We have three plastic crates - one for Micki, Mini and Kyra. They all (especially Micki) love their crate. I think I prefer the foldable wire ones though, but Jack doesn't. He hated his wire crate and always chose the plastic ones over it

In Mini's

In Kyra's (it's amazing that he fits!)


Jack totally destroyed his last wire crate, he learned how to make the front fold inward and he'd squeeze out of the gap After we put ties on each side so he could no longer do that he started bending the wires on top of the crate! He'd also fling himself against the crate and when I'd get home it would be in the whole opposite corner of the room. So we finally got the hint and got rid of it, and I just ended up buying a larger foldable wire crate from a yard sale for agility trials because it was all I could afford at the time. And amazingly enough, he really likes his new crate!

I guess I like the wire ones the best because you can fold them up and take them places...they are a bit heavy though. I would love a soft one just for agility trials, but if Jack can ruin a metal one, I don't know if how long a soft one would last!