A "Pro" for Crates - Travel
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| Good story and great advice! |
Quote: Bailey has his piece of "home" with him
OH...I agree 
May I ask a question along that line... Have any of y'all used this type of portable crate? http://www.sitstay.com/store/equip/softcrate-n.shtml I have 2 wire crate @ the lake but would like #3 to be one that I can take down quickly & store under the bed. We are a bit tight on space in the cabin 
I'd appreciate any pro/cons as I am ready to order! Thanks! Diane & 3 Shaggies>who love their crates w/doors closed or open  |
| We have found that a "tent" crate does not work for Izzie. When left alone in anything other than her normal crate while we are gone she gets very upset. We tried the tent when she was younger and she ripped it in several places. However...if we tried really hard to get her used to it...it may work. I think it depends on the dog. I see people using them all the time with no problems. |
 Hmmm...
Good point 
Guess I should get one of the shaggies accustomed to it @ home BEFORE we take it to the Mts/lake. Thanks! Diane...einy meeny miney mo |
| I tried the soft crate with Chum to try and restrict her frenzy in the car. Imagine my surprise when, in the rearview mirror, up pops Chum's head. She looked so triumphant. I guess she clawed her way out. . . She couldnt get all the way out -- just her head. She spent the rest of the drive like that. Now we use a hard plastic crate. It might be fine for a less frantic dog, I guess. |
Valerie wrote: It might be fine for a less frantic dog, I guess.
Frantic...that was the word I was avoiding using for Izzie...her delicate ego bruises easily.
She basically gets hysterical if we leave her anywhere besides home. She settles down quickest in a regular crate...we can't leave her out of one. The tent crate is definitely not for her.  |
3shaggies wrote: I have 2 wire crate @ the lake but would like #3 to be one that I can take down quickly & store under the bed.
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_ ... 35804&Ne=2 We have this kind of wire crate - it folds down flat and is easy to take down/set up. The only downside is that it's heavy  |
| I have a soft, collapsible crate for travel. I got the biggest one, so in a pinch, I can put two in it for short periods of time. We also have a fan for circulating air around them.
The puppy did try to claw at the mesh, which she stopped doing when she got a crate mate (sister) in there with her. And my niece loves to play in it, too. |
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