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Originally Posted by MephistophelesJanx
Do you have a barn they can run into though? I have a greenhouse but there isn't a great temperature difference between inside and outside when the skirts are up (which they would have to be for him to have access to the greenhouse).
I both insulated it with 1/2 inch styro on 3 walls and went two panels deep on the base under the floor and put a blanket down in there. I'm considering an animal safe heating pad beneath the blanket.
I had actually seen that page before and it is how I decided on a 2x2 platform with an 18 inch(ish) peak. The doorway is a little wider than suggested though.
I didn't realize I was freaking out. I felt as if I was trying to ensure my friend was warm and safe over the winter while keeping up his task of mousing.
Thanks! I have been contemplating how to more effectively close off the front door with a flap of some sort and this would work nicely.
The shop doesn't have a pet door on it yet and I'm not sold on his ability (or desire) to hold in his waste until I can open the door for him in the morning. I guess I could just suck it up and put kitty litter in there.
I also have a greenhouse which I had not considered because with the skirts up it doesn't have much of a temperature difference and with them down he has no access. But... it would at least cut the wind down further for him and he would still have access to the outside with the skirts up.
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Sorry wasn't talking about you specifically, but the people who either call the cops or shame people on facebook or something because their dog is outside when it's cold.