Dog Kennels/Pens

[Adam G]

I get on this website weekly and sometimes daily.  I don’t post much but I wanted to share some pictures of my dog pens.  This forum was a huge resource for me as well as some of the members on here.  I feel like it’s my duty to share.  They are 10’X10’X6’.  I will be installing Lixit auto-water before long.  I use a shovel to clean them daily and push the waste into the back trough.  I leave the waste in the back trough for about a week or so.  About once a week I clean/scrub them and wash out the back trough.  I am able to keep them really clean with this method.  I made the back trough wide enough to get a shovel in it so I can push everything to the middle using a shovel instead of jet nozzle blowing crap everywhere.  The trough slopes down towards the center where I have a 4” drain.  I have the 4” drain pipe buried and it runs about 80’ downhill and dumps in the brush.  I only clean with water once a week to prevent rusting out my pipe and hopefully extend the life of my pens.  The smell is only an issue on hot humid days but where I live its usually dry and not an issue.  I also plan to stub up a hose bib on each end of the trough so I can turn it on to wash out the trough without dragging a hose to each side.  I did the ¼” slope per foot on the kennels to let everything run back towards the trough.  That is plenty but I would have probably been happier with a ½” per foot to keep things moving a little faster when I wash them out.  I also stubbed up conduit to run electrical for lighting and plugs but I haven’t gotten that done yet.  If you have any questions feel free to ask.  Or if you have any pointers let me know. 

[hogmantx1979]

Those are very nice!!!! How do you keep the floors so white? I have tried several things and haven't found a lot that works besides Clorox and vinegar and that does really do anything but hide the smell

[Judge peel]

Nice set up fella


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[l.h.cracker]

Good looking set up them dogs got all kinda room.

[Hutch33]

Wow. Those look great!

[WayOutWest]

Looks good and "user friendly".  Well thought out!

[CHRIS H.]

Very nice !! Good job

[Adam G]

Thanks fellas.

Hogmantx - I use simple green or fabuloso.  Probably not the best choices but it works.  I get the concrete wet and then splash the cleaner around.  Then scrub with a 12" brush on a broom stick and then wash it clean.  I am open to suggestions on cleaners if anyone has anything they would like to share?

[hogmantx1979]

I have used the purple fabulous and it sure makes it smell good put cant pull the stains out of concrete

[Reuben]

I have used the purple fabulous and it sure makes it smell good put cant pull the stains out of concrete

Clorox will know off the galvanize from the kennel and could possibly eat away slowly from the concrete slab...

[cantexduck]

Odoban from home depot. Works great and kills germs. Kennels look good !

[jsh]

Nice Adam. Those are exactly like mine except my drain is at the end. Keep a quality oil based paint applied to the metal and should last you a while.

[tnunez]

Pine Sol and Fabric softener make a really good cleaning agent for kennels. That's what we used on our kennels at the vet clinic I worked at. It smells awesome and it helps lift and prevent stains!

[hogmantx1979]

Thanks all

[muleskinner]

Do you mix the pinesol  and fabric cleaner with water and if so or not what ratio. And are you spraying it or just pouring it then rinsing?

[mike rogers]

great pics. great ideas too...

[Bryant]

Kennels look great, Adam.

Mine are on a septic system, so I have to be very cautious about what chemicals I use to clean.  I've tried several, and always go back to a simple water wash down daily, with a dawn dish soap scrub down about once a month.

For smell, nothing I've found beats this:
http://www.amazon.com/Kennel-Odor-Eliminator-16-ounce/dp/B003OF6OPI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433451315&sr=8-1&keywords=koe

Mixed, and misted lighty over the kennels using one of these:
http://www.harborfreight.com/car-wash-nozzle-60773.html