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Several years ago I rushed to the store to buy my friend Rose the coffee table book Barkitecture. She works for a prestigious architecture firm in Boston, and I must say, it was the perfect gift for her. Rose loved the book, as do I and everyone who sees it. Top architects from around the country had a best dog house competition, and the results are documented in the book. It is fabulous! Be sure to search the sample pages on Amazon.

Barkitecture still holds a yearly contest as a fund raiser. Check out one of this years three winners The Pug-0da .

While I was looking up the link on Amazon for Barkitecture I came across the book Pads for Pets .

If you search the book's pages on Amazon you will find directions on how to make your dog it's very own Pup-Tent. I am sure my kids would love one to.

This month in This Old House Magazine you can get directions to make 5 dog houses that mirror full size homes.
The on line resource is 9 pages long and you can also compete for the best dog house design if you are so inclined.

The house at the top of the page is up for bid on Ebay until July 7th to help raise money for the ASPCA.

If you prefer buying outright to making your own or bidding on Ebay then check out Back Yard Stuff.com

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How about a little Colonial
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For the over $5,000 dollar range Check The Well Appointed House web site.

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