Looking for help with crates/kennels that don't break the bank... - Page 1

 Looking to buy new crates/kennels for my dogs and after searching the web all I find are expensive aluminum type crates or the regulad Vari-kennel types...Any websites you all might suggest where I can "sift" through some variety and find something reasonable...???

 Any and all comments pertaining to will be appreciated, especially websites I can go to and look at and see for myself...Obviously they are for GSDs...

 Also I've seen these wicker crates that look great but was wondering if anyone has had them and had chewing problems...???

 Thanks in advance,

  Rob

www.PetEdge.com www.Dog.com --I've got some coupons if you would like to place an order through them.   Especially with German Shepherd Dogs - watch the quality your purchase - otherwise you will be replacing it quickly.... If your dogs are crate trained then a wire/metal crate is fine. However if they are avid chewers - they maybe able to break the wire crates. If you are beginning crate training I recommend staying with a plastic vari type crate.

A few more links here, Rob www.k-9classifieds.com/links/index.php

We've had good luck with these for home and vehicle use, not airline use.  The dogs have not been able to break the latches and the crates are stout.  You can put covers on them if you want them more enclosed. We like the extra airflow in the vehicles and home.

http://www.petstreetmall.com/Life-Stages-Triple-Door-Dog-Crates/1372.html

  Thanks I like all 3 sites, now I have somethings to choose from...Just have to decide how much I want to spend and go from there...I am leaning towards biting the bullet and getting what I really want which are the aluminum ones...Looking not for shipping but more a place for the dogs to seek the privacy they sometimes want or need as well as to put into the back of my Sport Trac 4x4...

 Appreciate the time you took to help me with this, as always...I will let you know what I finally do decide to buy...In the meantime i will be doing some "homework"...

  Thanks again,

   Rob

Where do you live and are you only interested in brand new crates?

If you have a Tractor Supply Co. Inc store near you, I have found them to be more than reasonably priced.

The wire crates by midwest wont work for my kids.....too weak wire....once they find out how to tear front out ,and all of mine, if hear work outside or out of site,,,jaws go to work.....and the plastic floors dont last till the cows come home....I have 12 of them of all sizes and the old Midwestern Kennel of 15 years ago with metal bottoms are of #7 wire all the way and I have 5 of those , all cow clipped and engine tied together.... The Midwestern crates at Tractor supply are even shabbier.....the gauge of wire a cocker of mine just tore door out last week...he got a wild hair    gsd in heat  ...he never did that before but its in pieces and this is a 30 lb cocker...not a gsd....

yellow rose.  The only midwest crate I like is the ultima life stages I attached the link to above.  It's a heavier weight then some of their other crates.  It's the only one I trust to use.  I've seen some of their other grades and those would not be good for our guys or girls.

  Think after listening to all of you here and looking around at various sites I've decided to go with aluminum crates (2) even though they are expensive...I know they are well made and should last a "lifetime"...My dogs deserve the best I can give them...Besdies they should look great in the back of my Sport Trac 4X4...

  Thanks for the help as always, for the most part this is a great group of people and i thank you all for the thoughts and your help...

  ROB