If you live in the frigid north, a heated dog house can go a long way towards keeping your dog warm and happy. This is especially true for short-haired breeds such as Daschunds, Greyhounds, German Short-Haired Pointers, and Whippets. Such ...
What makes for a fancy dog house? Well... for starters, consider a solid wood structure with cedar shingles and siding, a window with shutters, an internal wall for greater protection from the elements, and a covered deck for enhanced ...
An extra large dog house is one that is designed for the very large dog breeds, such as: Afghan, Bloodhound, Doberman Pinscher, Great Pyrenees, Greyhound, Irish Setter, Mastiff, and Saint Bernard. Regardless of the actual breed, the house ...
A dog trot house is a house for humans that resembles two adjacent cabins connected by a roofed-over porch called a dog trot. Also called a "dog run" or two pens and a passage". In the early days (19th century), the purpose of the dog-run ...
The Dogloo is an igloo shaped dog house from Petmate that comes in small, medium, large, extra large, and giant dog sizes. Its dome-shaped walls are made from a hard structural foam. Conduit over the extended doorway help keeps rainwater ...
If you're looking for a dog house that's unlike all the others on the block and that makes its own fashion statement, then you're in the market for a designer dog house. Some designer dog houses are one-offs created by crafts-people on a ...
Cedar is a very popular wood for dog houses for a number of reasons: The oil in cedar is a natural deterrent to fleas, ticks and termites, the wood is very decay resistant, it does not require painting (assuming you don't mind the rustic ...
A"big" dog house is appropriate for the larger breeds like the Bernese Mountain Dog, Huskies, Retrievers, Rottweilers, and so on. Just keep in mind that bigger is not always better when it comes to dog houses because body heat loss during ...
As the name implies, a barrel dog house is made from a barrel. Dogs prefer to sleep in shallow, curved holes and so many dogs naturally take to a barrel house better than other styles of dog houses. To make a barrel dog house, the barrel is ...
For certain types of dogs and climates, an air conditioned dog house can make a lot of sense. Unlike us humans, dogs do not have a very efficient temperature control system, especially when it comes to body cooling. Young dogs, old dogs ...
Organizing and at the same time maximizing your chil's bedroom is one of the dilemmas that most homeowners face on daily basis, especially if the bedroom is not spacious. There will always be the need for storage and maximum control of ...
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A number of dog houses are marketed as "A-frame" houses although most of them are not true A-frames but rather conventional houses with a peaked roof and four vertical walls. Technically speaking, an A-frame house is in the shape of a ...
April 23, 2013 - The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is reminding employees and employers that April 28 is the National Day of Mourning in Canada. This day is set aside to honour those workers across the country ...
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In our ageing society, the need for discrete incontinence solutions is growing. At the same time, the waste problem with these products is increasing. Kelheim Fibres, the leading manufacturer of viscose speciality fibres, has created a ...
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Here's some mattress marketing gold from a survey that Furniture Today conducted with its research partner, Apartment Therapy. Newer mattresses have higher sleep satisfaction scores than older mattresses. In fact, the newest mattresses ...
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