Pet Den® Crates

Your dog will thank you for this innovative crate with flow-through ventilation on all four sides. It’s airy and light, but tough. Crate is made with reinforced sidewalls and an electroplated steel entry to keep your dog safe. Easy-open, secure entry lock adjusts to open left or right. Includes detachable food/water cups and "Live Animal" stickers. Assembles in minutes, and easy to wipe clean. Carry handles on Petite through Medium sizes. Blue/Clay color. Stronger entry frames on the two largest sizes. USA-made.

If you prefer a soft-sided dog crate, see Dura-Ruff™ Folding Dog Crate.

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*These crates are airline approved for ventilation and food and water requirements. However, these crates have plastic fasterners. Some airlines require metal fasteners on the corners of these pet carriers. Be sure to confirm with your airline that the style you need meets their specific construction requirements before purchasing.

Canines have a definite instinct to hide out in dens. If they do not have one available, they will "make their own." We frequently see our dogs under desks, the dining room table or even under Grandma's Chippendale buffet, if they can fit. What this behavior is all about is a canine's natural desire to have a place he can call his own. The dog will often seek out this refuge when he is tired, stressed, or just wants to be away from it all.

Reasons to Purchase a Pet Den:

Housebreaking: It is a dog's natural inclination toward dens that makes the Pet Den so useful to housetrain puppies. Since puppies will not normally soil an appropriately sized den, Pet Dens are extremely effective for helping puppies gain control over their bladders. They help reduce the number of accidents you will have to clean up, and cut in half the time it takes to teach puppies where they are supposed to relieve themselves. When it comes to housebreaking a new puppy, there is nothing that makes the training go faster or easier than a Pet Den. The right size Pet Den is one in which your pet can lie down, turn around, and have three to four inches of extra head space when sitting or standing. While the right-sized Pet Den may seem too confining or too small to you, it isn't for your dog. With the correct size Pet Den housebreaking is often completed in 10 to 14 days.

Protecting Your Pet: Pet Dens can keep puppies from forming bad habits when they are not under a watchful eye. A Pet Den can prevent all types of disaster from happening. It can also prevent the young, unsupervised animal from hurting himself by chewing electric cords or becoming ill from something he ate during his escapade. As an adult, the Pet Den will be just as useful. If puppies are introduced to a Pet Den correctly, they will not resent them and most will actually consider them their private hideaway spot. This quiet den-like refuge is good for high-activity households, particularly those with young children. Many people have a Pet Den available for their dog and leave it open, so he has his own place to go. To him it is not a cage but rather an indoor doghouse where he feels secure.

Protecting Your House: Having your young or untrained dog in a Pet Den may protect your house from dog-related destruction while you are away or are unable to watch him. Pet Dens are useful during the puppy period as a way to protect your home from the mad dashes that knock over the plants and furniture, chewing teeth, and generally uncontrollable behavior.

Traveling: When traveling with your pet, a Pet Den in your car can protect both your pet and the driver from being disturbed. Traveling with pets, be they puppies or adults, is safer and easier when you use a Pet Den to control them. Pet Dens are a sensible choice if you plan on traveling with your pet by plane. Plastic crates are required by law. Some owners feel a Pet Den provides a greater sense of security and privacy for their pets.