[nagdu] soft sided dog crates

[Allison Nastoff]

Hi List,
My parents and I do a fair amount of traveling, especially to 
Indiana to visit family.  Gilbert enjoys traveling, but my 
parents and I haven't enjoyed having to disassemble and 
reassemble his crate every time.  Occupaws said that Gilbert had 
been crate trained, and wanted him to sleep in the crate at 
night, and they provided me with two of the traditional metal 
crates with the plastic tray for the floor.  One was a big crate 
for home, and the other was smaller, and the smaller crate has 
been the one I use for traveling.  But even the small crate is 
difficult to assemble, and takes up a lot of room in the car.  
The trainer did mention during training that there are soft 
crates we could get if we wanted to, and that they were very easy 
to travel with, but we just haven't gotten around to shopping for 
one.  But since I just returned from another trip with this 
crate, I really think it is time to invest in a soft crate to 
make the next trip easier.
But before my parents and I go shopping for a crate, I was 
wondering if anyone on this list has any personal experience 
using soft sided crates and has any feedback as far as what 
brands of crates have worked well for you or brands to avoid, as 
well as how much these crates cost.  I have no idea what is out 
there as far as types of soft crates because we have always used 
metal ones, so any advice would be much appreciated.  Thank you.
Allison Nastoff