KENNEL CONSTRUCTION 121 



For two or more hunting dogs, I published in 

 my book, '* Airedale, Setter and Hound," a design 

 which has so many of the required points of an 

 ideal two-dog kennel that it will bear repetition 

 here. A kennel big enough for two 60-pound 

 hunting dogs should be big enough also for a man 

 to enter and clean. This kennel is a permanent, 

 handsome structure, with concrete floor and run- 

 way yard, an ornament to any country place, and 

 just what the passer-by would expect to see if the 

 owner keeps dogs. Its cost for materials is about 

 $20 (probably $25 at present lumber prices), and 

 the labour on it would be about $6 if you did not 

 do it yourself. The kennel has shingle roof and 

 sides, a well-shaped bunk to accommodate two 

 hunting dogs, a porch for hot weather, and a cin- 

 der or brick floored yard. The designs herewith 

 show its appearance and detailed construction, 

 and the lumber list will give you the stock needful 

 to be ordered. The body of the kennel is 4x4 feet, 

 and height to the peak, 6 feet. The roof beams 

 are carried on down at the front to make a porch 

 about 2 feet wide, running across the side of the 

 kennel and facing preferably south. To begin 

 with, a 7 ft. X 5 ft. floor of concrete 2i/^ inches 

 thick is laid down, and, while soft, the bottom plate 

 frame of 2"x4" hemlock is set in place on wooden 



