Dog Runs

[leopuppy04]

Hi All,

I'm moving house soon and (eventually) would like to erect some dog runs for the dogs and puppies when we have them.

Never having to do anything like this before, I was wondering what peoples personal experience is.

*Do you prefer a DIY kit (for someone who is an absolute nuffy) or would you rather someone come to design one for you

*What would your rough estimate of cost be (including a roof for 2 reasonably sized runs)?

*Are there any companies you would recommend?

*Would you concrete or would you grass it?

*Do you have any do's or dont's as recommendations?

*Any must-haves?

If possible I would rather not concrete (because if I move I can just take down the runs and take them with me, but the concrete may be a wee bit confusing for those wanting to buy the house )

TIA

[JulesP]

I got my run from a company called Mountainvale Fencing (they have a website). They were the cheapest I could find at the time. Think it was around $450 for a 2 x 4 meter run (no roof).

Instead of concrete you could use pavers.

Lots of runs on Ebay.

If you have someone to help you then the kits are fairly easy to put together. I just did a cat one by myself.

[Rysup]

I've had my indoor runs made and installed by Goldstein. Our outdoor runs we made ourselves. It was not that hard and I found all the "how too" info on the net.

We spent about $3000 on 4 indoor runs (in our garage) 10 years ago. The are approximately 3m x 3m, with one gate in each and a hallway down one side, and another gate out through the garage door.

Then we spent about the same on the outdoor runs just in the last year or so. We have 4 runs, 2 are approx 4m x 10m, one is 10 x 10 and one is 5 x 10 as a rough guide. I have not actually measured them! Each run has one gate out to the main yard, the 10 x 10 run has two gates, one each end. And then most of the runs have a gate into the next run.

If you go the DIY route, make sure to find out the standard gate size. We did not, and had to have our gates custom made which added to the costs.