Malamum Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 [url]http://www.kennelsafety.com/[/url] For those that use crates for their dogs for long periods of time please have a look at the above link. It shows a crate to be wary of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendalyn Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 I saw that on another board. It's so sad. :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 :( so scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolk9s Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 I too read about this. I certainly understand not wanting to use this type of crate anymore, that is scary and very sad. However, IF you have a crate that is at all designed like this, you CAN make it safer by using strong metal clamps. There is a type that looks somewhat like tongue and groove, you can use pliers to close it around the parts you are clamping together, clamp it very tightly. Along the top where the hooks are, clamp the top to the front in a permanent manner. Of course this means you will NOT be able to fold the crate down without painstakingly removing all of the clamps but if that is not an issue, clamp it. Do the same with the side of the crate to the front panel. Do this to ANY panel that has the possibility of moving. You could alter this type of crate so that the only part that 'moves' is the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogPaddle Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Excellent suggestion! Crates are expensive if you are watching your pennies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendalyn Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Garage Sales are a great place to find crates also. When I went shopping for Buck's I checked the paper. I found 7 that listed dog crates in their ads. If you have the time to look and sort through the not so good ones, it's a great way to go. I bought Buck's Vari-Kennel for $15.00. Normally it would be about $80. It had not been used hardly at all as the dog they bought it for hated it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesIt'saHemi Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 This is so sad, I have sent PetMate a nasty little email :evil: ! It is so sad that people do not realize that animals are so important. How often do you see safty recalls on childres products or equiptment? This should be no differnet IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 the design on this crate is very POOR, and I can see how a strong dog could finagle it open and then get stuck. I can see two ways around it... if you have one and need to use it, get a standard padlock and connect it at the place where the poor design joins. Make it as small of a padlock as possible. Key lock is quicker than combination. or zip strips, altho those have to be cut off, they cant be broken... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsgalore Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 Poor puppy! :o I feel so sorry for the puppy's owner, what a tragic thing to come home to! :cry: Petmate should not be selling that product anymore, they obviously don't care. :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Anonymous Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 What a shock on my first visit to this site! I rescued my upstairs' neighbor's yellow lab from a crate like this a couple years ago - he'd managed to wedge his upper jaw through the door, and was stuck there, howling like a banshee. We just adopted two black lab / border collie mix puppies from our local shelter and bought a crate from our local WalMart - I'll be rushing home to check the brand! Anyone have recommendations on a particularly good crate to house two adorable brothers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aonir Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 Not a dog, but my ferret got its head caught in those small holes in the dog crate. No bigger than 1" x 1". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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