As the Cleveland Browns prepare to take the field today in their first preseason game of the 2026 season against the Chicago Bears, we can’t help but be thrown back to the excitement (and nerves!) of this time last year.
The Dawg House may feel like it was always meant to live in Browns country …
But getting it there took a full-day (yes, 24-hours) logistics marathon. Built in Mentor, the oversized doghouse made its first stop at Browns Training Camp in Berea for a teaser reveal, then hit the road again for its final move to Huntington Bank Field, where it would live for the season.
At 31 feet tall, 10 feet wide and weighing two tons, this load required permits, careful route planning and a transport crew taking the scenic route, with a few too-close-for-comfort moments along the way (“will we actually fit under this overpass?”). Think backroads, tight turns and just enough tree-branch anxiety to keep everyone honest.
What fans saw was a bold game-day destination. What they didn’t see was the 12 months of concepting, schematics and building the structure, logistics planning, coordination and problem-solving it took to get the Dawg House there safely – proof that behind every seamless fan experience is a team that knows how to sweat the details.