Thread: Could be time to go...

My dogs have insulated kennels to keep them warm in winter and cool in summer. Their runs are about 1.2m wide and 2m long (excluding the kennels).

I have shade cloth over the top in summer and in winter I put tarps on to keep the rain off (otherwise they get their feet wet and the blankets in their beds get wet) plus the plastic dog beds - and in the winter I have felt door flaps I put up to keep the warmth in the kennels - totally spoilt.

They go in there for about 10 hours a day with meaty bones to keep them busy and are quite happy. If I'm at home they usually loaf around sleeping on their beds inside anyway so putting them in a run isn't cruel. Most dogs don't worry about going running around unless there is a reason for it.

Being confined in a run keeps them safe and mine get a decent run every night plus longer runs at the weekend.

I never have to worry that they are going to get out the gate and get picked up by the dog rangers.