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Don't do it. its going to mold and if your lab is anything like mine its going to play hell with her skin. I have seen a couple dogs that got UTI's from straw.
the reason I am thinking straw is I already have a bale in my back yard that I used for when I was shooting my bow....
It never makes sense to me that guys will spend $500.00 plus on a lab pup and not spend $100.00 on good dog house.SorryI have used straw my dogs entire life. She has a 12X13 kennel 1/2 under my carport roof. With a wood dog house in the dry side. Full of straw. The dogs likes to make beds. She will make a nest in the straw away fro the door. If it gets low 20s i move her in the garadge at night.
Quote from: ghosthunter on December 22, 2011, 06:44:44 PMIt never makes sense to me that guys will spend $500.00 plus on a lab pup and not spend $100.00 on good dog house.SorryI have used straw my dogs entire life. She has a 12X13 kennel 1/2 under my carport roof. With a wood dog house in the dry side. Full of straw. The dogs likes to make beds. She will make a nest in the straw away fro the door. If it gets low 20s i move her in the garadge at night.I used Self regulating heat tape that I installed under the floor of the dog house. Comes on around 32 degrees and is rated at 3 watts per foot cords ran out thru the back of the run and they never got to it but they always had a heated house. Another alternative is to find an old metal coffee can or a large resturant style can. Mount a 4/0 round box in it with a keyless fixture then you can change the bulb as needed the colder the higher the bulb. 15 watt as it starts to get cold then move up to a 25 watt and if it gets real cold or you have a senior pet. They do enjoy a 25 watt lamp. the can is deep enough they can't get to the lamp and if your worried just bend a hunk of expanded metal and stick some screws in it.