I only like wire crates, the dogs are the same. The first time Elvis went in a plastic crate he screamed and howled till he was let out (Was only 10 weeks old at the time), as soon as i put him into Clovers wire crate he curled up and went to sleep.

I have also gone through about $200 of soft crates in the past 9 months (Since Tinny has been here lol), she has torn holes in multiple soft crates both her own and ones she has climbed on top of to get a better view of the world.