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If you're dreaming of farm animals but you're lacking the farm, these enclosed homes are perfect for backyard egg layers! Your pet chicken won't feel cooped up in a classy eglu, and she'll have a detachable, fenced (fox-proof!) run for more strutting. Created by UK-based Omlet, there are two models – chickens and rabbits – offered stateside. Each chicken eglu ($515 including two birds and $495 without) includes a slide-out tray for cleaning, a roosting area, and a nesting box . . . if you're dreaming of omelets for real, you can run out to collect eggs from your own property and get started in the kitchen!

I'm happy to see a couple of these nice homes in the US and I'm hoping more will become available here soon. Last year, the company released that Eglu Cube (seen at the top left) and even offers useful Omlet courses run by an "eggsperienced egluowner" in England (ha!) to cover all the everyday skills required to look after your new feathered friend.

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For the pet that has everything, and the owner who doesn't want to sacrifice her home's landscaping for a more traditional-looking doggy abode, enter the prettiest (and priciest) pup houses I've seen to date. Scottie's Fine Art Caves are pet residences inspired by natural materials found around British Columbia, Canada. Each of the three models (Browning Passage, Cannery Bay, and Vargas Island) use a pine root or cedar branch as the focal point of the design attached to a reinforced papier-mâché stone. The models are very spacious (the largest offers a 4-foot-square sleeping area), and allow pets to stretch out in privacy or to keep watch over your backyard (or living room) from a piece of in-home sculpture.

With my luck, North would confuse this house for an actual stone (the above model even comes with that little "sidekick rock") and decide to pee all over it. But, for those of you with nonterritory markers and money to spare, these puppy caves cost upwards of $5,900 excluding shipping — and when the homes weigh around 200 lbs. each, I'm guessing that's not gonna come standard-mail either. It's still fun to dream so check out all the models in a widget when you read more

Catering to the pup who already has everything and nowhere to put it, La Petit Maison will custom build a doghouse fit for your furry king. The company will design a house catering to a pet's personal tastes or style, their fairy-tale wishes, or even make a mini replica of your own home! The base price starts around $4,500, but that's before interior designing and furnishing . . . and, if you want to use your own plan to pimp their crib, then those figures can easily reach $20,000 before you know it. Sometimes, however, it's just about getting in touch with their roots — this Bernese Mountain Dog makes his home in Southern California yet is sitting outside his very own replica Swiss chalet, 35-square-feet of pseudo-mountaintop heaven! This is a tad excessive for North and I at this stage in our lives, but most of you agree that a doggie mansion is where you'd most likely put your excess million, so if you hit the jackpot, your pooch will, too!

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Perfect for an ecotastically-pampered pup, this (new) home is topped with a top-of-the-line garden of its very own! Each of the Greenrrroof animal houses are carefully created with a special vertical extension to hold plants and flowers. This roof system can provide insulation against chilly temps and annoying sounds as pup tries to sleep as well as filtering runoff water and dust. These sustainable pet designs attract butterflies along with those pet owners that want to have the best (dog) house on the block. The concept homes start at $1,000 and range up to $6,000, so check them out close up when you read more

High-concept design has gone to the dogs! First up in the series of This (New) Home, is the Nomad's Dog House. Now, I don't know that much about nomads, but I can't imagine them traveling in fur-lined caravans. This little glorified poochie wagon comes with wheels (obvs), a lockable door, interior carpeting, and coordinating wallpaper (not so obvs). All touches your pet is sure to notice as he rolls around town. And what a retro road trip it will be, too, as this motor home reminds me of a camper from decades past.

In addition to this item, Italian designer Marco Morosini has designed nine others as part of the Dog Is a God project . . . each ringing in at $5,000 a pop. If you want to see a couple more of these canine-luxury dwellings, then you should definitely read more