Yeah I used 2X4's for the first 18" spaced only 1" apart to give a place for her to lay down.

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TC, how old of a pup would you say is big enough to be ok on that flooring without hurting himself. im gonna build mine soon but my pup is only 8wks old right now so im wondering if he'd have trouble with it.

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thanks TC. another question. i think im gonna build one for 2 feists, too. when you build the ones for beagles, how big do you make the spacing? are they ok with the 2 inch gap?

i rip 2 x 4s so my 2 x 2s are 1 3/4. i use a floor rail as a spacer,so the gap is actually 1 3/4. i have had beagles in them for years and have had no problems. i think the space would be just fine for a jack russell too.

Toe,

I built one of your houses and it works great. I am having a problem with my pup pissing and crapping in his house though. I figured that he can get away with it now b/c he is only 15 weeks old and he can still be in the house and not laying in his mess. But untill he gets big enough to have to lay in it (which should cure the problem) anyone know anything to get him to stop this NOW!!!!

Block off all b ut a small area just big enough for him to lay down.

lay a 1 by 10 plank the length of the floor so he has a plank to walk on insted of the rails. till he is bigger.. i have has to put a sub ceiling in the dog house on some bigger older dogs so they can't stand up in the dog house, only can crawl in and lay down.he is kinda young for the rail floor though,that might be a problem for him.feed him in his dog house too,it may stop him, its true that most dogs will not crap or ##*%* where they eat.

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Would it be better to use pressure treated wood for the floor or would it be better to use white pine and then spray it with thompsons water seal?

just use the white pine and leave it natural. since the floor gets the most use,it is what you will have to replace a few years down the road. the water seal will not make it last longer.its where you screw or nail the ends of the floor rails is where they fail. after a few years they will become loose. the water sealant also makes the stool stick to the rails more,insted of falling through.i used treated wood on the floors when i first started building them 30 yrs ago. i found they did not help it last any longer then untreated.i wish i had some pics of the first ones i built, over the years i made modifications to each new model. these pictured are the final product of years of improving the design..when i found something did not work out right ,i improved on how i built the next ones.these are how i have built them for the last 15 to 20 years.if you get good enough at building them you can make a decent buck selling them.

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Kennel before the house went on.


House was put on a couple days later.

very nice job.

It turned out pretty nice, and it is all thanks to you. I know that I speak for A LOT of people on here. Thanks for sharing your design and answering all the questions we have had.