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The posting that I put up earlier today seemed really popular, so I thought I put up the first dog house that I made about 3 years ago for our two dogs. You can see how the hinges hold the top and the wind wall on the inside for the dogs to stay covered up. I also installed a heating unit (http://www.houndheater.com) into this for those really cold nights. Shortly after I finished this we moved 5 states across and the movers were not happy to hear that I was bring it with us… :)

Last April a tree sheered off at the top and fell strait through the roof of it…while my dog was inside! Luckily it hadn't gone all the way through so i was able repair the hole and re-shingle the roof.

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Close call on that one!

Glad your dog is OK and that it was a relatively easy fix (from the sounds of it).

Did you just insulate the walls, or the floor and roof too?
 

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Thanks Jonathan…the fix was pretty easy, although it did take a few weeks for me to actually complete. This house is insulated in all the walls, floor and roof.
 

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Did it take much convincing to get your dog to go back in after the tree limb created a skylight?
 

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I made the same dog house about a year ago but for 2 dogs. I have 2 labs, a cool yellow and a psycho chocolate. We put loose straw in it for a little padding and more insulation, not that it needs it with the foam panels
 

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Lucky dog!! Doesn't the roof leak with shingles on a flat roof?
 

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Yeah, it took a bit for her to go back in, but she got over it… lol

The roof isn't completely flat…it's got about a 10 degree angle to it so it doesn't hold water at all.
 

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and i thought my dog was spoiled
 

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Hot Dog that's cool
 

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Great looking dog house. Nice construction and restoration.
 
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