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A dog house apparatus includes a four-cornered base unit, a plurality of walls supported by the base unit, and a roof supported by the walls. An entrance opening is located in one of the walls. The entrance opening includes a bottommost aperture portion, a far lateral aperture portion, a topmost ape

A dog house apparatus includes a four-cornered base unit, a plurality of walls supported by the base unit, and a roof supported by the walls. An entrance opening is located in one of the walls. The entrance opening includes a bottommost aperture portion, a far lateral aperture portion, a topmost aperture portion, and a near lateral aperture portion. The wall which includes the entrance opening includes a near wall half and a far wall half. The entrance opening is entirely included in the near wall half. The bottommost aperture portion of the entrance opening is spaced above the base unit by a vertical offset distance. An overhead entrance cover is connected to the entrance-including wall at a location on the wall above the topmost aperture portion of the entrance opening. The overhead entrance cover slopes downward and away from the entrance opening. A pair of lateral entrance covers are connected to the entrance-containing wall adjacent to the entrance opening. The base unit includes a plurality of wall connectors. Each of the walls includes one or more base connectors which are selectively engageable with and disengageable from the wall connectors. A quantity of floor covering material can be placed on top of the base unit, and the floor covering material has a maximum floor covering thickness which is smaller than the vertical offset distance of the entrance opening from the base unit. The walls slope away from the roof towards the base unit.

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[ What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:] [1.] An animal house apparatus, comprising:a base unit, said base unit comprising a substantially flat planar member having a single, imperforate planar upper surface and an outer periph

[ What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:] [1.] An animal house apparatus, comprising:a base unit, said base unit comprising a substantially flat planar member having a single, imperforate planar upper surface and an outer peripheral edge,a plurality of walls removably coupled to said outer peripheral edge of said planar member of said base unit so as to be supported by said base unit,a roof supported by said walls, andan entrance opening located in one of said walls,wherein said planar upper surface of said base unit extends into contiguous and unobstructed communication with said outer peripheral edge when said plurality of walls are de-coupled from said base unit,wherein said entrance opening includes a bottommost aperture portion, a far lateral aperture portion, a topmost aperture portion, and a near lateral aperture portion,wherein said wall which includes said entrance opening includes a near wall half, a far wall half, a bottommost wall edge, a far lateral wall edge, and a near lateral wall edge,wherein said entrance opening is entirely included in said near wall half of said wall which includes said entrance opening, andwherein said bottommost aperture portion is spaced above said base unit by a vertical offset distance.