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Friday, April 9, 2010

The Benefits of an Insulated Dog House

As with anything insulated, your home, a lunch pail, or a thermal mug, the insulative properties are not just for cool or cold issues. This is the case with an insulated dog house as well. The extra lining will assit in keeping your pet cool and comfortable in warm or hot climates. On a hot humid summer day this should be a huge consideration for pet owners.

The ability to kee your dog cool is accomplished by the insulation reflecting the suns heat in the summer. The lined dog house will reflect 97% of radiant heat for maximum comfort inside the dog house. Naturally in the winter, wind, snow and the cold air are kept outside. The dogs body heat actually serves as a little furnace to create heat inside. This is why you don't want a house too big as there will be more dead space to keep warm. So a house large enough for their comfort but not too large so the open space makes it cooler.

When constructing a dog house you should consider insulation to maintain a comfortable climate for your pet. A flap or door on the house would be needed to hold the warmer air in if you are in a cold climate.

Your dog won't understand the lengths you have gone to for their comfort by they will enjoy the comfortable space you have given them when you constructed their new dog house.