Very nice dog kennels @ reasonable price - Page 1

A lot of folks ask about dog runs and kennels on ocassion and I just wanted to share that we purchased some very nice kennels from Optionskennel.com at a fair price.  The company is out of Fredricksburg Ohio and their customer service was quite impressive.  We told them what we wanted, sent them a sketch and they had it made and delivered within the week.  We ordered the Gold Series since it does not look like a chain link type fence- it's more decorative so it looks very nice in our yard.  We were surprised with how sturdy and well built it was.  It was very easy to put up- with a little common sense it's possible to do yourself with a helper.  The most painful part was unpackaging and hauling the panels to the back yard.  Getting off the truck upon delivery was a treat too because the whole shipment weighed 1100 lbs.  The driver was very nice and helped unload it to the driveway.

If anyone is looking at purchasing a nice kennel I'd strongly recommend looking into them.  I believe they ship everywhere in the US.  We purchased a 10x45 kennel seperated into 3 10x15 areas for the 3 dogs.  Each kennel has an additional door so that if we want the dogs to run together they can have full access to the 45 feet in length.  Isolation panels were a little extra but reasonable so we elected to add those as well.  There's no holes to dig, no concrete posts to pour or anything that requires anchored.  It's very strong and heavy free standing but you can if you want have it permanently placed in concrete for extra support. IMO it's not necessary.  Everything goes together very easily with limited tools required.  I think my husband used a couple socket wrenches and that was it.  He's almost done building it so I'd say it takes a couple hours to essemble.  Their website shows the different types they carry and the prices are also on there.  If you want something custom or modified then it's best to call them; they are excellent.

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After looking at it, Agar, I have one question: what have you done to keep the dogs from digging their way out?

I really like the versatility of it, and it could be exactly the solution I need to my own situation (house needs work done on it, so will have to keep dogs kenneled because the fence has to be removed.)

I would have to put  12" x 12" square concrete block along the perimeter and on all sides and door area....mine would be out in a minute  pups too...they even have moved the blocks yesterday , by themselves  playing and rough housing and I think one of the little stinkers,,,took his paws and dug at them till he moved it a bit....shepherds will go to no length and power to get out ,,,just because.......its a fun thing to do.....and they can ,,,,

My little 20 week old jerk is already tunneling ;-(

And is 5 feet high enough?  My 6 foot fence has never been climbed, but I wonder about 5?

My pup's mom opened her kennel door, climbed an EIGHT foot chainlink fence, and got herself in with the stud! The breeder says she's been taking lessons from Harry Houdini!

Thank heavens my pupster hasn't inherited Mom's talents!

Hi All, I'm a happy customer of Options Plus kennels, bought 2 runs and they are holding up great.

Sunsilver-  I have been fortunate that my dogs have not ever tried to tunnel under anything.  Even my 6 month old pup is contnent in the yard and does not try to get out.  However with this kennel system what I noticed is that at the bottom of the sections there is only a couple inches and if you pound the top of each panel into the ground the bottom of the panels have like a little stake that digs into the ground to almost make it flush to your lawn.  We intend to put stepping stones inside rather than poured concrete pads- for 1 the poured concrete is more expensive, the other thing is if we'd ever decide to move we'd take the kennels with us and then the new owners would have an eye soar of just slabs of concrete to look at.  And we also figured the slabs are economical and also versatile in case you have to move your kennels or want to redesign the way you want them to look.  I also have a 6 foot privace fence all around my backyard.  The reason we went with these kennels is now we have 3 dogs and they'll tear up the lawn, make me go on scavenger hunts to clean up the poop and it's just safer to have them not get all hyped up when kids come to play.  I won't have to crate them if I have company.

Sorry I was wrong about the website address.  It was optionsplus.com

We're in the business of construction so when I tell you this was a great buy on a well constructed kennel you can rest assure this IS one area I know what I'm talking about.  I called my fencing supplier and they could not even sell me the material for the price I got these kennels AND I would have had to dig posts and cement them in just like a chain link fence.  My husband told me this was the FIRST time I actually bought something that was worth the money. lol

My dogs have been out there for the past 4 hours.  They are in HEAVEN.  They love it.  My trainer even decided to go with the same system at his place.  You can make them as big or as small as you like.  Honestly the 10x15 area for each dog is plenty big.  It looks very spacious for them.