"This was deffinitly a really good purchase and well worth the money. Constructed well with a popup ventilation cap on top. It's very sturdy. At first Mr. Bear didn't want anything to do with the Indigo/Igloo. He would rather sleep under the deck on the ground instead of in the house. I had a rug in there at first; then I decided to buy a bail of straw and put that in instead of the rug. Boy, did that make a difference. Once I put the straw in it, I couldn't get him out of it. It literally became his home.
We live in Michigan where the winters can be pretty harsh and at night on those really cold nights we would bring him in to sleep. There was a time when he enjoyed sleeping in the house on cold nights but after he got used to the Igloo, with the straw in it, all he did was whine to go back outside. On some nights I let him out and he went straight to the Igloo. When I went to change his straw and he saw me reaching into the Igloo, he would climb in so I couldn't take the straw out. He became visibly upset that I made him get out so I could change the straw. I think that he thought I was going in it or going to take it away. Not sure which but either way, he didn't like it. After I got done he climbed right in and stood there looking at me.
It is truely a nice dog house that I would recommend to anyone who has an outside dog. You can even get a door to go over the opening far added protection from the elements. The resale on these is pretty good to do the the style and sturdy construction. I know someone who sold theirs for well over half of what they paid for it."