My first question wasn't worded well so I'm starting over.
I have a room in my garage that I would like to turn into a "dog room" for my 3 min pins. I live in Utah where the winters are pretty cold and would like suggestions on the best/safest way to heat the room. No walmart heaters.
The purpose of the "dog room" is so my dogs don't have to be confined to their crate when I run errands. It will also allow them to go outside to potty while I am not home.
My dogs are INSIDE dogs and are never sent outside when it's cold. I have a dog door so the dogs can come and go as they please. The dogs sleep inside with me and will not be left in the room for more than 3 to 4 hours at the very most...they will be able to go outside through another dog door.
I'm not confining my dogs to this room for the rest of their lives...I'm not leaving them out in the cold to freeze to death or anything like that. I just want a place bigger than their crate for them to go when I have to leave home
2007-01-18 17:49:00 · 6 answers · asked by bluealiens4erin 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
i suggest what they call a PTAC.the kind you find in a hotel room.they are eazy to install.
2007-01-18 19:34:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, at my house there is this added room (it was added before we moved there), and that room has very little insolation, and no vents. So even if the heat is on in the rest of the house, it isn't on in that particular room, so what my parents do for my dogs (who all think they are house dogs) is they got this little baseboard heater from LOWS, and the plugged it in and whatever, and when it is really cold or raining outside, and we have the dogs in the house while we're not home, we turn that on, and it seems to warm up the room pretty well. It has this automatic shut-off thingy, where it turns on and turns off automatically as it keeps up with the temperature of the room. It also has an emergency shut off that it does if it is tipped, knocked over, or has something in front of it that might catch on fire. Now i'll tell you, i don't know the exact price, but i can tell you that it wasn't cheap, but it does the trick. That's just an idea.
2007-01-18 18:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by Confused & Young 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure why a good heater is out of the question. (Use an electric hot water filled one, not the red-hot coils) This would be the easiest and safest option.
Other options are a heat lamp, LOTS of blankets and a smaller house/box they can all huddle in for warmth.
Since you are not leaving them for too long, I would not recommend the doggie dor since it will let cold air inside.
2007-01-18 17:59:47 · answer #3 · answered by JimsShip 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends if your garage is connected to your house or not. if it is, contact a local heating installer. they can give you a price quote on putting duct work into this room. and will tell you if your currant furnace will allow it. they can install a vent that can be closed so you do not have to pay to heat this room when you are not using it, and you can open the vent a few hours before you leave and close it when you return. i would not reccomend any portable heater, they are just plain dangerous. good luck.
2007-01-18 17:53:39 · answer #4 · answered by cagney 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have seen these awesome heaters that you can get at McLendons hardware (I am sure Lowes sells them), but they attach to the ceiling and the heat radiates down. It is flat, and very safe. It can be adjusted as well..
2007-01-18 18:29:54 · answer #5 · answered by Mommadog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for the clarification.
Would it be possible to install a small gas heater in the room?
Or maybe you could buy some heating pads and put them in their individual beds in that room.
2007-01-18 17:54:38 · answer #6 · answered by empresspekes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