Crate Question

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  • Katrina02K

    Hi all,

    As ive never crate trained before , ive been doing my research and would like your opinion on the crates available and which one you think would be better.

    Ive attached pics, I do like the soft dog crate better than the wire one, however if the wire one is better that is what i will go for.

    Thankyou in advance
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  • NemoN

    Wire or hard plastic definitely! I have both. The fold-up wire ones are nice if you want to travel with it. The soft one will get destroyed within a very short period of time. I got a soft one for travelling once and it lasted about 1 day! Nemo dug into the canvas in one spot and in a short time wore it away and could have easily escaped out of it after that given more time.

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  • S

    Your soft one will be chewed through in no time. Some b's have even chewed through the heavy airline crates…so stronger is better with a crate.

    Sharron Hurlbut

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  • tanzaT

    Wire is best..

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  • Katrina02K

    thanks heaps, now that i think about it wire would be best, i agree it would probably only last a day

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