Like normal people, Sparky is reluctant to do his nasty business if anyone is watching. He’s not gun-shy, he’d pee on the pope in front of St. Peter’s Basilica if he needed to mark that territory. However, It’s best to tether Sparky, and leave him for a while if he might need to poop.
Even with his Carhartt jacket, Sparky doesn’t like wet weather, so I made a dog shelter for my shelter dog. I didn’t build a dog house, because he would be reluctant to crap inside.
From a prior experimental project, I had a bunch of 1 1/2″ Schedule 40 PVC pipe, so that seemed like good material for a structure.
- The base pipes are filled with sand to keep it from blowing over.
- The roof is 4 ft by 3 ft, with a 2/12 pitch. That large because the sides are open.
- The roof is white PVC so it stays cool in the summer. They didn’t have polycarbonite.
- The uprights aren’t glued in, so I can change the height if necessary.
- Since the uprights are detachable, it’s easy to store.
- I painted it because I paint everything.
It doesn’t take Sparky long to wrap himself around the axle. He is a smart dog, so perhaps he can resolve that dog puzzle.
