Ok, i am starting to look for a house.

I need a list of things that are needed in a dog house.

I want wood floors, carpet only in bedrooms, big fenced in backyard. Access
to laundry or some small part of the house for a doggie door (atlas doesnt
have access to the whole house but he can have a room for himself if i can
find the right house!!)

A cat room with a cat sized door (or a Bull Terrier head sized door....) so
she can hide from him.

any more to add to the list?

Cin

"Cin" wrote in message
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I need a list of things that are needed in a dog house.


Here's my idea of a great dog house. Coming in from the huge, fenced yard
there is a long, concrete hallway. The first 10 feet is filled with 10
inches of clean running water (get those feet cleaned off); the second ten
feet has shower heads mounted along the sides of the walls with soapy water;
the next ten feet are the rinsing shower heads; the last ten feet are the
blow dryers.

Hmm, kind of like a doggie car wash LOL

Ruth, Greta, Woody & Thelma & Murphy, the 12 yo corgi foster

"Cin" wrote in message
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Ok, i am starting to look for a house.

I need a list of things that are needed in a dog house.

My "Dream House" has:
*Hardwood floors throughout, and maybe that really neat-o cement flooring in
the kitchen & in the laundry. Husband says one room has to be carpeted,
that will be his room.

Fenced yard in the back of the house, that comes around to the front
side-yard, but not in the front of the house (reasoning for that will be
seen next...)

Mudroom/laundry room/dog-room all-in-one at the back-door entry
(via the fenced dog yard) & dog-door. Mud-room, place for muddy boots,
dirty clothes, coats & such at the entry. Laundry-room w/ washer & dryer
and rack to hang clothes that need to hang to dry further away. And
an elevated bath-sized shower stall w/ hot/cold running water to bath dogs.
While I currently have only two, and they really don't require more than
maybe 4-6 baths a year**, it would be nice to not have to haul them
somewhere to bathing. Also a wall for drying, a grooming table & all of my
dog supplies (that way my husband can have his storage shed back!!).

A wood-stove. I love our wood-stove, although it is small. I grew up
with one, and would prefer to live with one forever. And a HUGE freezer!
We currently only have a smallish extra freezer, but with a larger
one, I could buy more meat (dog-food) and keep it in there, rahter than
having to make frequent trips to "The City"(also see**).

And, while I'm "dreaming"...

**A large, fenced pasture area and small pole-barn. Large enough to
house about 15-20 sheep & a couple of goats. And maybe a small
set-up to keep 12 or so ducks as well...
Honestly, the property we have now is fine (just under 3 acres), but not
large enough for that many sheep (maybe 10, tops), so less would be okay. I
would like enough to be able to work at least 2 sets a day (3-5 in a set),
and then be able to butcher wethers for meat.
But, if I were able to keep my own sheep & ducks, I would probably end up
having to bath my dogs a bit more. :-)

Shelly & The Boys in Oregon

no carpet in the bedrooms either

vacuuming under the beds chasing dog fur balls isn't fun with the beater
attachment and you are left with the bare floor attachment to work it off
the carpet

area rugs clean nicely in the washing machine (throw rugs, not carpet rugs)

laminate flooring has worked very well in our kitchen here too.... for the
full 'wood look' thru the whole house (used to be tile)

kate


"Cin" wrote in message
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Ok, i am starting to look for a house.

I need a list of things that are needed in a dog house.

I want wood floors, carpet only in bedrooms, big fenced in backyard.
Access
to laundry or some small part of the house for a doggie door (atlas doesnt
have access to the whole house but he can have a room for himself if i can
find the right house!!)

A cat room with a cat sized door (or a Bull Terrier head sized door....)
so
she can hide from him.

any more to add to the list?

Cin

"Tiger Lily" wrote in message
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no carpet in the bedrooms either

vacuuming under the beds chasing dog fur balls isn't fun with the beater
attachment and you are left with the bare floor attachment to work it off
the carpet

Our dogs say there should be carpet everywhere except enough places with
tile to create cool spots for hot days.

And very important is that there be dog windows. Dogs love sliding doors
because the window comes all the way down to the floor. Ours also like the
couch pushed up tight to the living room double window so they can keep
track of the front yard. The couch should have a back with a cushy top on
the back pillow (NO loose pillows here) so that a dog can spread out on his
side or curl up.

