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 Party Girl
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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | Has anyone made their own dog runs? What did you make them out of?
I am needing something that is pretty decent sized. We have 3 medium sized dogs we would be keeping in it while I am at work. They are Queens and Kinds of digging out and find any weak spot they can get out of. So it must have a floor they can not dig and be pretty sturdy and tall enough they can't jump out of.
Any help on what materials to buy would be great and pictures would be awesome!
I have priced some out that would work but I do not have $400 to spend.
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 Pork Fat is my Favorite
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | I have never made one but I see those runs on Craigslist a lot. Might look there and then anchor on a slab somehow?? |
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Location: Missouri | I use a standard chain link dog pen, but ran electric wire around the top. We have Catahoulas and a lab. They are only in it maybe half a dozen times a year (when I'm gone overnight somewhere and can't take them - otherwise they are with me), but first thing they did was try to climb out.
For a floor, since I didn't want to use concrete, I used CCA treated lumber (like deck boards). Use three 1x6's as the base (this keeps it from sitting flat on the ground. One on each end, one in the middle for support. Then use 1x4's across those as your floor. Decking screws to secure them. I left a bit of a gap (nothing exact but about 3/8" inch inbetween to make it easier when I hose the floor and for drainage. Most dog pens are 10', so standard 12' lumber works perfect, as you want some floor sticking out around the pen. Basically you have a 12' x 12' CCA lumber platform for the pen to sit on. It's a good idea to use strapping to secure the pen to the floor, as a dog that hits the side of the pen can scoot it.
Around here you can find the dog runs on CL or Facebook swaps. I did have to wire the chain link part to the bottom of the pen as the lab was able to wooler it and raise the chain link part enough to almost escape.
Best thing to me is this floor was a lot cheaper than concrete and I can disassemble it and move it if I need to. I think the lumber and deck screws was around $225. I've seen a lot of pens go for $50 used. |
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 Miss Laundry Misshap
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| We have a cement slab. There is a cover on it, so the panels can't flip out. Never had a problem and we have hunting dogs. |
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Homemade Dog Runs