The size of the booth for Alabai. Alabaia booth with own hands

Every dog living in a country house is simply obliged to have a kennel. Even if it's such a huge and shaggy dog, like Alabai. An animal, like a person, should not only have a place to hide from the cold and weather. A booth is a piece of personal space where the animal will feel at home. And what should be a booth for alabai? Dimensions, photos and some nuances of construction - all this you will learn by reading this article.

What kind of beast?

As you know, Alabai are simply magnificent watchmen. Therefore, in a private house you simply can not do without such a strong and courageous guard. The brightest feature of Alabai is its impressive size. Of course, the market for animal products is now so great that it will not be difficult to buy a suitable kennel. But it's much nicer to take care of your pet and assistant yourself comfortably.

To do this, you need to know what exactly will have a booth for alabaya sizes. It's not difficult to make it with your own hands. For this, absolutely no special skills are needed. It is enough to be able to hold a hammer in your hands. And of course, to know the necessary size of the booth for Alabai. The drawing of such a structure also does not present any complexity. Run it yourself can anyone.

Important requirements

First of all, you need to choose the right place for the location of the dog house. The size of the booth for Alabai is quite large, so if the plot is not too big, problems with the installation of canine housing may arise.

To arrange a house it is necessary so that in the summer on it direct sun rays did not get. Otherwise your shaggy friend will be very hot. But even deep in the shade to carry housing is also not recommended.

The best place for a kennel is on a small hill, in the shadow of one or two trees. In no case should not place the booth in the lowland. Both summer and winter there will be water collected. Your pet will begin to suffer from dampness and may even get sick.

Kennel Sizes

To ensure maximum comfort to your pet, you need to properly choose the size of the booth for Alabai. If you do not guess a bit, the dwelling will be uncomfortable and may not like the dog, she will refuse to enter there. Agree, it will be very insulting: so much energy and energy is spent, but he does not like it.

If a puppy grows in your house, it's rather difficult to predict exactly what dimensions it will reach. Therefore, you will have to choose one of two options:

• To measure the size of the pet and build a new kennel every year;
• To build a standard box designed for dogs of large breeds, and wait for the baby to grow to it.

If you decide to stay on the second option, then the size of the booth for Alabai will be approximately the following:

• Length - 1250-1300 mm;
• Width - 1050-1100 mm;
• Height - 900-950 mm.

If the resulting house for your pet is too large, you can additionally insulate it from the inside. So the area of the kennel will be slightly smaller, and the animal in it - much warmer.

We take measurements with alabai

If you decide to build a house of exactly the size that is necessary for your dog, the pet will have to be measured. You need to remove only three measures:

• Half-crutch of the chest alabai;
• Length of trunk from tail to nose;
• Height from the floor to the highest point of the withers.

That's all. The comfortable sizes of the dog house for alabai can be calculated as follows:

• The depth and width of the dog house is equal to the length of the trunk + 70-100 mm;
• Height of the kennel - height of the pet + 60-70 mm.

To the animal could freely enter and leave the house, he needs a comfortable climbing lair:

• Width of the crouch - half-grip (girth, divided in half) of the dog's chest + 100 mm;
• Height of the eye - the height of the animal or 50-70 mm lower.

This will be our booth for alabai. Dimensions and design drawings, as you can see, are quite simple.

Materials and Tools

Before you go directly to the manufacture, you need to prepare tools and choose the material for construction.

You will need:

• Long ruler or level;
• Simple pencil, marker;
• Hand saw or electric jigsaw;
• A drill or a set of screwdrivers;
• Self-tapping screws for wood (many);
• Metal corners;
• A bar for a skeleton;
• Plywood or wall board;
• Heater;
• Paint, brushes.

Of course, the best material for making a dog booth is a tree. To extend the service life, the boards are treated with special impregnations that protect the wood from decay and various insects. Painting a finished product is possible only from the outside, from the inside it should not be done.

The best place to build a roof is a removable one. So you can periodically ventilate the house and clean it. To the house was warm in winter and cool in the summer, it is properly insulated with mineral wool or polystyrene. The roof is covered with pieces of roofing material, flexible tiles or other roofing materials.

Building a house for a dog: stages

Having developed a fantasy, you can draw a huge number of models and variants of the canine dwelling. It depends on you, what exactly will be the kennel for Alabai. Dimensions we have already determined, now we turn to drawing up a construction plan:

1. We make the drawing. If you do not know how to do it, you can find a drawing of a similar structure on the Internet and change it to your size.
2. We cut bars of the appropriate size.
3. Using self-tapping screws, we collect the walls of the future design: the back, front and two side.
4. We trim all the internal parts with plywood and fasten them together with self-tapping screws and metal corners.
5. From the bars of the right size, we collect the frame of the floor and sew it with boards. We make sure that there are no gaps between them.
6. We make a skeleton of a roof (ceiling), we cover it with plywood from the inside.
7. We warm the roof with a thick layer of mineral wool.
8. Floor and wall panels are warmed with a foam of the desired thickness.
9. We sew the structure with lining, plywood and other material, "sew" the roof.
10. We fix the roof to the back or side wall of the booth on the door hinges. Thus, a flap is obtained. This allows you to ventilate the kennel and clean it.

Rules for arrangement of a good kennel

The sizes suggested above can vary several times as the dog grows. This usually happens when the booth is built for the puppy. There are several rules, compliance with which allows you to make the kennel as comfortable as possible:

• An animal should not interfere with anything, it should be convenient to lie in a box or stand;
• Laz must be comfortable in size, otherwise Alabai can get injured;
• The construction must be well insulated;
• Walls and roof should not leak or blown;
• Interesting version of the booth, the construction of the roof which provides for a small attic; There you can store in the winter different dog things: toys, unnecessary bowls and so on; In addition, the attic is an extra air cushion, the booth will be even warmer;
• Build a kennel is best made of wood - this is the most environmentally friendly material;
• Dimensions and drawings are best checked several times; Let the dog house be a little more spacious than the cramped one.

How to properly equip the laser

However, in order to correctly calculate the size of the booth for Alabai, it is very important to properly arrange the entrance to the dog house. Laz best to place a little away from the center of the design, so the dog will be cozier. In inclement weather, she can hide behind a solid wall and, curled up, wait out the bad weather.

Quite often you can meet recommendations for the construction of a two-room kennel. One part of this booth is a vestibule, and the other is a sleeping area. Such a dwelling is good only if your pet does not have additional guard functions. Often, especially vigilant watchmen, even in the most severe frosts, refuse to leave their post and go to the sleeping compartment of the kennel. After all, you can not see all the protected territory from there.

There is one more subtlety. Before entering the kennel it would be nice to build a small door. Only 10-15 cm of height is enough, and the entrance to the booth will be reliably protected from wind and snow.

Determine the type of roof

Another important point in the construction of canine housing - the choice of the type of roof. It can be either single-sided or gable.

The type of roof chosen is absolutely independent of the size of the Alabai booth you calculated. It is noticed that the dogs themselves prefer one-pitch roofs. If it is strong enough, the animal can use it as an additional platform for rest and observation. Located much higher than the earth, it is an excellent observation point and allows you to control a much larger area. Alabai is very fond of it.

There is one more argument. As you know, there is no heating in the booth in the winter. Therefore, the smaller the internal volume of a kennel, the easier it is for a dog to warm it with its heat. The gable roof just adds a booth of internal volume. If the height of the construction is sufficient for the convenience of Alabai, then this additional volume is absolutely useless. Therefore, if you really want to build a gable roof for aesthetic reasons, it is advisable to make an additional flat ceiling. So Alabay will be warm, and the booth will look perfect.