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IcutMetl
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# Posted: 4 Apr 2024 07:55pm
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Trying to think of a good way of keeping my dogs safe from my barrel wood burner if/when I take them to my cabin. One is a large malamute, while the other is a small border collie that doesn’t see well…and they’re both pretty energetic. The burner is centrally located, which sort of works against me. My plan is to downsize it to a smaller one after I fix the inside up a bit and insulate it, but it’ll still be in the same location.
I thought of using one of those wire dog pens but only to keep the dogs out instead of in. Have any of you done something similar?
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darz5150
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# Posted: 4 Apr 2024 08:56pm - Edited by: darz5150
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You might consider cattle panels. You can bend, roll or shape them pretty easily. You could mount them to the floor with conduit clamps or even plummer's strap. They are self supporting as opposed to hurricane fencing.
I use them to keep my visiting families dogs out of the wife's flower beds.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 5 Apr 2024 05:59am
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You shouldnt need to keep the dogs away from a wood stove. They can feel the heat just like you.
The only time we protected our wood stove in 30yrs was from young kids. At 3 my son respected it enough that we took the cage down.
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FishHog
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# Posted: 5 Apr 2024 08:22am
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agree with Brettny. They are smart enough that it won't be an issue
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paulz
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# Posted: 5 Apr 2024 08:32am
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Agree too. Our dog won’t go near the lit wood stove. If I could teach him to stoke the fire, half my job around here would be over!
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Nate R
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# Posted: 5 Apr 2024 11:20am
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Agreed, our Australian Shepherds figured it out on their own well enough. Bigger issue is one of them wants to get in the way or "help" when I'm trying to clean the ash out of the stove when cold. 
-Nate R
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ICC
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# Posted: 5 Apr 2024 08:53pm
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Decades ago I built a wire fence for our center located wood stove, when the kids were small. I used 1/2" steel tubing panels with Hardware cloth attached with rivets. Spray painted it black like the stove. The corners bolted together and the front was two hinged pieces to allow ash clearing. Wood feed was no problem as the stove was a top load Vermont Castings.
The I think dogs may be smarter or have more inate caution that kids, who have too much inate curiosity and no fear when small. Not sure about the dog with vision issues. However, its sense of heat may more than make up for impairment of sight. ???
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Whiskerbiscuit
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# Posted: 6 Apr 2024 09:27pm
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We had a heat-loving border collie once that this would have been a problem for.
Having an outdoor campfire? Always had to keep checking the dog because his tail might start smoking. Indoor propane fireplace? The dog curled up right beside it, touching the door. Had to put a metal magazine rack in front of it to keep him a reasonable distance away.
So it can happen!
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Brettny
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# Posted: 8 Apr 2024 08:35am
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My one dog still lays with his feet under the stove and nose 3in from it some times. They just like to get warm some times.
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paulz
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# Posted: 8 Apr 2024 09:26am
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Mine is the opposite, usually because our weather is pretty mild now, low 40s and occasional 30s in the morning. We keep the cabin at about 70. The dog will lie on the cool floor by the front door. Sometime during the night when the overnight load burns down, we'll wake up and he'll be squashed between us in bed. Last night he polished off my steak and peppers dinner and farted all night, it was brutal.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 8 Apr 2024 11:12am
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Payback?
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