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The roofers will be here next weekend but other than that Casa de Doggie is done. The inside dimensions are 24W x 39L x 30H.
The general geometry and recommended sizing were taken from this site:
http://tidewaterkc.org/projects/insulated_dog_house.htm
Walls, floor, and roof have 3/4” MDO on the outside, 2” styro, then 7/16” OSB on the inside with a torsion box of sorts internally with 3/4” MDO gridding and the styro packed into the grid spaces. Here’s some shots of the floor


On the front and rear walls the grid spacing was layed out to get the opening and rear window holes where I wanted them.
And no dog house would be complete without a couple hand cut dogtails. 
8 pieces make up the house 
and 32 screws later it looks like this

The back wall window is for air circulation during the summer if rain comes up. During cold weather it’s plugged up with the small square insert.

Multiple Choice Quiz (this will be on the Final Exam BTW):
The color scheme was inspired by:
A) Dunno? The builder is color blind
B) Nearby yard flowers of the same color
C) A recent spread in Better Bordellos and Gardens
D) Barney and SpongeBob were trying to break in, got attacked by the dog, and bled all over her house while fleeing the scene
E) All of the Above
Standard Legal Disclaimer: No tools were harmed during the making of this doghouse
-- Use the fence Luke
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9 comments so far
ChicoWoodnut
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posted 100 days ago
Fido’s gonna love it. Lucky for him dogs are color blind.
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Bigbuck
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posted 100 days ago
Nice dogy house, that thing will definalty catch your eye.
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trifern
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posted 100 days ago
Nice looking dog house. Thanks for sharing.
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Woodwrecker
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posted 100 days ago
Man, that is some color scheme!
That’ll drive the neighborhood girl dogs crazy!
Good job.
CharlieM1958
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posted 100 days ago
I notice from your profile photo that you are a dog. I’m sure your pet human is going to love the new house you built for him.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Doug S.
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posted 100 days ago
Woodrecker
China is a girl dog. and sometimes she’s crazy without any help from me. I still need to anoint it with her favorite drop-and-roll-in-it funkstank, but you can never find a good dead bird when you need one:-)
Charlie
I am a dog. Ask anyone who knows me:-)
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Napaman
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posted 100 days ago
nice house…!!! looks like a pretty big tv could fit inside…and get a fridge and it would be a great getaway!!!!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 99 days ago
pretty classy condo if you ask me!!
Love the colours
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thetimberkid
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posted 95 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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