Years Back, I Bought Kobe a Dog House
By Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78833)
East Tawas, Michigan
April 27, 2023 2:55pm CST
No matter how hard I tried, I could never get Kobe to go inside a doghouse. It could be downpouring rain and he still wouldn't ever go inside his doghouse!
The one I purchased was supposedly made out of a thermal material, to keep him dry, warm and comfortable. Did this really matter? Kobe wouldn't even walk through the doorway!
Finally, I gave up and just left the stupid dog house sitting on our back porch.
Jay finally built Kobe a nice backyard building, which my dog actually liked. So, the doghouse was stashed inside Kobe's building in storage.
I took the roof off his doghouse, probably because I wanted to clean it. After a few hours I looked outdoors and Kobe was running around the back yard, with that roof on his back!
Kobe had crawled beneath it, making that roof a fun toy to play with! Good grief, whatever floats his boat!
Photo: mine, from years back
Photo: mine, from years back13 people like this
12 responses
@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Apr 23
that is so cute. Kobe knew what he wanted. I never bought my Sid a cat bed because I knew he would find a box to sleep in anyway,3 people like this
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
27 Apr 23
I bought Kobe various comfortable dog pads, that he proceeded to tear into shreds! He would lay on it for maybe half a day, I'd be hopeful that Kobe had accepted it. The next day, it was destroyed!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
27 Apr 23
When I took that photo, Kobe was about four years old:)
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@AmbiePam (120738)
• United States
30 Apr 23
That’s hilarious. I live in an apartment, but I got a dog house for my late dog, Annabelle. She liked to crawl into dark places sometimes, and she loved to get up high. So I put a dog house with a “roof deck” (complete with staircase) near the patio door she loved to stare out. She wanted nothing to do with it! I spent $75 on it, and eventually sold it for $20. Someone got a good deal on a dog house that had never even been outside. On the plus side, the $75 I spent on it had been earned through websites in which I participated. So it wasn’t directly out of my pocket.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
30 Apr 23
When Kobe passed away, I sat his doghouse out by the road. Someone took it, which was my original reason for sitting it there.
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@AmbiePam (120738)
• United States
30 Apr 23
@kobesbuddy I’m glad someone got some good use out of it. 
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
28 Apr 23
He was a very good funny doggo.
I am glad Jay built him a shed thing.
I am glad Jay built him a shed thing.1 person likes this
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
28 Apr 23
@kobesbuddy Amazing and I am so glad Kobe had this comfort.
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 Apr 23
The building Jay built Kobe was safe, big, insulated and it had a heating system. The doorway was curved through a tunnel, so the wind couldn't blow inside the flap door.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
27 Apr 23
Yes, he looked like a white turtle, walking around the back yard!
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@Scrapper88 (5980)
• United States
27 Apr 23
Sounds like he was treating it like a new toy.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
27 Apr 23
Yes, whatever Kobe found out in the yard, he discovered a way to play with it!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
27 Apr 23
The bottom was stored inside his back building, off to one side.
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@LadyDuck (502466)
• Italy
29 Apr 23
@kobesbuddy Kobe was a lovely dog and so lucky you adopted him.
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 Apr 23
Yes, Anna, Kobe had a mind of his own and he spent his entire life entertaining himself!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 Apr 23
For the first five years of his life, Kobe was constantly destroying things. If a limb fell in his yard, Kobe would chew it into pieces!
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Apr 23
@kobesbuddy Haha - he obviously knows what he likes!
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 Apr 23
The first house Kobe had was a back building. I added a flap door to keep the rain out and Kobe chewed it off!
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
1 May 23
Kobe was a fun, loving dog. I can understand why you miss him. I still miss all of our dogs.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 May 23
Every dog has its own personality, as their owner we can never forget!
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