We have hardwood in the living room and master bedroom, tile in the
bathrooms, kitchen and dining room. Other bedrooms have carpet but not
enough room for dogs to chase each other around much - plus the people don't
spend much time in there.

The dogs *love* to get to Grandma's house where there is carpet and they can
play chase without slipping. We even gave in and bought a large area rug
for the living room so they can at least play chase around the coffee table.

The humans love the tile and hardwood for clean-up (although I have
threatened to paint little dog footprints on the tile as camoflage) but it's
not the dog's preference.

It probably helps that I don't have to consider chasing dog fur balls under
the bed or elsewhere. The advantages of schnauzers.

Probably if I were building the dream house again, with dogs more in mind, I
would still have carpet in the living room, hardwood in all the bedrooms,
tile in the messy rooms. And that fenced dog yard would enter into a dog
room and not the dining room! DH says there should be a whole room for the
dogs to hang out in while they dry of but I know that wouldn't work at all
unless we also were there.

So, are you considering what the people want or what the dogs want?

~~Judy

Here's my idea of a great dog house. Coming in from the huge, fenced yard
there is a long, concrete hallway. The first 10 feet is filled with 10
inches of clean running water (get those feet cleaned off); the second ten
feet has shower heads mounted along the sides of the walls with soapy
water; the next ten feet are the rinsing shower heads; the last ten feet
are the blow dryers.

Haha, I think they would take me to the mental hospital if i suggested
that!!
I would also like a big vaccume area for the cat and dog to pass through to
I can stop having fur on EVERYTHING!

Cin

The couch should have a back with a cushy top on
the back pillow (NO loose pillows here) so that a dog can spread out on
his
side or curl up.

Atlas never sits on the sit part of the couch., He crawls up to the back
rest and puts 2 legs between the couch and the wall and the other hanging
down the cluch

So, are you considering what the people want or what the dogs want?

Ummm... Maybe a bit of both.

I will have to start doing some inspections

Cin

~~Judy

"Judy" wrote in message
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And that fenced dog yard would enter into a dog
room and not the dining room! DH says there should be a whole room for
the
dogs to hang out in while they dry of but I know that wouldn't work at all
unless we also were there.

This is precisely why *I* want the backyard fenced, not the front. Dog-door
entry to the back of the house, into a dog/mud/laundry room.
(See my description)


So, are you considering what the people want or what the dogs want?

For sure, what the people want. I have dust & mold allergies. To help
alleviate some of that, I don't want any carpeting. I don't even care
about
throw rugs! I'd love a nice, big, lovely area run in the main room, but
that's about it. Honestly, I am NOT houseproud at all. As long as the
kitchen is useable & designed to what I like (I love to cook), and the
dogs don't enter into the carpeted living room (like they do now!), I'll
be happy! :-)
Shelly & The Boys

"Judy" wrote in message
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Our dogs say .....................

And a fireplace. Gas, wood, woodstove, pellet stove, doesn't matter. But
there should be a bed nearby and a slightly cooler spot for when the fire
gets just a little too cozy.

~~Judy

"Shelly & The Boys" wrote in message
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I have dust & mold allergies. To help
alleviate some of that, I don't want any carpeting.

Allergist tells me that the important room - and by far the most important
room - is the bedroom because you spend a solid eight hours there. He
suggested first that the bedroom carpets and curtains and such be removed,
bedding be replaced with something safe, and second that there be an air
filtration system in place for the whole house (AC or just filter) and then
determine if any more is necessary. Especially if you're not home all day
long, or spending long periods in the carpeted living room, he says *most*
people can manage just fine. YMMV.

the
dogs don't enter into the carpeted living room (like they do now!),

That would never work at our house. Dogs *must* be where the people are.
And they really, really love carpet to play chase. When they try to play on
the hardwood floor, Spenser could pass for one of those cartoon dogs that
spin in place for the first several strides before finally making forward
motion. (Of course, we are very sympathetic and *never* laugh at him.)

Probably also helps my thoughts that One: the bedroom floor is beech and I
really like the look of it, Two: the living room floor is unselected hard
maple which is okay but the beech has more character and Three: my dogs
don't shed. Mud is more of an issue than dog hair on carpet.

~~Judy