How to Heat or Cool Your Dog House to Keep Your Dog Comfortable

Dog House Heaters & Air Conditioners

If you live in a warmer climate you may never need a heater for your dog house, but oftentimes even in warmer climates like Miami, Florida or even Texas, they do get the occasional cold snap down into the 30's which is still too cold for most dogs.

If you're dogs are cold they will let you know, you'll see them shivering. If your dog prefers to be outside or even lives outside you really need a heater anytime the temperatures drop below say 45 degrees in my opinion, many argue dogs can tolerate much colder than that but I would like dogs to not just survive but be comfortable.

In the video above a dog trainer discusses several heating and cooling options for your dog house. In this example he has an Igloo dog house. Many of these Igloo style dog houses actually come with a vented hole in the roof which can either be used to let air in, or can even be used to place a specialty little heater in there. Many companies also make heated floor mats which fit perfectly into these Igloo houses. Your dog can lay on them and stay warm, plus the radiant heat itself tends to warm up the entire house.

Another option is a larger dedicated heat and AC unit which you can pretty easily setup to any dog house by cutting two vent holes in the side and running a bit of ducting.

This video doesn't go into a ton of detail but does give you a better idea of what your options are for heating a dog house.