I’ve held off on writing a review for my XXL collapsible crate for almost 5 years; my purchase was in July of 2018. Since then, I’ve traveled 4,000 miles with my crate, it’s been through 2 high anxiety dogs, 4 house moves, and countless doggy accidents. The photos shown are taken today, Nov 21, 2022. The amount of wear and tear shown here doesn’t match a month of wear and tear on a wire crate. This will likely be the last crate I’ll have to purchase in my life, if I don’t invest in a second. Absolutely no rust, some paint damage due to chewing but c’mon it’s been over 4 YEARS, little to no denting, and still feels as sturdy and solid as the day I got it. Impact Crates is the ONLY way to go.

We were on the way to the groomers, I had purchased 2 crates for my poodles as I had heard horror stories of friends who had traveled to agility trials that had horrible accidents, their dog (s) got loose from the car and took off.....I am not sure if they have ever found their 4 legged friends......never thinking I would really need them, but you never know. I found this out when my standard puppy (9 mo) and my mini (3 years) were in their impact crate in the rear of our Toyota Highlander.....my front wheel hit loose stone that was just added to the road, before I could get the car back on the road, we took out a row of mailboxes on 4 x 4 (which hit the windshield on the passenger side)......we heard a loud bang, we were in a ditch about an 11:00 - 4:00 slant, I struggled to pull the car out of the ditch and could get the drivers front tire on the edge of the pavement......I was in shock.....the car was still upright.....other than some glass, my husband was okay, we had alot of individuals that stopped to offer assistance, which was great.....everyone wanted to take the puppy out, but I did not let them as I did not know what I would find....when the sheriff came and traffic began to move (my mini was fine, not a scratch and not even afraid..my husband had gotten her out of the crate) I decided I needed to see how my baby was.....I opened the back and there she was looking at me as if to say, what happened mom.....NOT one cut, NO anxiety issues after.....she was doing…