House was straightforward to assemble but slightly frustrating, also had to use some of my own screws to make sure it didn’t come apart, dog loves it, and after a couple cuss words it did go together. Would recommend.

Update on 1st review. Got a small amount of snow with a wind. I felt inside the dog house where I had put a blanket. The past week all nice and dry, the snow tonight, blew right thru the doggie door and the first few inches of blanket has snow on it. For the amount we paid, this should not have happened. I even have the door facing the house, about 3’ from it and it’s still wet. I would love for someone to tell me how to rectify this .

We bought this several years ago for our yellow lab, and put a heated pad inside. It worked great for the first 2 years such that even in 20 degree weather the inside of the doghouse would be about 65 degrees. Then we noticed the side panels started bulging outward near the bottom. We didn't think anything of this until after our dog had passed away, and we tried to move it. It was so heavy we could barely lift it! Then we discovered that somehow water had gotten into the side panels of the house and made it too heavy to move. I had noticed that it didn't stay as warm in the winter the last year or so of his life, but didn't follow up. After drilling holes at the bottom of the side panels, water started pouring out. Not sure how the water got inside the panels, but this is a serious design flaw. What was odd was that no mater how hard it rained, water never got inside the house, just into the insulate side panels. All the water eventually affected the insulation and that's why it didn't stay as warm in the winter anymore. Very bummed I didn't figure this out when we first noticed it.

When I received my ASL Dog Palace, the bottom piece had a 4" crack near the drain hole. I emailed ASL Solutions with pictures. They promptly replied that a replacement piece would be shipped ASAP. I went ahead and put the Dog Palace together and will replace the bottom when it arrives. The Palace was easy to put together. Although I had a minor issue with the roof staying in place while I fastened it. That was solved by placing the back against a wall while I tightened the 4 screws. Overall, I am very pleased with the quality of the dog house. It is puppy approved as he has already learned to go in and out of the door to retrieve treats. A great experience with a great company!!!

This house was purchased for a growing 41#, 7 mo old pitbull pup. This went together within 20 minutes including opening the 2 boxes. The design/construction is very ingenious (like tongue and groove in woodworking), we left the bottom of the door off to start (as suggested) & opened the back window, & the air flow is great. (Still hot here) The pup took to the house immediately, when it gets hot, he goes into his house & looks out the door opening. Was really impressed with the door design. Best of all *Sam's Club price was 1/2 the price of two online pet stores. Received in 2 days after ordering. Low Shipping cost. Great purchase! ! !

This dog house has really lived up to its description. My old dog houses were very cold in winter and provided only shelter. This one is insulated and when I put my hand inside to check on the dogs I can feel the difference in the temperature. It's actually warm in there. It did take two of us to put it together (two women) but took less than 15 minutes. The dogs took to it right away after I put about five treats inside individually and held the door partially open so they could see them. They love it and spend most of their time in there. I bought two since my dogs are big and although I worried about the price I can honestly say they are well worth it. I also had them delivered to my home and shipping was cheap at six dollars each. Great value!

cannot buy the lumber to build a dog house this size for the price of this house. it looks good and took me 20 minutes to take it out of the boxes and put it together, 8 screws is all it takes. i ordered it on sunday and got it on wednesday and cost $6 to ship. it will last a long time

Well enginered with great features. Love the insulation & drain hole. If rain gets in it just drains out. Assembly is easy but the end panels wouldn't plug together. I eventually got them to push together, but there were some gaps I had to caulk. I blame it on possibly the panels warping. The floor heater worked well for one month then died. Even considering the problems I would still buy it again. There's just nothing out there that compares. Can't put the bottom part of the door on yet because the dog just won't use it with it on. It's a neglected dog down the road from me on a chain that had very little shelter. She's much better off now.

The price at Sam's Club was much more reasonable than any where else I could find. I bought this for my German Shepherd and live in Oregon. Because it stays warm inside, the heater would only be for extreme cold. The fan would be good for warmer weather in the summer months but not necessary here. I really like the option to open the triangle windows for ventilation and they screw in very easily right above. There is a video on the ASL web site that shows how to put it together. It was a little trickier than the video showed but I managed. Pictured is Carman with her new dog house.

I have four of these -- Loved the first two so much, I ordered 2 more. My only complaint is the those 2 came with no assembly instructions or hardware. I went to site and contacted from website. No response. Went to hardware store and bought what I needed but ?????