[nagdu] soft sided crates

[Marion Gwizdala]

    My wife and I bought a soft-sided crate from Pet Smart. It is very light 
and folds flat; however, after only a couple of zips, the zipper broke 
making it useless. IMO, not worth $100.

Fraternally yours,
Marion



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allison Nastoff" <anastoff at wi.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] soft sided crates


> Hi Jennifer,
> I was shopping for a soft sided dog crate last year.  There are all kinds 
> of models for these crates.  You can get them from pet stores, but I found 
> they are pricier, and while I only went to one pet store, the crates they 
> offered were not as portable.  One crate I looked at for example had a 
> frame made of metal bars.  The crate I settled on though actually came 
> from Wal-mart, and I think it only cost $15 or $20.  It is made of nylon 
> and folds up like a tent.  It has a flap of netting that you pull up for 
> the dog to climb into it and you zip him into it like a tent.  It also has 
> a little winded made of netting on each side.
> You are absolutely right that having a soft crate will make life a lot 
> easier, especially when you take trips!
> There is always the risk of the dog chewing on it or breaking out of it, 
> but my dog is so mellow and lazy I haven't had any of those kinds of 
> issues.  The only trouble we had was the very first time I introduced him 
> to this crate, he didn't understand that it was a crate, so I had to throw 
> a treat into the crate to coax him to climb into it.  But like I said, 
> after that we haven't had any problems with the crate.
> Hope this helps, and good luck with your crate shopping!
> Allison and Gilbert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jennifer Piening <pienings at comcast.net
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:55:03 -0600
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] soft sided crates
>
>      I'm curious about soft sided crates.  Of what material are they
> made, and from where can you obtain them?  My puppy is rapidly
> outgrowing her plastic crate, and her big one is too cumbersome to take
> anywhere comfortably.  So I'm thinking that a soft sided crate may be a
> good crate to have, unless she decides it would make an even better chew
> toy, that is!
>      Thanks,
>      Jennifer
>
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