Kennel odor control

[NOCK NOCK]

How do you all control urine/feces smells in outdoor kennels/runs?
I’m working with a space that is 8’ wide x 12’ long. I’ve tried plain dirt, 2” gravel, now currently been covered in 2” of sand, over time with 3 labs, it gets pretty ripe- even with poo picked up daily.
Vinegar/bake soda, then heavy bleach is my current go to, just figure there’s got to be a better way.

How about 6+ inches of gravel.... with frequent washdowns?  Wife says cat litter but that could get spendy.

 

[HighCountryHunter88]

concrete

[singleshot12]

Simple! Don't keep man's best friend in a kennel. They are family. Make sure you live in the country and let them go out in nature to take care of business.

[huntnfmly]

Simple! Don't keep man's best friend in a kennel. They are family. Make sure you live in the country and let them go out in nature to take care of business.

Wow I love this site and the holier than thou people on here

[NOCK NOCK]

Lol agreed.  Treat my dogs like they were my kids.

Concrete? Still got to wash urine off.... then ground around will build up smell, Right?

[huntnfmly]

Lol agreed.  Treat my dogs like they were my kids.

Concrete? Still got to wash urine off.... then ground around will build up smell, Right?

My dad had a dog run he put in a thin concrete slab that had a small trough that ran to the corner and on that corner he had dug a hole that he would cover the bottom of with lime and then he would just hose run off into that hole.
If my discription and explanation makes sense

[huntnfmly]

The hole was below the corner and outside of the run

[vandeman17]

When I had my dog run, I had the back corner up on two pallets that I covered with carpet and put there house on. The front half was sand then landscaping river rock. My dogs didn't pee or poop in it often but even when they did, I never really noticed any smell

[gaddy]

With that trough system, could it be plumbed into sewer or septic system ? My dogs just run the fenced back yard. Pick up poo and the urine gets taken care of with watering.

[kselkhunter]

The kennel I bought one of my dogs from had a neat kennel design.  Had raised dog beds/platforms above the concrete making it easier for them to clean the concrete floors with a hose without having to move the dog bedding/house around.   

As mentioned by huntnfamily you can use various cleaners for the urine smell.   

[huntnfmly]

With that trough system, could it be plumbed into sewer or septic system ? My dogs just run the fenced back yard. Pick up poo and the urine gets taken care of with watering.

That would work as well if your dog run was near your septic lines.

[PA BEN]

https://www.gundogsupply.com/odormute-c-kennel-concentrate-5-lb.html
I also use 4x8 stock trailer rubber mats from North40 on my kennel floor.

[singleshot12]

Simple! Don't keep man's best friend in a kennel. They are family. Make sure you live in the country and let them go out in nature to take care of business.

Wow I love this site and the holier than thou people on here

Not a Holier than thou, just a simpler option which would make everyone happier.
 

[NOCK NOCK]

I’m gonna give that a try Pa Ben, 
Concrete with drain is not going to be an option.  I did try those cheapo concrete bricks once....bad idea, too porous and trapped smell in them.

[NOCK NOCK]

Simple! Don't keep man's best friend in a kennel. They are family. Make sure you live in the country and let them go out in nature to take care of business.

Wow I love this site and the holier than thou people on here

Not a Holier than thou, just a simpler option which would make everyone happier.

FWIW singleshot, my dogs have free roam of entire house, furniture and beds. They have 2 doggy doors that allow them to access outside pee area(kennel/run)
Would love to own acreage in the country.....wanna float me some cash? Lol

[singleshot12]

I thought it was cheaper to live in the country than the concrete jungle   Sorry man must be challenging to raise huntin dogs in the city.

Simple! Don't keep man's best friend in a kennel. They are family. Make sure you live in the country and let them go out in nature to take care of business.

Wow I love this site and the holier than thou people on here

Not a Holier than thou, just a simpler option which would make everyone happier.

FWIW singleshot, my dogs have free roam of entire house, furniture and beds. They have 2 doggy doors that allow them to access outside pee area(kennel/run)
Would love to own acreage in the country.....wanna float me some cash? Lol

[vandeman17]

I thought it was cheaper to live in the country than the concrete jungle   Sorry man must be challenging to raise huntin dogs in the city.

Simple! Don't keep man's best friend in a kennel. They are family. Make sure you live in the country and let them go out in nature to take care of business.

Wow I love this site and the holier than thou people on here

Not a Holier than thou, just a simpler option which would make everyone happier.

FWIW singleshot, my dogs have free roam of entire house, furniture and beds. They have 2 doggy doors that allow them to access outside pee area(kennel/run)
Would love to own acreage in the country.....wanna float me some cash? Lol

East Wenatchee is far from a concrete jungle. You might as well quit while you are behind 

[ghosthunter]

I think hunting dogs are better off outside. Good winter coat and not bothered the cold waterfowl season.

Op

I have a 12 x 14 outside kennel half covered. I use pea gravel. 12 inches.
Bed her box with straw.
Rake gravel once a week.
Pick up every day. Rain washes gravel I. Summer I might hose down.
It also allows her to scrape out a nest in summer and lay on cool pea gravel.
The pea gravel helps turds dry out quick and easier to pickup.

No problems
20 years now, two dogs. Every two years I add new gravel.

[Jpmiller]

We had our kennel run outside in a grassy area. We did a concrete slab that set up higher than the surrounding area and picked up poo and rinsed off the slab every few days. Never had any smell. This was westside where we didn't get much freezing though. Don't know how it'd work Winters in Wenatchee.

[nutntoit]

I have a concrete slab with a covered 5x15 kennel/run for my two dogs. They are only in there while I am at work so they don't make to much of a mess, but I scoop up the poop, and put it in the garbage or with the lawn clippings. I found some stuff at petsmart called "Urine Destroyer." I put it in a spray bottle spray the slab down, let it soak for a minute and then hose it off. I have the slab surrounded by river rock that is 6-8 inches deep. Never had a problem with smell as long as I keep up on cleaning the slab. I try to pressure wash it once a month as well. Concrete is pretty porous.

[jagermiester]

I use Cedar chips 8" thick when I scoop poop I grab chips with the poop. Once a year I add a fresh layer on top. Seems to work really well. The other thing I started doing right before I put the fresh layer on I put down a heavy layer of diatomaceous earth. Kills lice and ticks. I think this system works best with a roof over your kennel though.