Posts Tagged ‘Dog Houses’
Small Dog, Big Heart
I never pictured myself owning a small dog. I had always thought of them as irritating ankle biters. When I went to the humane society to find a furry addition to my family, I was surprised when my heart melted as I looked at Buck. He’s an adorable tiny mutt that was in need of a good home.
Ever since then we’ve been inseparable. I love his antics; even though he is small he acts like a big tough dog, particularly when he feels that his family is threatened by any outsiders. Buck also loves the outdoors and would stay outside all winter, but I worry that it is too cold, so I’ve tempted him inside with a cozy indoor dog house.
Building Versus Buying a Doghouse
If you’ve decided to have a dog house for your pooch, you’re probably wondering whether it would be more cost efficient to buy a doghouse, or put one together yourself. You can find kits both to build dog houses or blueprints to make them from raw materials; but is it worth it? The manufacturing process for doghouses is quite efficient, and if you have a job that takes up a lot of your time, your best option is to purchase a dog house unless you want to put an afternoon into assembling one from a kit or a day into making one from scratch.
Build it yourself kits also often cost slightly more than a premade dog house, kind of defeating the purpose. In addition, if you put the dog house together yourself, there’s a chance it won’t turn out quite like you want it, or at worst, it won’t be waterproof or weather well.