{"id":1044,"date":"2020-08-31T08:41:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T12:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.seagrant.w3.uvm.edu\/2020\/08\/31\/mo-monday-mos-doghouse\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:49:21","slug":"mo-monday-mos-doghouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/2020\/08\/31\/mo-monday-mos-doghouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Mo Monday: Mo&#8217;s Doghouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tOne thing I haven\u2019t mentioned in past posts is the doghouse we built for Mo. It\u2019s not something required, but we figured it might help prolong Mo\u2019s life to protect him from the weather. Plus, one of Mo\u2019s features is that he heads to his base station whenever it is raining, as, being electric, he doesn\u2019t like getting wet. (Though, according to the manufacturer, it is technically fine for the mower to be out in the rain in its base station. During thunderstorms they advise to unplug it though.)<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<picture  data-picture-mapping=\"quarter_width\" data-picture-align=\"left\">\n<!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/quarter-width__wide\/public\/uploads\/DoghouseBoard.jpg?itok=GrbSVwpx 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" \/><source srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/quarter-width__desk\/public\/uploads\/DoghouseBoard.jpg?itok=H_4N8Os_ 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" \/><source srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/half-width__tablet\/public\/uploads\/DoghouseBoard.jpg?itok=npKwOaeW 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/full-width__mobile\/public\/uploads\/DoghouseBoard.jpg?itok=dB2IdySy 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\" \/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]>\n<img decoding=\"async\"  data-picture-mapping=\"quarter_width\" data-picture-align=\"left\" src=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/flexslider_full\/public\/uploads\/DoghouseBoard.jpg?itok=e0AaACf7\" alt=\"Board showing height of house for Mo, the robotic mower\" title=\"\" \/>\n<![endif]--><br \/>\n<!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--><br \/>\n<img  data-picture-mapping=\"quarter_width\" data-picture-align=\"left\" srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/flexslider_full\/public\/uploads\/DoghouseBoard.jpg?itok=e0AaACf7 800w\" alt=\"Board showing height of house for Mo, the robotic mower\" title=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- <![endif]-->\n<\/picture>To build Mo\u2019s house, we first assessed how tall the doghouse needed to be.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWe then cut the boards to size\u00a0and positioned them into a house with an open side. The house is simply placed over the top of Mo\u2019s base station.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<picture  data-picture-mapping=\"quarter_width\" data-picture-align=\"right\">\n<!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/quarter-width__wide\/public\/uploads\/Mo%20doghouse%20sides.jpg?itok=-V57DJwz 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" \/><source srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/quarter-width__desk\/public\/uploads\/Mo%20doghouse%20sides.jpg?itok=U9dvtVmC 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" \/><source srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/half-width__tablet\/public\/uploads\/Mo%20doghouse%20sides.jpg?itok=MToKJp3i 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/full-width__mobile\/public\/uploads\/Mo%20doghouse%20sides.jpg?itok=W2PcNt0Z 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\" \/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]>\n<img decoding=\"async\"  data-picture-mapping=\"quarter_width\" data-picture-align=\"right\" src=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/flexslider_full\/public\/uploads\/Mo%20doghouse%20sides.jpg?itok=TJDg8ZeY\" alt=\"Boards around Mo, the robotic mower\" title=\"\" \/>\n<![endif]--><br \/>\n<!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--><br \/>\n<img  data-picture-mapping=\"quarter_width\" data-picture-align=\"right\" srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/flexslider_full\/public\/uploads\/Mo%20doghouse%20sides.jpg?itok=TJDg8ZeY 800w\" alt=\"Boards around Mo, the robotic mower\" title=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- <![endif]-->\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe roof is positioned at a slight angle to help water to run off of it. This is done by having the walls cut to different heights.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTo complete the house, we painted the sides and added some roofing shingles.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<picture  data-picture-mapping=\"quarter_width\" data-picture-align=\"left\">\n<!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/quarter-width__wide\/public\/uploads\/MoInDoghouse.jpg?itok=ahwH-68u 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" \/><source srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/quarter-width__desk\/public\/uploads\/MoInDoghouse.jpg?itok=O1JV4W8Q 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" \/><source srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/half-width__tablet\/public\/uploads\/MoInDoghouse.jpg?itok=TqcgOXvf 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/full-width__mobile\/public\/uploads\/MoInDoghouse.jpg?itok=lg4pQt2B 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\" \/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]>\n<img decoding=\"async\"  data-picture-mapping=\"quarter_width\" data-picture-align=\"left\" src=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/flexslider_full\/public\/uploads\/MoInDoghouse.jpg?itok=Sgmo-xOR\" alt=\"Mo, the robotic mower, inside his doghouse\" title=\"\" \/>\n<![endif]--><br \/>\n<!--[if !lt IE 9]><!--><br \/>\n<img  data-picture-mapping=\"quarter_width\" data-picture-align=\"left\" srcset=\"\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/flexslider_full\/public\/uploads\/MoInDoghouse.jpg?itok=Sgmo-xOR 800w\" alt=\"Mo, the robotic mower, inside his doghouse\" title=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- <![endif]-->\n<\/picture>Mo\u2019s house has worked out quite well to protect Mo from the elements.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAre you raising the blade? Please consider sharing your photos of you or someone you know following #RaiseTheBlade guidelines by emailing <span class=\"spamspan\"><span class=\"u\">seagrant<\/span> [at] <span class=\"d\">uvm.edu<\/span><\/span> or posting to Instagram or Twitter using the #RaiseTheBlade hashtag and tagging Lake Champlain Sea Grant and the Lake Champlain Basin Program. Plus, don\u2019t forget, there is also still time to enter for a chance to win a mulching mower! Learn more and enter from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lawntolake.org\/\">Lawn to Lake website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kstepenu-mo\/\">Read more Mo Monday blogs on Kris Stepenuck&#8217;s blog page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One thing I haven\u2019t mentioned in past posts is the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-1044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1044"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1365,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044\/revisions\/1365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1044"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=1044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}