As a concept this is wonderful. I love the garage side door idea. It would be perfect to have on the back seat of my car and let the puppy have air-flow and easy side access. However, in real terms, the plastic clips are too flimsy, they come out and can get lost or eaten by a dog, and they require two hands and effort to get just-right to latch. My puppy does not walk in the crate and wait so I need to be able to keep a hand on her and/or be holding my other dog in a leash at the same time that I’m shutting a crate. I want to like this product but I’m returning it because the downsides are things that I’d be fighting with every day. I was not planning to fold the crate but for those looking for that feature, I think it would be good for periodic travel, but not for daily use like taking to a daycare. It simply isn’t sturdy enough for all the assembly and disassembly and I think the parts would break down very quickly. Maybe they tried to do a bit too much and it would be better to make a sturdier crate with a garage door as a separate product from a travel crate and put the extra weight into better hardware design.

I like the crate. IT is easy to set up and move around. It came with a none functioning latch and the seller Pet Gear Store was easy to work with. I did not want to return it, so I contacted them and they send me a set of latch. The only thing I would complain about the crate is, That the doors (which are two of them on opposite end) are set to open from left to right. instead of left to right on one and right to left on the other. Which would make to convenient for tight spaces.

Other lightweight kennels are mesh sided which allows the pet to look out but not me in which was unacceptable as I needed something for the car for my pup. This has sturdy coated wire sides (though they can rattle some on some roads) and has 4 options for openings which is awesome! I don’t find the clasps all that difficult but they do require two hands for me. Assembling was troublesome to me because the pictures are not very clear — pretty poor photos. But I had a friend help me and between the two of us, we got it together. The “garage door” is really cool and I found no problems with it. This is definitely worth a try….I would hope the sellers would make the pictures in the directions more clear.

My dog is comfy and I like the look and ease of use of this crate. The only issue was the clips that go on the ends were very hard to clasp on, but they did finally go on. It has a top door to drop in toys for my pup. It looks so much nicer than the all metal crates. This is the 2nd one we purchased. We have a 36″ and now a 42″. Very happy with this purchase and recommend to others.

It’s heavier than I thought it was going to be. Feels like more than 40lbs. We got a bigger one than necessary because I wanted my pup to have lots of room. I think setup will get easier once we get a better hang of it and practice a few times. The wheels are nice, but I probably won’t end up traveling with it like I thought, especially if it’s just me. I don’t know if it was worth the price but we will probably keep it anyway. I also just borrowed a generation 1 crate, and I’m not sure what the differences are. So I would save some change and just get the 1st generation at lower cost if I did it all over again.

I do like this crate. I like the plastic with the metal combination. I purchased it for the back seat in the car as a travel crate. I soon found out that it is not suitable for regular use in a car. It is extremely noisy with all the rattling as the car is in motion(much more thsn your average metal crate).It is frustrating to the dog,who has to listen to it the whole time, and super irritating for the other passengers in the car and the driver. So I moved it into the house and she uses it as her nighttime sleeping crate. But I wouldnt leave a dog unattended in it. And I would not recommend this to the owner of a dog known for being chewy. There are plastic clasps ,that hook the metal into its upright position, that is accessible to a chewing dog. And if the dog chews the plastic off, the crate will collapse
into itself & onto the dog. It is fairly easy to assemble, except for the two top latches (*which a hammer easily remedied ).

Bought this to be a travel crate – not FOR travel in the car, but to use for when we’re traveling on the road in hotels, etc. Unfortunately there were a few issues/
– this crate is much harder to set up / break down than a plain wire crate
– the crate is heavier than a wire counterpart (thought the plastic would help that but it didn’t)
– the buttons to open / close doors are not easy to use – took me approx 5 mins to open one
– there are gaps in some of the corners that are concerning for a dog that sometimes likes to scratch at the crate – eg they could get a toe or toenail caught
– the crate isn’t contained when folded (without the included bungee cords) – instead it is intended to be placed in the included bag

Therefore sent the crate back since I need something less cumbersome for when we’re on the road.

Love the look. Love the sturdy top with the access door . Love the multiple doors. My dog loves it.
BUT! My 10 month old Corgi keeps putting her nose through the wire grid panel. Her nose becomes swollen and tender resting it on the wire. The other day she put her paw through the wire grid and again rested it on the wire. Very unsafe and the possibility she could get more of her leg through and twisted or broken. She just recently started these habits. It is too late for me to return via Amazon policy of a 30 day return. Its been about 45 days now. The company also will not accept a return as it was not purchased directly through their site. Safety concerns are not an exception for either. This size crate was recommended for a Corgi, that is why I bought it. I hope the manufacture corrects this issue because otherwise it is a wonderful crate. Make the grids a little smaller to be safer for all dogs and I would purchase it!