I have one of those outdoor deck boxes made of some sort of heavy duty plastic. The lids goes up, it has a metal rod on the side of the lid that holds it open. When the lid is down it has a place to put a lock on it if you want to. Mine holds 6 bags upright to scoop out of or you can use them to store the bags. Go to the Rubbermaid website and you can see the different sizes. They go together easily and have shelves in some for other things as well. Joan F. Fox http://campaignergsds.netfirms.com 440-543-9165 440-759-4119 -------Original Message------- From: JIMmez@xxxxxxx Date: 11/20/04 09:42:44 To: willowlakegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Kennel Idea??? In a message dated 11/20/2004 9:19:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, willowlakegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Need some ideas on how to keep a large (2to4) open bags of dog food critter free....my husband is remodeling my kennel building and he wants to keep the bulk of food in the building...but we live in the country and have LOTS of critters...you name it ...we have it...I have thought of an old chest freezer...but he hates that idea...he is willing to fabricate.....thanks (room is not an object) Sherry www.willowlake.com www.jmadesign.com/willow Hi Sherri. Metal garbage cans work best for me..... Jim, Bertalan Shepherds Long Island, NY