I have a great dog. She is a mixed chow that I rescued from animal control. It is hot and humid here, for the winter time I got her a doggie igloo. In the summer with the rain and heat she needs a place to cool off and a place to get up out of the puddles.
I built her a Dog Porch. It has a slatted deck for air flow. She can get under it, or on it as needed. Also her igloo fits on the porch if the weather is cold.
I built a sturdy deck:
![](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j273/ConductorX/Home%20and%20Yard/W_Lee_Hughes/dog_porch_001_zpsd2fca149.jpg)
Put on the deck boards with spacing for air flow:
![](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j273/ConductorX/Home%20and%20Yard/W_Lee_Hughes/dog_porch_002_zps939563c1.jpg)
![](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j273/ConductorX/Home%20and%20Yard/W_Lee_Hughes/dog_porch_003_zps6712eb28.jpg)
It has walls on three sides:
![](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j273/ConductorX/Home%20and%20Yard/W_Lee_Hughes/dog_porch_004_zpsb694613b.jpg)
![](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j273/ConductorX/Home%20and%20Yard/W_Lee_Hughes/dog_porch_005_zpsce2890bf.jpg)
Covered with galvanized corrugated metal and the roof is a hard board material with vented gables:
![](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j273/ConductorX/Home%20and%20Yard/W_Lee_Hughes/dog_porch_007_zps74d42a4e.jpg)
She loves her new porch:
![](http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j273/ConductorX/Home%20and%20Yard/W_Lee_Hughes/dog_porch_008_zpsa1ee2a25.jpg)
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