Hi higgins best thing i did was get rid of the wooden kennel,s.For bricks and mortar By far easyer to keep clean Kept the kennel,s small so the dogs have to go outside to piss and shit.Can use the hose inside.Should have done it years ago.The other half now feed,s the dogs a thing she would never do with wooden kennel,s.Said they were to smelly.atb.Catcher