Kennel Ideas?

[Shadowlands]

I am in the midst of making kennel plans and wondered if anyone had any tips or must-haves etc that they would like to share.

Now I will state, before everyone goes off the deep end, that the kennel is not for them to live in, as they will all live in the house, but I am finding it necessary, especially as I am adding to the pack another couple of members in the next two years, to have a kennel set up for them to spend more time outside without destroying my landscaping etc. And with some not neutered or spayed, they also need seperating and blah, blah, blah.

So, any ideas of what you all think would be an ideal kennel set up? Have you seen any that looked great or were fabulous ideas? If so, I would love to hear them.

Thanks y'all!!

[ingridh]

I've heard that it's a good idea to have solid fencing between at least some kennel runs just in case you need to isolate a fence-fighter.

[DeDe]

A rear drainage with septic helps too! I like using the commercial grade chain link. It's heavier for less destruction. I can't have solid walls here in this humidity too well because it cuts what little air flow we get in the summer months. I know that the kennels up north need to be constructed differently, so, can't really help you too much dear.

[Shadowlands]

Thanks DeDe. The drainage and septic idea...I hadn't thought of that. I know many of my breeder friends pair up (not in same kennel but beside each other) their pups into boy/girl teams. Those that tend to get along the best type of thing. I also don't want to do the solid walls simply because in the summer, it gets very hot and humid here and I would not want to stop the little air they would be able to get. Now in the winter, I may have to use tarps to block the wind etc.
Oh, I should state that I will be keeping malamutes as well as dobes and the winter set up will be used more for the mals than dobes, obviously, and that will depend on if they would prefer to be out there or in the house.
I just want to say thank you for your tips ladies. And if anyone has any more, please feel free to share.