05-19-2023, 07:46 PM
This doghouse has been out of commission ever since a huge windstorm blew it away back in March and separated the top from the plastic bottom. I couldn't make it stay in the pen without the bottom because it had no holes to stake it down with, so I stored it in the hay barn and kind of forgot about it until recently. With extra kids and all this wet weather I figured the girls' pen could use an extra bit of lodging, so yesterday I got the doghouse out, drilled holes in the bottom lip and staked it down. Pongo was immediately intrigued but the floor was unbedded and muddy so he could only use it for a jumping toy and not a place to lie down. But tonight I added some straw and when I went back out, guess who was in the doghouse! Pongo had made himself comfortable and invited Balto to join him. They looked for all the world like a couple of boys on a campout! The girls are all too big to fit so I need to put a "No Girls Allowed" sign on Pongo's new clubhouse. I have a feeling he and Balto will be spending a lot of time hanging out there. Sapphire didn't look any too pleased that her baby found yet another place to go where she can't join him, but such is life with rebellious youngsters!