| For those of us that already own dogs finding | | | | with different spacing between the wires and |
| a place to keep them can be as easy as a | | | | different heights that can range from three |
| fenced backyard. But what if the backyard | | | | feet to ten feet. Planning ahead will make |
| doesn't have a fence or one day your wife and | | | | certain that you choose the correct materials |
| kids come home with a cute puppy but you have | | | | before you start building your chain link dog |
| no place to keep the new family addition. | | | | kennel because you don't want to have to tear |
| Fencing in the entire backyard can be cost | | | | it down and start over after you find out you |
| prohibitive but keeping the little guy in the | | | | didn't make it big enough for that cute |
| house all the time is not a good idea either, | | | | little puppy that's now over one hundred |
| particularly if he grows up to be a big dog. | | | | pounds. |
| The answer to the problem may well be to | | | | |
| build a chain link dog kennel. | | | | When choosing the posts for your chain link |
| | | | dog kennel you can go with the standard metal |
| A chain link dog kennel is not difficult to | | | | posts that most chain link fences are built |
| build. Of course before you build your dog | | | | with or you can choose landscape timbers. |
| kennel you will have to formulate a plan and | | | | Metal posts will have to be cemented into the |
| decide how big the kennel needs to be. The | | | | ground which means the kennel will be |
| size of the kennel will depend on the size of | | | | permanently located in the position you have |
| the dog when he is full grown. A small dog | | | | chosen. Landscape timbers don't necessarily |
| will obviously only need a small space but a | | | | have to be concreted which gives you the |
| bigger dog will need plenty of room to move | | | | option of moving the kennel or even taking it |
| around, not to mention the size of a shelter | | | | with you if you move. |
| or dog house in the kennel. The height of the | | | | |
| fence needs to be considered carefully for | | | | Building your own chain link dog kennel can |
| bigger dogs because some breeds have the | | | | be done rather quickly and easily if you plan |
| ability to easily jump a four foot fence. | | | | correctly. It is also cheaper then hiring |
| | | | someone else to build it or buying a |
| After you decide how big to make your chain | | | | pre-built one. |
| link dog kennel the next step is figuring out | | | | |
| where you will build it and what materials | | | | To get more information about building a |
| you need to build it with. There are | | | | chain link dog kennel for you four legged |
| different types of chain link fence out there | | | | friend visit the website Dog Kennels. |