Rain shelter for dogs

Buy or build a rain shelter for the dogs.

Portable Livestock Shelters For All Your Animal Shelters Needs: Poultry – Rabbits – Waterfowl – Pigeons – Goats – Sheep – Hogs – Calf – Calves - Cattle

My son and I built a dog house with 2 pallets, 2x4s and plywood. All materials donated. Then someone on Craigslist donated roof tiles and vinyl flooring. A friend was able to cover 2 walls and the roof. Still have to lay the flooring. But at least it is done enough for the rain that just arrived. Now the 3 dogs have shelter whenever they are outside. I think its a job well done.

Built a client a bike shelter. They were surprised by the simple design, but found it to be quite workable. The structure is very light so doesn't put any strain on the fence that I could see. I used 2 x 3's. Borrowed the idea from DIY friends. I did the same thing at home so had a picture to show client already, but this one is bigger since there's more space between gate and fence. They have four bikes to fit here so should be enough room.

Why we prefer to use blue barrels for dog houses

I mentioned in an earlier post that Byron and I made a portable calf shelter for our two calves. Since we're following the Polyface model of rotating animals onto fresh pasture every day or so, we wanted to devise something lightweight and stable that would offer them some protection from wind, rain, and sun. I wish I had neat, drawn-out plans to post, but I unfortunately sketched it out on bright pink sticky notes, then shoved the sticky notes into my coupon pouch (I'm so organized). So if…

Here in Portland, Oregon we love our animals! That’s clear from all the “couture” pet accessory stores & doggie day-care centers sprouting everywher...

Do y'all mind sharing some pics with me of your shelters for you goats? I have a shed but it's a right squeeze now that we have more goats and i would...