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by Red Sable on 07 May 2010 - 20:05

How old is your dog Maggie?

by Pharaoh on 07 May 2010 - 21:05

Thanks for the tip Yogi.

In my new house I will have a kennel and a dog run.

I am thinking of concrete flooring and the horse mat.

Michele

by MaggieMae on 07 May 2010 - 21:05

RS - almost 16 months

by YogieBear on 07 May 2010 - 23:05

My kennels are all concrete flooring - before I got the mats I worried about them being on something so hard - their nails being worn down to a knub, their elbows hair rubbed off from laying on concrete, the heat coming off of the concrete on the outside kennels and making their feet spread in an undesirable manner....

All I have to say is those dogs that ripped to pieces - they must be Gators..lol. I put it in one of my kennels to start with- for the first time and my male went to try to pull the end - I told him no and he hasnt messed with it since dunno why -maybe taste bad.. But even so - he still couldnt pick it up. go figure - chances are - they aren't going to mess with it - I got 4 dogs and they havent bothered with them... but every dog is different I guess - If one thing doesnt work then you have to try something else... so for some 'horsemats' others - I dunno.. I am glad I found the mats

Maggie didnt mean to still your thread - what did you decide to go with?

YogieBear

by Red Sable on 07 May 2010 - 23:05

I wonder if you are talking about the same horse mats Maggie. They don't come in a roll, and you'd need a saw to cut them I'd think.

Like Melissa said, they are 4x6 and thick hard rubber. I can barely lift the corners, or drag them. They are tough! If your dog chewed them he is a gator!

by MaggieMae on 08 May 2010 - 00:05

RS -- Yes, it is a Horse Mat - but it is 1/2 inch thick .... still very, very hard for me to cut it. I bought the smallest size roll they carried -- 6 ft by 10 ft .

by YogieBear on 08 May 2010 - 00:05

Actually horse mats do come in rolls - but if you got a 6 x 10 roll - you would have to have a forklift to move it around.. not to discredit those that say their dogs shredded them - was this just the 4x6 or the entire one piece horse mat?

My Asko has had ate thru his kennel - 9 ga- he eats all of my wood, whether it is logs out of the woodpile or 150 pound platform for him to lay on..he can pick those up and move them. he is strong - I would like to see pictures of these gators that ate these mats I am talking about.

Yogie

by MaggieMae on 08 May 2010 - 00:05

Yes, I got a 6 x 10 roll over the internet. However, it is just 1/2 inch thick -- but still hard to cut. For some reason the name "Bulldog" Rubber sticks in my mind. Except for the piece that I cut, the rest is still rolled up in the garage. It weighs a TON !!

by MaggieMae on 08 May 2010 - 00:05

Well, so far I have bought only 8 pieces of the Decking. It gives him a nice area to lie down in the shade. Before I invest in anymore of it, I needed to know how it will hold up in the Winter.

I also bought a 36" Commercial Drum Fan - 2 speeds for the outdoor Kennel. It really MOVES the air !!!!!

by Dre Stylez on 08 May 2010 - 00:05

I use em. The thickest one they have the 1in and a half ones I think and my guys hasn't chewed it up so I guess it depends on the dog

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