 surface for dog run??
We don't have a yard that will work for our puppies but will be creating a run down the side of our house for them. One long side of the run will be our house (just outside our kitchen and breakfast room) and the other long side is a retaining wall which is the upside of our property. Our house is on a steep hill. We will have a gate at each end of the run.
Our question is what surface to put on the run. The two surfaces that we are thinking about are: 1) concrete pads with gravel in the inbetween areas, and 2) rubber mulch (the kind that has no metal parts left over from rubber tires).
Does anyone have any comments for or against either of these surfaces?
The ideas that have been rejected are:
1.real mulch - too much dirt to track into the house on shoes and puppy paws
2. crushed gravel - made my puppies paws bloody from the sharp edges
3. river rock or small smooth rock - too easy for us to slip and fall and does not grind down puppy nails
4. poured concrete - not practical to create and would not allow good drainage from rain and melting snow
All opinions are welcomed. We want to get this started as soon as the snow stops here in Pittsburgh, PA |