| | |  | Ferrets | Home » » » Midwest Life Stages Single-Door Folding Metal Dog Crate, 42 Inches by 28 Inches by 31 Inches | | | | | | | Description: | | The MIDWEST Life Stages folding Dog Crate/Cage cuts house breaking time in half and reduces behavioral problems, wether your starting again with a new puppy or starting again with a adult dog . The Life Stages line of dog crates/cages has everything you need to be successful! Each crate/cage has a FREE divider panel to ensure the proper size crate for your puppy from the start. Each Crate is equipped with safe and secure slide bolt latches, two plastic handles and a ABS composite plastic pan for easy clean up. | | | Features: | |
• Exceptionally versatile single-door dog crate with adjustable divider panel
• Safe and secure slide-bolt latches; 1-1/2-by-5-1/2-inch mesh; rounded corners
• Easily sets up and folds down for storage and portability; 2 plastic handles
• Durable satin-black electro-coat finish; ABS-plastic pan included
• Measures 42 by 28 by 31 inches; 1-year limited warranty
• Composite plastic Pan
• Divider Panel
• Dual slide bolt latches
• Fold and Carry Configuration
• Rounded corners for Pets protection
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 42.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 28.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 31.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 42.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 43.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 29.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 44.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 118 reviews |
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 MidWest crates Solid and DurableJul 27, 2010
I have two larger MidWest crates with dingle doors that are foldable. They have been in use for 10 years and have proven to be durable, reliable and even portable...easy to put up. I purchased this smaller one as a travel crate for my new dog and it is of the same high quality as the originals. My friend has a different manufactuerer's folding crate the same size and the door doesn't stay latched and came open in the cargo area. The MidWest crate doesn't have the problem. These crates are worth every penny. And easy to set up at home or on the go.
Very nice crate!Jul 25, 2010
I recently had a bad experience with a Drs. Foster and Smith plastic crate ( handle snapped in pieces when transporting my dog home from the vet with a back injury!). I definitely needed a sturdier crate and purchased this Midwest Crate. This crate is better designed and the handles also look much stronger. Not sure I'll trust any handle again, but with this crate, I think it's going to be easier to carry without even using the handles. I haven't yet used this one to transport my dog, but it's sure doing the job in the house. My dog loves it. He goes in on his own to lay down and looks very cozy. It's making it much easier to keep him contained while his back is healing. I think it's a very good product at a reasonable price.
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 WARNING: Crate Injured My Dog!!Jun 28, 2010
I have a large icrate with a divider panel. I do love this crate, however the hooks and edges are very sharp. Today I took the divider panel out so I could collapse the crate to give to friend who is watching my puppy while I'm out of town. I leaned the panel against the bedroom door and my puppy came up to investigate. As she backed up, a hook went COMPLETELY THROUGH HER EYELID. After a couple seconds of her screaming in pain I managed to get her calm enough to carefully slide the hook back out and rush her to the vet. Fortunately the hook did not injure her eye but she has a bloody gash in her eyelid and it's very swollen. She's going to have to be on antibiotics for the next week. Vet visit cost $120, half of which was for the emergency status of the visit and the other half for the antibiotics. The hooks need to be rounded off or filed down.
Great for fearful dogs with separation anxietyJun 17, 2010
My dog loved it almost immediately. We rescued a one year old 12 pound mini schnauzer mixed breed who was very timid/fearful and very fond of peeing on the carpet as soon as we left the house (even though she can hold it for 8-10 hours at night with us there). She took to the crate much more quickly than I thought. We followed the instructions found on numerous websites online about introducing her to the crate. I found that placing a blanket over the top sped up the process considerably. She felt right at home in her little cave. The size was perhaps a little larger than she needs (I settled on the 24x18x21), and I think she could have gone with one slightly smaller, but there is room for all her toys in there now and she feels right at home. We have not progressed to leaving her for very long in the crate yet, but so far the peeing has decreased from a twice daily to a once weekly event just with having it in the house for her when we leave. It is turning to out to be a great investment for our very anxious new addition to the family!
Perfect for 10lb Maltese!Jun 16, 2010
I adopted a Maltese 9 months ago. He is about 4 years old. I believe his previous owner attempted to train him to use training pads indoors to "potty". After a month of working with him I was able to get him to pee and poo outside. When it got cold he regressed and I've been dealing with him going in the house all winter. I vowed that once summer came along that if I couldn't retrain him that I would resort to crate training him. I wasn't sure of the size but I opted for this one. I didn't want to spend too much money on something that I only planned to use a few weeks.
AMAZING!
I had done a lot of research on crate training. I knew from the beginning that it is one of the fastest ways to potty train a dog. I'm a little disappointed that I hadn't done it sooner. It has only been 3 days and he is "going" outside without any issues. I've never been so thrilled to see poo in my yard.
Hopefully all of the praise and treats will help him recognize he is doing a good thing outdoors so I can stop using the crate. I do not by any means condone using the crate beyond a couple weeks or for more than 6 hours a day. Even then I really don't like to crate him but I remind myself it is only for a short time.
I would not suggest using this crate for a hyper dog. My Maltese is a lap dog and whether or not he is in a crate, he is very laid back and lazy most of the time. The crate collapses and unfolds for easy storage or transport and I would be a little nervous using it for a dog that will do a lot of romping in it.
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