"slab" insulation - oddball query :-}

I had a piece of the stuff stacked outside for a couple of years and it didn't disintegrate and neither did the foil come off. It became quite soaked with rainwater but that didn't seem to be a problem. I slung it out in the end, but it was still reasonably OK.

A bigger problem might be the slobberador doing just that on it or chewing.

Either way, having once had a similarly scaled black labrador (dog), I suspect that this sheet would not be a long term solution - would probably disintegrate

Well it won't soak up water, and should last reasonably well outside left to its own devices (the exposed edge will harden a bit with UV exposure).

The biggest problem I would have thought would be sharp pointy bits (which if yours is anything like ours, probably has plenty) that could puncture the foil coating and ultimately erode the surface.

Perhaps your best bet would be a bit of the stuff designed for warm deck roofs. This is a layer of insulation board with a thin coating of ply bonded to it. This will probably withstand the effect of twinkle toes tapping away!

Thanks for the replies - I didn't realise it had a foil coating...

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:53:30 -0000, Colin Wilson mused:

Yep, I was going to suggest, on a simialr note to above, some sort of hardwearing weather resistantish protective coating, hardboard with a sheet of some sort over maybe? Should keep all the bits together then as well.

Its quite a tough plasticised foil - usually on both sides (unless you get the insulation bonded to some other substrate like ply or plasterboard)

Labradors in general and most large dogs are well adapted to sub zero conditions.

Ors even likes to splash in the sea in winter...he comes out shivering, but soon warms up by running around.

A brisk walk in summer gets him overheating..he runs into the pond and stands there for ten minutes..

If the silly bitch wants to lie outside, let her. She knows here own well being better than you do.

In message , Colin Wilson writes

Why not do the job properly? I have some insulated steel roofing panel offcuts free to good home:-)

Ideal for a trendy, slate blue finished, dog kennel.

regards

An oddball question hopefully means oddball answers are acceptable...

How about making her a small deck? Perhaps the insulation board could be put within/beneath it too.

Our cats like to sit on 'anything' that happens to be in an otherwise bare area. Hence if I built a foot-square deck on my patio it'd get sat on, guaranteed. Dunno about dogs though?

Mathew

Mathew Newton wrote

And they sit there radiating an air of "This is MINE."

It is, and don't forget that you are merely a member of their staff.

How about a camping mat ?

Rob

Mine has taken to lying on the spaghetti junction of cables behind the tv, which is slightly more convenient than the computer keyboard.

Not a bad one - and I may even have one kicking around (that hadn't occurred to me) :-)

Our other mutt (now 14) knows how to ID the mouse cable on my wifes' machine, and it gets a good tug whenever she's been on the computer longer than the mutt likes :-}

It's not an oddball answer by any means, and could well be a winner !

Ours is a bugger for water too - the older one was as well once, but had a couple of real close shaves aka didn't realise how deep and fast flowing a section was and got washed downstream, having to be rescued by grabbing the collar and dragging her out half-strangled in the process - she now stays clear of anything deeper than paw-deep :-}

I know, i'm probably getting a little soft with them now they're getting older :-}

Thanks for the replies guys, it's given me a couple of ideas :-)

If you're in the Liverpool area, I might even take you up on that :-)

Hey - thanks for the query. It's the humour funnies like this create that make this NG a good read.

Rob