Go Pet Club Heavy Duty Metal Cage, 43-Inch by 30 by 38-Inch

So I am posting this review based solely on inspection and assembly. I have not placed my dog in it yet. I will update after the first time in the cage. 2 Stars to start.So first the package did come pretty banged up and the baggy holding the bolts was damaged, luckily it was taped up a lot by UPS I think so nothing fell out. Also no instructions. I mean its intuitive, but took me a few minutes to round up all my sockets and wrenches to determine size.FYI Top bolts are 14MM and bottom bolts are 10MMA lot of the folding "hinges" that had to be tightened were all bent out of shape (see images.) Luckily just the socket and wrench straightened them out upon tightening (was way to easy to bend back during that.) The cage overall does feel incredibly cheap for 180 bucks. I mean the frame is nice and looks good, but seems like they spent a lot of time making the frame and painting it then they did thinking about the wire grids. The grids are THIN metal grids just like the ones on the cheap ones at your local pet store. The grids have a top bar and bottom bar (wire same size) that the vertical grids are attached to. Mind you this top and bottom bar has MICRO tack welds, 3 down the entire run of a 43" length. and the seeds where the horizontal wires are either seemed to the edges or inserted, IDK yet since I did not try to test. You can easily grab the wire and pull in and out and it flexes a LOT. I have 0 faith this will stop my husky from just pulling the panel down. I know the main frame won't budge though lol.Lets move on to the frame itself. Firstly, the wire grids (small holes) in the bottom where the pet stands SUCK. My poor dog walked on ti at first and the wires were between his toes. I rushed him out and moved the plastic mat from under there to in the cage, problem solved. Now this may not be needed for others but my dog hates blankets or crate mats because he overheats. (I would too with that much hair!!) Also the wheels suck. The threads are crooked (no I did not cross thread)The bolts.... ahhh the bots...WHAT A PAIN IN THE A**. Yes I cursed, because thats all you can do. My wrenches were too big to slip into the space, so I had to use an old "included to setup furniture" punched out thin metal one (that fit luckily) to grab the bottom heads. Then used a socket with a knuckle to be able to tighten them. 1/4 turn over and over and over again. The punch metal piece to hold the other bolt really started annoying my hand after the 3rd bolt. Maybe if you had say a 1/4 inch drive socket set, with two drive handles you could make it work better. I did not.Overall I am just not impressed. I should have spent the extra 40 bucks and got the stronger one with steel bars and a much better system. I feel they tried to make this "collapsible" and in dong so made it hard to work. Not to mention, once you fight through and tighten all the bolts, you're not taking it apart, well not easily at least. They should have had the panels bolt into the frame like the top ones did and it would be great! I am going to Zip tie the upper and lower wires to the frame for higher protection because I feel that will little force I could break the tack welds myself and my dogs a million times stronger than me. All it takes is breaking the bottom welds and he can squeeze out even if the sides do stay in place.Overall very disappointed in this. I would honestly return but its such a hassle to put up and take apart I will just keep it and modify as needed, hopefully it works.

I bought this quite sturdy crate for a 5-yr old GSP that had separation anxiety issues when I got her from the shelter.The short story is that while this crate is amazingly substantial, it could not contain a really determined anxiety-ridden dog left alone for 1.5 to 2 hours:I had a GSP rescue that I rarely left alone. I work at home so if I needed to go out I took her with me, I had doggie day-care and personal dog-sitters on call just-in-case. Last of all I had the crate and I worked every day with her so that she would find the crate to be a friendly and safe enclosure. I put the crate in my bedroom so she'd sleep there and learn how safe she was.One day about a year after we started with the crate training, when I felt it was safe I was gone for about an hour-and-a half, my hound was able to scoot the crate over to the bed, bend the bars enough to not only pull everything she could reach inside the crate including a huge section of mattress, quilt, all the clean laundry on top of the bed. Unbelievable -- luckily I have witnesses. It was unbelievable because this crate is quite strong. You can't for example bend the bars with your bare hands.Anyway, I've since passed on the crate to owners of a 65 lb pup who loves to sleep there. My brother had to re-weld the bars and was blown away that a dog could have bent them so badly.The take away: Where there's a will there's a way, This crate is o.k. but it won't contain a larger dog (45 lbs +) with separation anxiety. If you're buying this crate for an escape artist dog, this will not be the one. You need to really go big.

This kennel was bought because my dog has severe seperation anxiety and leaving her home alone free roaming is not an option due to her having hurt herself in the past. She loves her kennel. She knows when I leave she has to be in it and will go to it and open the door herself and go in. I have had no issues thus far. She kennels with a kennel bed, a blanket, and her food bowls. She is a 60 lbs Kelpie and she has plenty of room. I have placed a potty pad underneath, in the tray at the bottom, in case she every needed to potty while I was away but due to her being so well potty trained and I never leave her more than a couple hours... I have never had to know how well the design works. The doors have latches and I can cover it if she needs privacy or alone time. She can lay out flat and stretch while laying down. She can sit compketely upright and turn around. I think it is well made and was easy to assemble (just a matter of screwing screws in). I did not attach the wheels due to not having the need to move the kennel around. I have this kennel in my livingroom and when company comes over it is never a focal point. When she feels stressed or needs alone time... she lets herself in and snuggles up with her blanket and shes good to go. Would suggest anyone to buy if they are in need of a kennel. I thought long and har about the kennel I was going to purchase and yes it is due to my dog being so spoiled. I decided on this one and do not regret my decision. It looks good, well made, and keeps her safe when I'm away. Both me and my dog love her kennel!

Unfortunately I received a previously opened box. The bag of nuts and bolts was ripped open and everything was flying around loose in the box and the plastic tray was broken in several places. I reordered and the same thing. On the second order only one corner of the plastic tray was broken but everything was loose again. Although its overall construction is sturdy the tray is not very strong and should be packed better to avoid breakage. Both shipments did not contain a manual. It seems as though better quality control might be needed. This item is very heavy so shipping back was not fun.

Great for a large dog. With a pet bed inside, there are no problems with gaps. My shepherd was rocking her wire crate and popping the door open. This crate will not budge. The wheels are best left off, as the crate will wander across the floor when the dog moves. I just put felt sticky pads in their place. Stays put. For the price, it is a great crate.

I have a mastiff puppy. I bought it, assembled it, now I'm thinking it's way to big. Well no. He's growing into it fast. He also adjusted to being kenneled to sleep and when he's tired he just climbs in. Thanks

Poorly made. Welds are not strong. My dog (medium size not aggressive ) had bent all the bars on one side and broke 2 off within 10 minutes. Glad I returned home because I forgot something otherwise she could have hung herself. Returned.

Border collie broke out numerous times... Poor dog injured herself like crazy escaping. She's a special girl no doubt, but a border collie folks. Crate needs to be entirely re-welded to be used. Pretty sure I trashed it - somewhat long past caring.