55 gal barrels for dog houses

I dont have a very good pic but here are a couple and you can get an idea !! Pretty much like everyone else but i only cut a small square I did that so when we had those cold snaps it would help keep in some heat Huh?

at least that was my theroy .. eventhough im in FL we get down in the 30's and for us being used to 90's- 100's thats pretty cold !! LOL Also i just used u bolts that fit the 3/4 inch emt that i built my pen out of to hold it in place then hang the the barrel out the back so you dont take up kennel space and now just set them on blocks !! i also drilled about 10-20 holes in the bottom cause when it is really hot i spray them down to cool them off !! another thing i learned was to put the holes for the screw in caps on the drum to the back and horizontal cause if you ever have a female with pups in one the pups get out those 2 1/2 inch holes pretty easy and you will find puppy's everywhere LOL