How do I keep our canned dog food from freezing?

Question

We keep our dogs in a kennel in our barn with our other animals. Winter is approaching and I would like to know what I can do to keep our canned dog food from freezing. We mix half dry and half canned, and our barn isn't heated.

Ok , i live in MN and winter is coming and our dogs are outdoor dogs and stay outside. We built them a nice kennel with dog beds( buy them large at walmart) and straw, to keep them warm. So I am making the records straight, they are NOT freezing! And I DON"T abuse animals, does mixing dog food half and half sound very abusing?? i just need to know if there is like a thing you can buy that will keep dog food at room temperature so it won't freeze or get really chilled during winter. our barn isnt' heated , but is well insulated with hay bales on the inside and outside, so it is cozy and bearable.

Answer 1

Any way you could put a heating pad under the bowls? I am not sure about this but would one of those things you wrap around pipes to keep them from freezing then put your bowl in a bigger bowl to protect the dogs.

Answer 2

If your dog food is freezing it is probably too cold for your dogs also!
Even horses are left in a heated barn. I would suggest only putting your animals in locations where their food wont freeze. That will also solve your problem with the food freezing!
If this isn't possible to have them in a heated area then you may want to just simply look at heating up the food slightly before you feed them. You dogs should be eating any food right away when you feed them. Any left over food after 15 mins. should be removed till next feeding.

Answer 3

If the food is left in an enclosed area of the barn try installing a light socket and leave the light on. If you aren't able to do that digging a hole in the dirt of the barn floor, stacking the cans up in this hole and cover it with a thick blanket to help hold heat in. If you notice...when it gets cold only the first few inches of ground will freeze. That also depends on what area of the U.S. you live in too though. Good luck!!


RDLS

Answer 4

Don't store the food in the barn.

And if the kennel isn't built to certain specifications, what you are doing can be considered animal abuse. Check with your local animal control. Dogs have been domesticated over the years, and many breeds are not meant to withstand cold, winter weather.

Answer 5

We feed our dogs a home cooked diet. why? Because two of our dogs have sensitive skin and one of those two kept getting chronic ear infection that never got bad but was needing treatment- frequently. The youngest has sensitive stomach. All did well with a certain blend of dog food which had venison and no wheat, corn. But the home cooked diet is affordable for us, we have the time to prepare it and they have been free from skin allergies, ear infection and not having occasional bouts of throwing up anymore. We like the effects of this diet on their skin, coats and over all health. The home cooked diet we make is Vet approved diet and supplements (fish oil caps, ground egg shell, etc.) I know that many dogs thrive on commercial dog food, but our dogs love their current diet and are healthier than ever. They were on a raw diet during those really bad over-100-brands of dog food recalls. They did good for awhile but had to have the raw meaty bones ground and the one with sensitive stomach had problems with it. One of our dogs had a bad immune system since puppyhood. They are now 9, 8 and nearly 7 yrs old. and healthy.

Answer 6

u need to bring it in the house when the weather starts to get cold.its not good for the food to freeze and then thaw and then freeze again..i would not to give that to my dogs...dog food can spoil too!

Answer 7

don't put it in the freazer!!