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I use heavy duty O rings on the axles and D rings from fall protection setups on all my setups no quick links, bull snaps or small O rings all solid connections with cold chucks that i tack weld after pressed. I learned the hard headed way in my early years keeping bulldogs i lost more then a few because of quick licks, bull snaps and wore out O rings.
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2a43b1a9.jpg
All my chains are 10ft takes up yard space but i feel that these hounds would die to please me so i can give them a desent area to live.
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...pse139e94f.jpg
When i started the yard area was thick with large trees and under growth i put alot of hours into cleaning out the area. I spread crushed rock on the spots about twice a year its cuts down the dust when its dry and the mud when its wet and makes waste clean up easy. I use blue barrels for the hard keepers who like to chew the wood houses.
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5da5a3e9.jpg
Its not Rebal Kennels or Bulldog Barn :lol:
Above ground 10X10 kennel on a 11X11 treated and sealed wood platform i strap the kennel to the platform with 1" PVC pipe straps so it can't be moved.
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...ps816c03a1.jpg
Now this brood box isn't pretty but it is built to withstand bulldogs and last it will be around for awhile. It is insulated with built in heat lamp and fan both controlled by dimmer switches and a double pane plexiglass viewing window on the side so i can keep and eye on but not disturb a whelping gyp.
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4d459fcb.jpg
Night shot
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9e8e842a.jpg
Inside unfinished shot i use 3" PVC pipe as puppy guards.
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...ps062a2498.jpg
Again not pretty but functions safely
Nice!!! Thanks for sharing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eliman
Hi new to the forum, here's a quick look at some of the dogs on my yard.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8WG1mQowY0M
Some good looking dogs you got there, Macker
Cheers milky, just some of the young dogs I have. They're coming on nicely for me.
CA JACK
What size are barrels you use for the houses??? In litres??
I believe they are 55 gallons. That's what I use.Quote:
Originally Posted by KAIRO
Nice set up ! I will give you one more suggestion if you have already put your roof on ! make sure you anchor your kennel to the flooring some how..A good strong wind from a thunderstorm and that thing will flip on you and you will have a loose dog on your yard...Been there and done that years ago !Quote:
Originally Posted by QCK23
My bad that's stone...Anchor your kennel to the ground if you haven't already done this ..Those kennels fly really good once you put a roof on and it's not anchored down .Your lucky one hasn't climbed out or got on top of that barrel and jumped out lol! Good luck with it man..I like the idea just needs some adjusting.
I'll give one more bit of advice for anyone using a small kennel.Use a smaller dog house and put it in the middle of the kennel and attatch it to the floor.
chains are not allowed in my area , unless they are on a 10m trolley and the chain must be 2m
so must here use a kennel setup
I got both chains and kennels.I live in a rural area so I don't have to deal with those such things.But I am not against kennels but it takes a good , strong kennel for these dogs and I'm sure most understand this.You can go cheaper and simple and when you loose 1 or 2 you rethink things to avoid it the next time..Do it right the first time and you won't have to do anything for a while.I've made mistakes.
I built a nice kennel on a slab and I bragged and said yeah nothing will get out of this fucker and I went to work the next day and my brother calls and says u better come home lol..Had heavy duty chain link on a slab ..This female crawled under the fence between the fence and the slab their was no gap but she crawled under it.Slab was about 4 inches higher than the bottom of the fence and no gap there but she got under it.Just you and me looking at this you wouldn't even see that as a weak spot that's how tight it was..I had to drive rebar in the ground every couple feet where she couldn't crawl out..And bless he heart she was not a smart dog.
A good rule to live by if your building a kennel is if a dog can get its head through the body is coming next and then u have a loose dog..So when you build a kennel keep that in mind from top to bottom of the structure .
part of a 12 kennel setup with additional 2 kennel runs
Looks like a nice drain in the middle. Good kennel setup too. Mine are exactly the same. What are the toughts behind the placement of the doghouses? sun? stepping the poopoo?
That's a nice setup !Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldoghistorian
NiceQuote:
Originally Posted by bulldoghistorian
wind for winter and lying in the sun in the summer , I am about to change all of them with dog dens next weekQuote:
Originally Posted by Nut
I have seen these setups before, and they're very nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldoghistorian
Jack
I like the setup a lot as far as containment purposes its a very solid setup with no weak points that I can see .
I have had several setups trough the years , you improve and improveQuote:
Originally Posted by bamaman
this setup is almost where I want it
as you can see on this pic the walls are from top to bottom solid from very hard PVC thats used in pig stalls
no tails or legs or noses can be touched by the other dog
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a60...psbdb53cc6.jpg
next week the final 6 new doghouse will arrive , I already had 6 and the new 7 will be in the harbor on tuesday
http://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server19...20.220.jpg?c=2
I also have these two chain setups , due to the fact their not allowed I used them for the dogs to stretch their legs
On the video is rock aka horsefly a son of ch stone , believe it or not I took this video about a year or so ago when he was like 17 or 18
http://vid9.photobucket.com/albums/a...w/MOV_0038.mp4
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Originally Posted by 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
think I've seen them in a book called indispensable tips or ultimate bible something like thatQuote:
Originally Posted by CA Jack
this is how it looks 24/7 I feed raw ( 1 poop per day) and clean kennels twice a day , I scrub every dog bowl daily and fresh water dailyQuote:
Originally Posted by CA Jack
My Motto is I give you all 100% , there should be no excuse when I put em down
I think I lost about 15 or so and it was all my fault
PS the difference between pic 1 and pic 2 is I think 9 years
the red bitch at the end is the damn of the brindle
:-bd
Yep, I used yours as an example of nice kennel runs, while also pointing out their limitations.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldoghistorian
I forget, what are the dimensions?
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by CA Jack
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.
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.
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.
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?Quote:
Originally Posted by 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.
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.
Nice, both of them.