feet wet if they have to take a dump or piss is what I mean..Once the day begins at about 5 a.m. they are up and don't give a shit then.

[Nut]

agreed, nothing wrong with these setups besides from limited space compared to chainsetups, but these are not allowed so... depends on the dog, some are just dirty motherfuckers. most do shit on the sides, and only once a day. so when u just clean it in the morning and when u feed at 18:00 they never have to step in the poop.

they r also easy to scrub and easy to clean with a high pressure cleaner.

i would say chain setups on natural ground are dirtier as poop gets stuck between the chain and hard to freshen up if it doesnt rain.

[Officially Retired]

Poop only gets "stuck between the chain" on dogs fed shit-kibble ... which would be even nastier in a small kennel run.

Raw-fed dogs don't have that problem on a chain ... even less so in an above-ground pen.

Dogs on concrete almost always develop sores.

Dogs on a chain have the best life, period.

[bamaman]

I only have 2 of the huge kennels ..But it's nice to have them if you have the room .I can take a dog off the chain and put him in there and they can really stretch it out as far as running.

[Officially Retired]

I only have 2 of the huge kennels ..But it's nice to have them if you have the room .I can take a dog off the chain and put him in there and they can really stretch it out as far as running.

What are the dimensions of your 2 kennels?

[bamaman]

70 ft by 70 ft... Which to me is big maybe not so big to others as I have a couple friends with bigger ones.

[skipper]

I use kennels due to laws. I also have a couple like this.
http://youtu.be/qntlv-nabEU
25 meters long and around 5 meter wide. If i could, all dogs would live like that one on trolley.

[Officially Retired]

Nice, both of them.