If you have the ability to build an outdoor kennel, why don't you just build a secure dog run with a doggie door and then the dog can stay inside all day but still have access to the outside to potty. At 2.5 years old I would assume the pup is house trained? Or maybe not or you wouldn't want to confine it?
Mine are 2.5 and 4 and have access to the whole house. We aren't gone all day, but we can't be because they don't have a doggie door in this house. It's in the plans for the new one! |