Travel crates??

[Gilly1331]

At the end of the month I will be taking just a quickie 2night/3day honeymoon with my soon to be hubby and we are taking our 3 dogs. Our 2 older dogs usually are either free in our house or we have a dog room we leave them in (regular sized room with sealed cement floor with about 8 huge dog beds and toys, water etc. that they get locked in). The puppy is crated bc we are still potty training. We are going to a log cabin where the owner is super worried about 3 dogs scratching up the place but I assured him we dremmel their nails super short at least once a week and now that we are going away I'll be doing it twice a week just to make sure they are short.

The thing is I am sure my hubby to be will want to at least go out to dinner one of the nights so we would need to figure something out for the 3 dogs while we are at dinner. Do any of you know any inexpensive travel crates that I can purchase to bring with us? Our smaller metal crate is foldable but our larger great dane sized crate is way to large to bring and assemble. None of my friends have any crates to borrow and I don't want to buy anymore expensive metal crates to use for just that weekend.

Any suggestions would be great. Anyone know anything about these soft mesh tent crates? I would need to get at least two x-lg and possibly a 3rd for when the baby gets bigger for the future. I just feel like they wouldn't hold up to my guys especially since they've never been in a mesh crate. And if they would be large enough for an 80lb, 100lb dogs along with a 45lb pup.

Leaving the pups home is not an option hence we picked this type of quickie honeymoon so we could take them with us for hiking etc.

Tks

[Stosh]

We use the large plastic travel crate and while Stosh has outgrown it for spending a lot of time in it, it's still big enough for him to sleep in it for a few hours. Look on craigslist or go to Petsmart, Tractor Supply, places like that for deals

[Chicagocanine]

I wouldn't use a mesh crate, they are very easy to destroy.
What about x-pens? They're easier and lighter to transport than crates.

[angelas]

If your dogs are good at being crated then mesh are fine, but as a cheaper option to plastic or wire? Not likely. I love my Beacon Hill one but it was a bit pricey.

Check out freecycle, CL and kijiji. You might be able to pick up a cheap one. Might also want to check out petsmart. I got a 36" in May for $50 off with my member card.

[Gilly1331]

Originally Posted by Chicagocanine

I wouldn't use a mesh crate, they are very easy to destroy.
What about x-pens? They're easier and lighter to transport than crates.

I thought about something like this but what if my guys stand up on the sides of the pen and it scratches the wooden floor? The cabin owner was freaking about their nails I can only imagine if they moved the pen gate and it put a huge scratch in the floor instead? I dont have any experience with these so Idk?

[Chicagocanine]

Originally Posted by Gilly1331

I thought about something like this but what if my guys stand up on the sides of the pen and it scratches the wooden floor? The cabin owner was freaking about their nails I can only imagine if they moved the pen gate and it put a huge scratch in the floor instead? I dont have any experience with these so Idk?

You could put a pad or blanket under the pen so it's not sitting on the floor? I've seen some actually made for x-pens, example:
Clean Run: Ground Covers & Ex Pen Mats

They also make covers/lids for the top.

[trophytimegundogs]

Consider an Owens Dog Box for your Truck or SUV

[Cheerful1]

Joey's been riding well in the back seat of our car/SUV, but we're thinking a crate may be safer for him.

We'd primarily be driving our Honda CR-V. What kind of crate would be good for him? He weighs about 75 pounds.

He should be used to a crate - he was Schutzhund trained before we had him, and he traveled in crates.

Would it be free standing, or does it have to be hooked up to something?

We'd probably put a blanket on the floor to protect against his nails (the CR-V is only a month old).

[onyx'girl]

I would definitely tether the crate. I prefer the vari-kennel but they don't ventilate as well as wire. So I use the plastic in the cooler months/wire when it is hot. I would look for a wire with a side door so you can fit it in your CR-V easier...

[Cheerful1]

How do you tether, and with what?

Thanks!