Our first response to this question is always “what space do you have available?” Whilst we always advocate having as large a kennel & run as possible, there is no point squeezing a larger sized double dog kennel into your modest back garden. Here we have listed a few points on how to select the right sized wooden dog kennel.
How big is your dog?
It goes without saying that a larger dog will need more space. Consider the room they will need to turn around inside the bed area and the run needs to have enough space for stretching and walking around. A good way of knowing the sleep size is to measure a dog bed or crate that is already being used by your dog. Or, while they are sleeping, measure the area that they are snuggled in.
How long will they be in the kennel for?
This is a very important point. Some of our customers buy dog kennels to house their pet during the day for a few hours while they are at work; or have it as somewhere secure to put their visitor-phobic dog out of people’s way. In these instances, a smaller sized kennel and run such as our Alton single dog kennel and run would be plenty. Consider also that the door can be left open to the run if you have a secure garden that your dog will be safe in. If, however, your kennel and run is going to be a permanent outdoor housing solution for your working dogs, we would recommend having a large kennel and run such as our kennel blocks to allow your dogs plenty of room. The sleeping area doesn’t necessarily need to be bigger unless housing multiple dogs together as a smaller space will stay warmer during cold spells.
How many dogs are to be housed in your new dog kennel?
Dogs that get along can be housed in kennels together. Dogs of a smaller breed would be fine in our standard sized kennel and runs, however if you wanted to house larger dogs together you would need to look at increasing the overall size of your kennel and run. See our larger sandon single kennel and run.
If you are interested in purchasing a new kennel and run for your family pet or working dogs, please browse through our selection of standard wooden dog kennel and runs. We have a range of sizes and styles to suit all budgets, and we also offer a bespoke service on all of our animal housing if you can’t find exactly what you want. You might also find our blog post about housing your dog in a kennel interesting.
Why Buy A Multi Bay Dog Kennel Block From Garden and Animal Structures?
Quite often we are asked what makes our multi-block dog kennel and runs so special compared to our competitors. We build our high quality, premium dog kennel and runs from our UK workshop which is based in Stoke-on-Trent. The timber that we use is pressure treated with TanalithE, and we use a heavy-duty polyester based roofing felt. The galvanised dog run panels have 5cm gap bars as standard, and we also include aluminium anti-chew strips around the kennel entrance at no extra charge.
Straight away, our kennels are set apart from competitors who may use cheaper alternatives. But we also offer more, making our kennels value for money.
We cut the apex roof supports on an angle to give a neater finish, and we sand down any rough edges to ensure your dog’s safety. We add a tongue and groove floor and false ceiling in each section of our multi kennel blocks – no cheap alternative materials such as chipboard are used. The vast roof that sits over the entire kennel structure is again fully clad with tongue & groove providing a solid and impressive finish. Our felt is polyester based and has a clever backing that seals itself down once warmed in the sun. Therefore providing better protection against the weather. We also install our multi-dog kennel blocks ourselves – our team offer a professional installation service which is efficient and reliable.
Most of all – our pride is in our friendly customer service.
Browse through the images below and you will see why our wooden multi-block kennel and runs are so popular.
The sleeping area floors and divides.
Kennel sleeping areas with fronts. Full height access door and dog pop hole.
The top of the dog sleeping areas with individual wooden clad ceilings.
The galvanised dog run panels fixed to the front of the sleeps and bolted together to create the dog runs.
Kennel sleeps with runs attached
Here are the roof apexes added on top of the dog run panels and the sleeping areas.
Four bay dog kennel and run ready for the roof.
Fully clad tongue and groove timber roof covering the entire kennel structure.
Side view of the kennel block with the roof.
Internal view of the roof. Notice the supports have been cut at angles for a neater finish.
Here is the wooden clad floor in the dog sleeping area.
Front of the sleeping area which was upgraded to include sliding hatches over the dog pop holes.
We provide an affordable custom building service on our entire range of dog kennels for sale. Send us your requirements, sizes or a photo you have seen and we will work out a no obligation quotation.
We are very flexible and will try our very best to provide you with the perfect dog kennel – our only limitation is the dog run panels as they come from a supplier and are only available in certain sizes. Here is a bespoke dog kennel and run that we manufactured in our own UK workshop. The kennel was based on our Double Hampton apex kennel design, but our client’s alterations included making it into a single kennel and run along with two doors opening into the dog run (for him to further customise himself at a later date).
The kennel and run measured in total 17ft x 6ft; the sleeping area was 6ft x 6ft and the large dog run measured 11ft x 6ft.
The kennel features:
FREE aluminium anti-chew strips around pop hole – Stops your dog from chewing the timber around the entrance to the sleeping area View image
Polyester based, heavy duty felt roof – Our felt has a clever backing that seals itself down when warmed in the sun. View image
Tongue and groove floor and roof – We promise to never use cheaper alternatives (such as chipboard) to make your dog kennel View image
2x pad bolts per door – Can be locked with a padlock for added security View image
5cm gap galvanised dog run panels – Strong and heavy duty dog run panels from a leading UK supplier View image
ex50mm x ex50mm tanalised framework (45mm finished) – tanalising provides protection from rot, insect attack and decay
ex16.5mm tanalised tongue and groove shiplap cladding (12mm thick finished) – we have a larger tongue and groove than other kennel suppliers to allow space for timber expansion View image
