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NicoleL

by NicoleL on 29 July 2008 - 21:07

Curious if anyone has these crates and whether they work well or not. I am a bit worried that they would be too narrow. Thanks in advance for any replies


animules

by animules on 29 July 2008 - 21:07

I used 1636UL wire crates in the back of my van, two crates side by side.  A little short height wise but doable for all the dogs for most trips.  I would not leave my big guy in there for any length of time but a couple hours or so he was fine.  He can stand, sit, and lay down.


rugerdoggie247

by rugerdoggie247 on 30 July 2008 - 00:07

I have a toyota forerunner, ordered the very narrow ones 19 x 42 i think. and the dogs did just fine in them, used them for training 2 x per week, one of my dogs is 4 year old about 90 pounds, and he gets in and turns around fine, so depends on what you need them for. my dogs stayed in them all day on sunday while training. Be sure to get the long ones to make up for the narrowness. the only downfall that i found is the pinch collars hang on the wire when the dogs turn around, so you have to take them off. I finally broke down and bought a trailer though, too much stuff in my truck, made it unusable for anything else!!

KariM

by KariM on 30 July 2008 - 03:07

I have two 24x36 wire crates and they work perfect for my dogs, they both have lots of extra room in there.  Jager is 85 pounds.  One opens sideways, one opens the long way.  I would not go much smaller than that, just because I do have my dogs in the car ALOT!

 

~Kari


NicoleL

by NicoleL on 30 July 2008 - 07:07

Thanks to everyone for your replies. I also have a 4runner and the wheel wells really cramp into the space where the crates need to fit. I tried lopping off the lipped corners of either crate and now am able to fit 2 XL plastic crates in it pretty good with some extra room to spare for our equipment gear etc. Since they often spend 4-6 hours 3x a week in there while we are at the club, I figured the 21" wide wire ones might end up being a bit too cramped, particularly for my one older guy (90 lbs). 

Cheers and thanks again

 

 





 

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