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Thanks for your advice. I live in a tropical country (Philippines) and it’s quite humid…. would you suggest the same temp. range? What material did you use for platform?  I guess rugs and some woods are not advisable coz  the humidity over here will only help collect contaminants and smell as things don’t dry as quickly.  Would you suggest hard rubber and plastics? GiLBerT – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I have a boarding kennel and I use a smooth surface for easy cleaning and >disinfecting. The concrete has a gradual slope to it so the urine will run >out of the kennel. The inside part of the kennel has a platform, the dog can >get up on it to lay if it wants off the concrete.Also, some dogs get a rug >and that’s where I put it. I keep the temp. at about 68 in the winter unless >I have an older dog, then it’s 70. Most of my dogs that come to me are house >dogs so I keep the temp. like it is at home.Remember to watch the temp. at >floor level, it is always cooler down there. I also have ceiling fans to >help circulate the air and push the warm air down. The fans also help in the >summer when I have the air conditioner on. KT

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When it’s humid here,probably not as humid as you are there, I have the air conditioner going and on real humid days I also run a dehumidifier. It depends how many dogs you are housing. The more  dogs you have the more humid it gets inside. As for the platforms, I use a hard plastic but rubber would probably work if it was thick enough. I tried wood at first but the dogs chewed them plus you would need to paint them to seal the wood for disinfecting purposes. You could use treated wood but then you can’t use that if your going to do any breeding. Treated would should not be around puppies. It’s toxic. Good luck, it’s alot of hard work. KT – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Thanks for your advice. >I live in a tropical country (Philippines) and it’s quite humid…. would >you suggest the same temp. range? >What material did you use for platform?  I guess rugs and some woods are not >advisable coz  the humidity over here will only help collect contaminants >and smell as things don’t dry as quickly.  Would you suggest hard rubber and >plastics? >GiLBerT >I have a boarding kennel and I use a smooth surface for easy cleaning and >disinfecting. The concrete has a gradual slope to it so the urine will run >out of the kennel. The inside part of the kennel has a platform, the dog >can >get up on it to lay if it wants off the concrete.Also, some dogs get a rug >and that’s where I put it. I keep the temp. at about 68 in the winter >unless >I have an older dog, then it’s 70. Most of my dogs that come to me are >house >dogs so I keep the temp. like it is at home.Remember to watch the temp. at >floor level, it is always cooler down there. I also have ceiling fans to >help circulate the air and push the warm air down. The fans also help in >the >summer when I have the air conditioner on. KT

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I have a boarding kennel and I use a smooth surface for easy cleaning and disinfecting. The concrete has a gradual slope to it so the urine will run out of the kennel. The inside part of the kennel has a platform, the dog can get up on it to lay if it wants off the concrete.Also, some dogs get a rug and that’s where I put it. I keep the temp. at about 68 in the winter unless I have an older dog, then it’s 70. Most of my dogs that come to me are house dogs so I keep the temp. like it is at home.Remember to watch the temp. at floor level, it is always cooler down there. I also have ceiling fans to help circulate the air and push the warm air down. The fans also help in the summer when I have the air conditioner on.KT – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Can anyone share your thoughts and experiences in building your dog >houses/kennels? >I am particularly concerned with what type of flooring is best.  Right now I >have plain concrete.  I heard smooth material make the place too slippery >and deforms the feet of large/giant breeds.  On the other hand, rough >surfaces cause callouses on the dogs’ elbows and sides.  It would be nice of >it were easy to clean as well. >Also, what is the ideal kennel temperature range to maintain (for German >Shepherd Dogs and Golden Retrievers)? >Thanks in advance for your help.

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Can anyone share your thoughts and experiences in building your dog houses/kennels? I am particularly concerned with what type of flooring is best.  Right now I have plain concrete.  I heard smooth material make the place too slippery and deforms the feet of large/giant breeds.  On the other hand, rough surfaces cause callouses on the dogs’ elbows and sides.  It would be nice of it were easy to clean as well. Also, what is the ideal kennel temperature range to maintain (for German Shepherd Dogs and Golden Retrievers)? Thanks in advance for your help.

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