I'm slowly deciding that wire crates in general aren't all that safe. I know that for my dogs, they'll have a VariKennel only. Too many of my clients have told me stories of how their dogs have chewed out of a wire crate, or torn up their feet pawing at the bars, etc. Sawyer showed me a number of times that he could get out of his wire crate and it scared me to death once I thought about it...I mean, I used to leave his collar on at the same time...it's by the grace of God that I didn't come home to suffocated Aussie. Now he's both naked and loose in the house, since he's proved himself trustworthy and I've learned more about collars.
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I have that crate for Magnus. I've never had any problems with it. No collapsing problems or anything. The one thing I do not like is that if he pushes on the door hard enough with his paw he can fit his paw in there. The other night he did pinch his foot. Thankfully we were on our way to let him out.
Those stories are horrible. I am thinking I may try a varikennel. My only problem with plastic crates are that Magnus can chew through them.
Those stories are horrible. I am thinking I may try a varikennel. My only problem with plastic crates are that Magnus can chew through them.
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Our boys have these crates- never had a problem with them.
My concern is why is the pup so desperate to get out? Are they stuck in there for 8 hrs/day with NO stimulation? Do they have water, toys, bedding to make it comfortable?
Is it an 8 week old pup being "housetrained"? Is it a three month pup being left by itself for 8 or 9 hours/day?
It could very well be the result of poor training and abuse of the crate. As I've said before, our boys love their crates, but they also aren't in them for 8 hrs/day.
My thoughts exactly... ^^
My concern is why is the pup so desperate to get out? Are they stuck in there for 8 hrs/day with NO stimulation? Do they have water, toys, bedding to make it comfortable?
Is it an 8 week old pup being "housetrained"? Is it a three month pup being left by itself for 8 or 9 hours/day?
It could very well be the result of poor training and abuse of the crate. As I've said before, our boys love their crates, but they also aren't in them for 8 hrs/day.
My thoughts exactly... ^^
I had a pup go to a new home that had this type of crate--- Midwest . he'd only had the puppy 5 days and found the poor pup had hung himself . After that I warned everyone to add wires to the top to secure . Crates in those days did not have enough clips . The puppy had reached up high enough to wedge open the top with his head ...
the lady i use to rent from had one. she let me use it for yoshi and one night yoshi was sleeping and i guess shoved and got her foot stuck and when she tried to pull back it trapped it and pinched her pretty bad. i woke up to her making the WORST screaming noise i have heard in my life luckily i got it out but from then on i just got her use to sleeping with me 
i like it like that more anyway
i like it like that more anyway
All those comments are from 2004. I wonder if they've already taken this crate off the market.
I use wire crates because I have to. I drive a Saturn, and there's no way a fiberglass crate will fit, so we go with folding wire crates for the trunk. It helps that my dog isn't aggressive or destructive in her crate. I'd probably avoid them if that were the case. Ironically, 2 of my 3 fiberglass crates are damaged, and my wire crates are still fine (some of the bars a bit bent, but for having been lugged around to shows for the past 2-3 years, not bad at all).
I use wire crates because I have to. I drive a Saturn, and there's no way a fiberglass crate will fit, so we go with folding wire crates for the trunk. It helps that my dog isn't aggressive or destructive in her crate. I'd probably avoid them if that were the case. Ironically, 2 of my 3 fiberglass crates are damaged, and my wire crates are still fine (some of the bars a bit bent, but for having been lugged around to shows for the past 2-3 years, not bad at all).