Building a kennel

[rosscrazyelk]

So I have been throwing around the thought of building a kennel for my truck instead of using the kennels I have. The question I have is how much room do dogs really need?
I have two dogs on the extreme opposites of size. One Boykin Spaniel and  Weim.  I do alot of camping and space always seems to be a issue. I was planning on building a kennel the exact height of the truck bed and wide enough to hit the wheel well. It would be 5'3x2'x 20" do you think that is to small for the weim?

[Blackjaw]

You don't need to big a kennel for a dog, but it should be tall enough that it can stand in it and turn around.

[Happy Gilmore]

A friend of mine bought one of these kits with doors and vents then, modified the size to fit into his Explorer. Really nice components and it turned out great.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Owens-DIY-Dog-Box-Kit-55048-Dog-Crate-Kennel-Truck-Box-Coon-Hunting-/370542391164?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56460c2f7c

[Cougar125]

http://www.diamonddeluxe.com/td_style_dog_box.html

This is what I've got on my truck.  I altered mine to give my dogs a little more room (enough room I can put them both in 1 side of the thing comfortably) and after shipping it only ran me 14 hundred.

[Stilly bay]

make the kennels shorter so the dog can't stand while you are driving. if they are laying down its a lot harder for them to get thrown around if you get in an accident or have to outrun the gamey on some back road.

[rosscrazyelk]

Those are some nice kennels. I had nothing that fancy in mind.. Because I don't have that kind of money .LOL
I will post pics when I get done..

[wildweeds]

[windygorge]

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/545/Copy_of_2_20_06_007.jpg

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/545/1_15_06_copy_box.jpg

[windygorge]

http://gundogforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=20847