Building Your Own Backyard Chain Link Dog Kennel

By Scott Jackson

A chain link dog kennel is a cost friendly means of building your dog a home outside of your home. Not all of us are blessed with a fenced-in backyard. The possibility of our dog or puppy wandering into neighborhood traffic or deep dangerous woods, not to mention being attacked by another animal or neighborhood dog, is definitely something we'd like to prevent but fencing in an entire yard can be very expensive. Many dog owners rent rather than own their own house or condo and can't very well build a fence around a property they don't personally own. This is why many people have turned to the option of building their own kennel.

Building a chain link kennel isn't very difficult. The most important part of the process is probably determining the necessary size and dimensions. Take the size of your dog into consideration. A smaller dog wouldn't need a very large space so building a chain link dog kennel for a small dog isn't too much of a chore. Just be sure to ask yourself if your dog is done growing so you don't have to dismantle a perfectly good chain link dog kennel that no longer accommodates the size of your dog. Consider things like whether or not your dog is a jumper when determining how high your chain link fence should be.

You can buy different types of a chain link fence ranging between three and ten feet in height. You need to determine the parameters of your space to decide if you need 50 feet of chain link fencing or 100 feet. Some of the wire fencing will have different designs and spacing. You may find small or large holes in the wire depending on the type of fencing. Standard metal posts, cemented into the ground, are considered ideal for your chain link dog kennel but landscape timbers are also used for a less permanent kennel that may have to be moved from time to time. Some dog owners actually prefer the landscape timber posts because they are sturdier and can be cut down to any size.

Building your own chain link dog kennel is simple with the right planning, materials and craftsmanship. Sure, you have other options like hiring someone or purchasing a pre-built dog kennel but think of the pride that will come from building a chain link kennel that keeps your dog happy, safe and out of your hair

How to Build a Chain Link Dog Kennel

By Andrew Bicknell

For those of us that already own dogs finding a place to keep them can be as easy as a fenced backyard. But what if the backyard doesn’t have a fence or one day your wife and kids come home with a cute puppy but you have no place to keep the new family addition. Fencing in the entire backyard can be cost prohibitive but keeping the little guy in the house all the time is not a good idea either, particularly if he grows up to be a big dog. The answer to the problem may well be to build a chain link dog kennel.

A chain link dog kennel is not difficult to build. Of course before you build your dog kennel you will have to formulate a plan and decide how big the kennel needs to be. The size of the kennel will depend on the size of the dog when he is full grown. A small dog will obviously only need a small space but a bigger dog will need plenty of room to move around, not to mention the size of a shelter or dog house in the kennel. The height of the fence needs to be considered carefully for bigger dogs because some breeds have the ability to easily jump a four foot fence.

After you decide how big to make your chain link dog kennel the next step is figuring out where you will build it and what materials you need to build it with. There are different types of chain link fence out there with different spacing between the wires and different heights that can range from three feet to ten feet. Planning ahead will make certain that you choose the correct materials before you start building your chain link dog kennel because you don’t want to have to tear it down and start over after you find out you didn’t make it big enough for that cute little puppy that’s now over one hundred pounds.

When choosing the posts for your chain link dog kennel you can go with the standard metal posts that most chain link fences are built with or you can choose landscape timbers. Metal posts will have to be cemented into the ground which means the kennel will be permanently located in the position you have chosen. Landscape timbers don’t necessarily have to be concreted which gives you the option of moving the kennel or even taking it with you if you move.

Building your own chain link dog kennel can be done rather quickly and easily if you plan correctly. It is also cheaper then hiring someone else to build it or buying a pre-built one.