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i think this is well worth a look... sorry this forums giving me trouble when it came to commenting on the above clip... anyway 'any info is good info' in my mind...

hmm guess thats an option but he's a obstinate little bugga and not sure he'd cooperate, but may be worth a try... i wouldnt dare leave him inside as he is used to depositing enormous specimens around the yard at night that would make any horse proud If you crate trained him he wouldn't be wondering around inside the house. Also if you toilet trained him then it wouldn't be an issue. WOuld be much better for the dog to be inside away from the cold. ok i'll take my punishment, i knew it would all be my fault (actually he was crate trained to a degree but it was an outside crate and he still uses that so i am not totally useles. indoors would be a different kettle of fish i am sure )

yep that would certainl p*** him off.. makes him reduntant if its already shredded

lol i may just as well throw it straight in the bin cos thats where it will end up in a few hrs

4 deg bloody hell we have it easy here then, was about 12 last night so i shouldnt worry so much, i'll be sure to tell him that if he whines lol

Trick is to get it to stay IN the kennel! Our old kelpie used to toss all the bedding out of the kennel and sleep on the bare boards - winter and summer. Only used it to lie on in the sunshine!!! Souff Edited to say I just saw previous posters comment that RRs do feel the cold. Thanks! yep RR's do have a pretty short coat, and he does seem to like wandering around at various times during the night probably because he sleeps so much during the day

thanks i was just about to cut up some carpet tiles as an internal floor base for his kennel, i tried cardboard but it lasted a cpl of days, he loves to tear things up, his kennel is in a protected area but a door flap is a good idea it will certainly keep the heat in, the roof insulation will certainly help there too, i'll think on that...

hmm guess thats an option but he's a obstinate little bugga and not sure he'd cooperate, but may be worth a try... i wouldnt dare leave him inside as he is used to depositing enormous specimens around the yard at night that would make any horse proud

know the feeling...

shell.. thanks for your reply, i was just about to cut up some carpet tiles as a floor base for his kennel, i tried cardboard but it lasted a cpl of days, he looves to tear things up, should have called him rippa... lol for the same reason a doona would be the worst thing, he has already destroyed a cpl of old pillows, and they are far too absorbent and insect friendly. someone mentioned hessian bags which sounds plausible.

i live in sydney (maybe you worked that out) in the eastern subs, and digga (ridgeback kelpie cross) sleeps outside, i do have a wooden kennel for him however the nights are getting cooler though not cold yet, so what do you use for bedding to keep them warm on these cold nights? unlike a lot of breeds ridgebacks dont have a thick coat or am i just being too sensitive? and being an obstinate little s*** (6mths old) he rips up almost anything put in his kennel to keep him insulated... so what do you use ?

ok just a quickie... when is a puppy not a puppy? at what age are they technically mature?