[duckdude4]

Just curious as to what you guys recommend for bedding. This will be an outside dog house.

 

[Richard Finch]

Nothing

Nothing.... But if you must try Cedar Chips.....



Richard

 

[Mark Littlejohn]

Nice dry fine Hay. Kinda like the timothy hay used for rabbits. Cheap, readily available, is swept out and disposed of easily.

I've always stayed away from anything cedar. Many old-timers (I suppose I'm in that category now ) believe that cedar "dulls" the nose. And no, before anyone asks, I have no scientific evidence of this.

Mark

 

[sportsman]

I use hay in mine.

 

[Marvin S]

I had a dog allergic to cedar - My vet told me to switch to 1st cutting timothy - used for race horses so is not sprayed. Works great!!

Marvin S

 

[BenQuick]

The Orvis site does not recommend cedar for hunting dogs. Which according to them interferes with a dog's scenting ability. I have no idea if that is correct or not.

 

[Patrick Johndrow]

Nothing during the summer and burlap sacks (double bagged) with cedar...use the cedar bags all winter ....never had a dog have problems with smelling birds.

 

[torg]

Pulp shavings, don't have the cedar oils.

 

[JoeysZoey28]

What do you do to seal up the burlap bags after you fill them?

 

[Bud]

Just tried using shredded paper, got the idea from a different post. Finally a use for junk mail.

 

[Boondux]

I've used straw.

 

[Jay Dangers]

I use straw also, I clean my dog houses once a week take out the old straw and put in new.

 

[KatexAnnie]

I would reccomend buying a couple of rubber mats.

 

[fred]

What's wrong with your bed?

 

[Sissi]

I have horses and dogs so my dogs love to hang out in our barn where the hay and straw storage is.
I don't really like them to lay in the straw area because the chaff (I've no idea if this is the word for it) of the straw tends to get into their ears and they are sticky and don't come out anymore. I had some bad earproblems because of that. I prefer them to be in the hay!!

 

[Norene S.]

Cedar..........

 

[greg ye]

Marsh Grass; way cleaner than straw with limited seeds. Can use on garden in spring. I bed dogs on trailer when temps are expected below freeezing. Be generous; dogs love to make a nest.