Well here's one for all of ya. I built a house in AZ so my fur kids would not have to endure the winter here in the Jefferson wilderness area. :0) They are snow doggies with their snow bird mama. Today it was 100plus with 50% humidity. It never got above 78 in the house. The floor is plumbed so that the river water is circulated in the floor. The Metolius river never gets above 46 degrees so it helps cool they house in the summer and helps heat the house when it is 20 below in the winter. Today I turned on the water that runs over the metal roof and it helped a lot. I have only the power I generate so running a/c is not what I choose to do. The solar system keeps up with most of the cabin but the A/C would force the generator to run. One of the things that you can do in a kennel is run plumbing in the floor and then send hot or cold water through the pipes as needed. Terry on the mountain. ________________________________ From: sally <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx> To: cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sun, July 25, 2010 1:01:08 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Outdoor dogs & the weather I have 9- 500 cages in my basement and one huge pen. When the weather gets like you are talking about the come into the basement. The 12 & 13 yr olds stay up stairs with us. I also do the same in the extreme cold(-15 to 20) in the winter. At the first sign of severe weather my husband goes to the farm to secure the cattle and I bring the dogs in. Living out like we do we are always aware of what is going on with the weather. But now I have one 8 yr old who can forecast storms much more accurately then accuweather . Sally www.embroiderybysally.org ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================