SMONTER 38" Heavy Duty Strong Metal Dog Cage, Y Shape, Brown

My 1 y/o female dalmatian has had a very rocky relationship with crating since we first brought her home. She has always had very intense crate anxiety. Didn’t matter what we put in there with her, she showed no mercy. I’m talking any blanket, bed, towel in there would end up shredded after an hour of us being gone. We tried everything from feeding meals in the crate, moving it to another location, giving her plenty of blankets & toys in there, etc. After she’d destroyed two different crates, we decided to just give up on it for a while.Once she started racking up damages from being uncrated & unsupervised, we decided we HAD to revisit the crate for the safety of her & our personal belongings. After some research, I decided we would try this one out. I am SO glad we did! The difference in her attitude towards this crate & others we tried in the past is seriously night and day. She even feels relaxed enough to sleep in this one! This is a HUGE deal for her.As for the crate itself, it’s quite roomy & gives her plenty of room to stand, turn around, and lay down. It’s also extremely heavy and incredibly sturdy. I definitely don’t expect her escaping this or moving it around any time soon. The bars are thick and strong as well so she cannot damage it.I will say if you have an experienced escape artist, the latches could be manipulated/opened from the inside. The gaps between bars are definitely large enough for a paw or snout to stick through & wiggle the latches, but a simple carabiner or padlock could easily prevent this issue. Overall I’m super happy with the quality and durability of this crate. It’s pricey but if you have an anxious dog it’s worth every penny!

*** The short & sweet ***My dog can and will destroy any substance known to mankind... except possibly this crate. I only say possibly because for once in her life, she has had no urge to destroy it, and it actually feels like it could hold up to her abuse if she did try! Plus, as an added mega-bonus, she actually loves the crate.PROS:- Very sturdy/secure and well-made - I feel like this will last a (human) lifetime- Actually looks attractive in your home- Fits a standard pet bed perfectly- Spacious & comfortable - dog LOVES it- Wheels & tray are extra convenientCONS:- $$$$$- Very, very heavy- Latches are a weak point (although the included carabiners do help to mitigate this)- Can't attach standard crate bowls / water bottle*** The full story ***I unhappily purchased this crate as a replacement for the standard (but fairly thick/sturdy) wire kennel I've had for my anxious wreck of a dog for the past 10 years. However, since we moved houses, she has been EXTRA anxious and recently saw fit to destroy her old crate in a fit of lunacy.We have tried EVERYTHING to keep her contained when we aren't there with her: that crate, a 6' privacy fence outside (she chewed the metal - yes, I said metal - bars of the fence until they bent and she escaped), tethering both inside and outside (she ate the tether and then chewed through the door), muzzling so she couldn't chew her way through things (she ripped the muzzle apart), just letting her loose in an entire comfortable room to herself (she literally tore down an entire wall), plus SO many calming items (Thundershirt, sprays, treats, pheromone diffusers, chew toys, CBD oil, and the vet even put her on xanax)... absolutely nothing helped. We were beginning to think she would quite literally tear our entire house down and run away if we were ever asleep or away from home during any mildly alarming events (thunderstorm, fireworks, or even the neighbours using power tools). It was a nightmare.I bought this crate because we had to try -something- else to keep her contained. I was cranky about her having destroyed the last crate along with half my house and cranky about having to spend this much on a new one that I was sure she would shred just as surely as she shreds everything else. She HATES being ignored for even one single second and hates being contained just as much.So imagine my surprise when my dog actively volunteers to go to this crate and happily (and QUIETLY) sleeps through even thunderstorms in it! She has not made any attempt to destroy or escape it, and it actually feels sturdy enough that I think it would give even my destructomatic dog a run for her money. Colour me impressed! To our amusement, we have also discovered that she has become intimidated by live music in her old age, so if we need her to go to her crate, we strum a single chord on the ukulele or play one soothing tone on our steel drum and she goes running to it. She might not think much of our musical acumen, but we are pleased she finds the crate protective enough to run there for shelter!Assembly was pretty easy (even for me, a petite woman, to do alone), but the crate is VERY heavy and I highly recommend having someone else to assist you as the sides will clatter down loudly as you're trying to get them in place. Everything fit together perfectly and snugly. I would not want to have to move this around much due to the weight, so the wheels were a welcome surprise. I do agree with others that the latches would be the weak point on this crate, but again, even my pup who is very strong and completely bent on destroying everything within her reach has not made so much as an attempt to get out. Just in case, I attach the included carabiners if the forecast predicts a storm and I feel pretty safe that she's secured in there.All in all, I'm very happy with this purchase, even as unhappy as I am that I had to shell out the big bucks on a fancy crate. It has been well worth it for us. The cost of the crate is probably a lot less than replacing several doors, windows, and walls. My dog is much, much happier overall, which makes us happier, as well. Plus it actually looks pretty decent in my home and has netted us a few compliments! The only things I would really change would be to include crate bowls / water bottle that fit this crate, as the metal bars are too thick for our standard bowl brackets, and to offer the metal in more colours.

Simply amazing: heavy duty bars, our German Shepherd can stand up, strong locks, can be used indoor and outdoor, easy to assemble, and IT LOOKS COOL!! Although the cage is collapsible for storage purposes - just put a wooden topper on it and you've created industrial furniture!! I probably like it better than my dog does - she is apprehensive about any cage.