Comments on: Midwest Life Stages Metal Dog Crate Review

By: Colby

Colby — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 01:44:34 +0000

In reply to Nina.

The size of the crate is very important. When we crate train our puppies the crate shouldn’t be too small or too large. If it’s too large then a puppy will tend to sleep on one side and potty on the other. Here’s and article we wrote on crate training puppies: https://puppyintraining.com/crate-training-puppies/. Thanks for stopping by!

By: Colby

Colby — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 01:37:10 +0000

In reply to Roberta. Yep, I haven't had the problems people talked about in the 1-2 star reviews on Amazon, but I could see it being a problem if your puppy was an escape artist. Speaking of rescue and foster I remember years ago bringing home a litter of 7 German Shepherd mix puppies from the shelter in the very same crate I still have next to my bed. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your story.

By: Nina

Nina — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:54:42 +0000

We have rescued two dogs in the last few years. Luckily for us, neither one had to be crate trained. Both must have had some type of training before we took them home. 🙂

What is important is that if you crate train, that there is enough room to move around. It is heartbreaking to see a dog stuffed in a cage!

By: Roberta

Roberta — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 23:40:24 +0000

I LOVE these crates. I’ve done rescue and foster for over 10 years, had many types of crates, but these are without fail my favorite. I never found the escape nor rust problem noticed in the 1-2 star reviews (so glad yo u look at them, too: I recently learned to check there first when looking at a new product). I found this crate best for when I had a pair of foster/adoptable puppies. Large enough to give them a bedroom with a very small airline crate, a pee pad, with their food/water in the front. The versatility of the two doors is terrific. I”m glad you’ve had good experience (10 years with so many dogs!). I gave mine away (sigh) but when next I buy a crate, it will be the Midwest LifeStages Dog Crate. Thank you for an informative review.