MidWest 42-Inch Two-Door iCrate for Large Dogs

Great and sturdy crate for your baby
This is perfect for what I needed. I have a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and the 30inch is perfect for her size. It was also incredibly easy to put together as you basically just have to pull up the sides and kind of snap it together. Also, my dog likes to paw at the door a lot at times and it holds up great to that. This was a great buy for the price and is probably worth more. It does need a crate pad to go into it but I currently have a blanket in there and that works for now also.

Nice roomy kennel for extra large/giant dog breeds
Make sure you have plenty of room for this dog kennel, taking the measurements before you buy it is one thing, actually seeing it put together inside of the house is quite another! Our 3.5 month old great dane puppy was starting to look a bit cramped in an older 36″ kennel we had. She still fit but looked very uncomfortable when she tried to stretch out and stand up. She looks so much more comfortable and has plenty of room to grow in this kennel.I read all of the horror stories about the condition people received their kennels in due to the size and weight so I was worried we would receive ours damaged too. Ours actually arrived in pretty good condition. The UPS man moved it around with a dolly and my husband wrestled it into the house. The box is huge and the kennel is very heavy. We sliced open the side and slid the kennel out. Everything is held together with white zip ties. A few of the panels were stuck together, but they were easy enough to unhook the side hooks from where they attached themselves.Putting this together was a bit of a chore, not because it was hard, but because it was big and bulky and there were two of us that insisted we knew what we were doing, so we argued over which way the panels should face, put them upside down a couple of times, then had to re-do them. This does come with a set of directions, but some of the pictures weren’t really that clear. The picture on the outside of the box actually gives you a better idea on how this all fits together.There were a couple of places where the wires were bent and we had to straighten them out with a pair of pliers. Also one of the side wires had a broken weld where it connects at the top, it was next to one of the bent hooks (corner area) so it had probably been set down a bit too hard at some point during shipping. It doesn’t seem like it will affect the kennel, and it doesn’t show so I’m not going to worry about it.I’m not too pleased about the side door of this kennel though. The top slide bolt latch did not slide into the holder that was welded onto the side. The holder had been welded a tiny bit too low (quality control should have checked this), we had to bend the tip of the sliding pin down a little so it would be able to slide into the latch. The side door also seems a little stiff to open and close, as if it is misaligned. We can still open and close the door though, and once shut it is very secure. There were also a few areas we had to straighten out so the drop pins could connect the corners.Once this is put together it really is very sturdy. It is not flimsy at all, we are actually pleased at how sturdy this kennel looks and feels. The bottom pan slides in and out smoothly, and I won’t worry about our dog spending time in the kennel while we are gone, or during the night. She loves the extra room and until she finishes growing she has plenty of room inside to sprawl out and play with all of her toys.The problem areas we found when this kennel first arrived were easy fixes, the completed kennel is large and strong. I checked around before I purchased this kennel and the price here was so much more reasonable than anywhere else, plus you get free delivery right to your house. If you have the room, and you have one of the giant breed dogs, then this kennel will be perfect.*Update 7/31/16- at 5.5 months old now our dane puppy is still growing. There is plenty of room in this kennel for her, her jumbo round Costco bed, and a stack of toys. She loves her crate! Our Aussie and the cats also love going inside to relax. Giant puppies can make giant messes, this crate is the perfect size for her and we are so happy that there is plenty of room inside for her to grow. No worries about her eating the couch while we are gone!

Perfect little den for our pup at a great price
Crate sounds too close to “cage,” and these should never be treated as such. A crate should be considered a den, which you train you puppy to feel safe in and trust you to leave her there and come back. A crate is not to contain a bad animal or get her out of our sight when you tire of her. It is meant as a safe, comforting place for them to sleep, take “time-outs,” and to hang out when you need to leave the house. That said, a puppy will only consider a crate a safe happy place if you make it so. Do NOT purchase a crate and simply throw your dog in it, expecting her to take to it; doing so will create a nervous dog with major separation anxiety. It takes patience, encouragement, and most importantly PROPER TRAINING from a young age. That said, let me get to the product.This is our second Midwest folding crate. Our first was a large one for my German Shepherd Mix, bought years ago, when as an adult he decided he loved my roommate’s dog’s crate, so I bought him one. It lasted the rest of his life, and he was a big, oafish dog, who flopped in and out of it every time. The cat even took to hanging out on top of the crate to be close to him. It held up well, traveled well, assembled and disassembled quickly.Our new Midwest iCrate Double-Door Folding Crate is equal in quality to our last Midwest crate with a few added features: the life stages divider panel, the double door (not available, I don’t believe, when we bought our first), the detachable handle (great for carrying the crate when folded up), and the plastic tray in the bottom slides out the bottom for easy cleaning (rather than having to be turned sideways and pulled out through the door). The divider panel is fantastic so that a crate intended for your full sized dog can be purchased and then the panel added to adjust the size smaller for your young dog; the crate should be comfortable but not too big to provide the greatest sense of security for your dog. My favorite improvement is the double door, so that the crate could be easily moved from one room to another or to the back of your car for transport, allowing easy access in different configurations. This will be invaluable in our small New York City apartment. I took away one star because though the tray is easily removable for cleaning, it also slips out a few inches from our puppy’s normal movement (bounding in and out with excitement), needing to be pushed back in at least once a day.Overall, a great value that I’m sure will last for years to come.

Excellent rapport qualité prix

Finally a crate that’s big enough for my 130lb dog (black one in the pics) to fit comfortably and have lots of room to stand up, turn around, and sleep on his side! He has his problems so it’s important for him to have room and be comfortable.This crate does not come pre-assembled like the smaller wire crates do, it comes in 6 panels that need to be assembled in a particular order. You need to have room to lay the bottom and side panel down beside each other for installation. I didn’t have that kind of floor space so I assembled it on the bed, but had to keep tilting the crate in order to get the corner poles in. By myself it took probably almost an hour, but with enough space and 2 people it should only take 20 minutes or so.I’m very happy with the quality/sturdiness of it. It has 2 doors, which is very useful, and it has 3 latches on each door.