Hi,

I was about to suggest a pets equipment sale and trade section for this forum but the thread looking for suggestions closed! So sorry if this is not the right place to post.

Is anyone selling a medium sized dog carrier?

I am taking her away for the weekend soon and will be going camping in the summer so will need to get her used to sleeping in a carrier. Call me a wuss, but I would ideally like one of the soft ones with padding but I also like the solid/mesh sided ones (e.g. flight approved).

water bowl attachment a big bonus, size not a problem as we have a van.

Is your dog crate trained already geckoqueen?

Soft crates are not really suitable for dogs who aren't, as it doesn't take them long to discover you can easily dig your way out of one ;)

Is your dog crate trained already geckoqueen?

Soft crates are not really suitable for dogs who aren't, as it doesn't take them long to discover you can easily dig your way out of one ;)

I can vouch for this :rolleyes:

and mine was crate trained

I bought one of those fold away ones for the dobermutt and naively expected her to love it- she hated it- the cats thought it was huge fun though, until I sold it. I had to buy an IKEA collapseable laundry basket to amuse the barmy bengal with instead. I'm not convinced I would want to use a soft sided crate in a car though, (even if Ailsa would entertain the idea) - not very safe in the event of a collision.

It all depends on how you look at it - I dread to think what mess a squashed cage could make of a dog inside it if there was a collision

Cages are to keep a dog from bouncing round a car, and if you need to be cut out by the rescue services, hopefully it'll keep your dog safe (and the rescue services safe) until a dog handling pro is available to deal with the dog

It all depends on how you look at it - I dread to think what mess a squashed cage could make of a dog inside it if there was a collision

Cages are to keep a dog from bouncing round a car, and if you need to be cut out by the rescue services, hopefully it'll keep your dog safe (and the rescue services safe) until a dog handling pro is available to deal with the dog

TBH, I stopped using the crate in the old car because a) the dobermutt refused to get in it because she hated being confined [and it was a bit of a leap for her to jump into it - floor of an A Class is quite high off the ground] and b) I used to fret about what might happen if something went into the back of us.

Now, Ailsa has her own dog-harness/seat belt and is secure on the backseat- clunk click every trip. A much happier mutt too. The crate is surplus to requirements now- wouldnt fit in our boot anyway (little Kia Picanto) but was a great fit in the old A Class. - we still used to take it on trips out and put our shopping (or luggage) in it, if the mutt refused to get in it!

Sometimes Brude refuses, so we bribe him with food :D

Thanks for the replies - I think I must have described it badly. I'm not about the all mesh cat house type things, I mean something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120114656035&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=002

It would only be for a 2-3 hour journey (she has traveled that far in a cage before) and sleeping maybe 10-20 nights a year. Is that enough for her to dig through a hard plastic base?

From a safety prospective - the ones I like are mesh but have a metal frame. A lot claim to be airline approved.

I think we have one of those somewhere we would sell for a fair price
I will check tomorrow

Thanks, that'd be great! Unless people still think its a bad idea?

for a fair price


Of course! I wouldn't dream of ripping off such a worthy cause!

We had a metal frame with mesh sides cage Albert was out within seconds :rant: when we put him in to help him feel safe from fireworks. Claws straight through the front panel :roll: . we also tried to squeeze it in the backseat of the car before he trashed it and the metal sides collapsed under a small amount of pressure, we had to bend them back. I would not recommend unless as strix suggested your dog is already used to being in a cage. Our Ruby the terror would also be out of one in seconds even though she is quite happy in her metal cage :) .

We had a metal frame with mesh sides cage Albert was out within seconds :rant: when we put him in to help him feel safe from fireworks. Claws straight through the front panel :roll: . we also tried to squeeze it in the backseat of the car before he trashed it and the metal sides collapsed under a small amount of pressure, we had to bend them back. I would not recommend unless as strix suggested your dog is already used to being in a cage. Our Ruby the terror would also be out of one in seconds even though she is quite happy in her metal cage :) .

She is trained to travel in a metal cage, the main reason I want to change is he camping side - they look lighter and comfier (I could be wrong). We have a 2 room tent so maybe it would be better to give her the run of the room?

That depends on your dog ;)

Brude has a fabricrate which we refer to as his 'tent'. lighter to carry on train journeys, and he's not left unattended in it unless he's in a car, where he's always been quite happy to be left without trying to escape

It keeps the draughts out better than a cage. If you're going camping, and he doesn't sleep on a tiled floor at home, I'd recommend you take a carrimat to go under his crate so he doesn't have joint stiffness in the mornings ;)

Edit: ours is from www.croftonline.co.uk

I have some new metal crates as well if you decide to go metal?

That depends on your dog ;)

Brude has a fabricrate which we refer to as his 'tent'. lighter to carry on train journeys, and he's not left unattended in it unless he's in a car, where he's always been quite happy to be left without trying to escape

It keeps the draughts out better than a cage. If you're going camping, and he doesn't sleep on a tiled floor at home, I'd recommend you take a carrimat to go under his crate so he doesn't have joint stiffness in the mornings ;)

Edit: ours is from www.croftonline.co.uk

Thanks for the link! I'll bear that in mind about the carrimat; she doesn't sleep on a tiled floor. I usually line my floor with an old sleeping bag or fleece blanket, I wouldn't expect any less for my moo

the carrimats are better insulators on a cold damp ground - Brude gets a pillow to sleep on inside his tent, but when staying at my mum's house where she has carpeted concrete floors, I stand his tent on a doubled up sun screen (the bubble wrap type) as an insulator

I think I should listen to my own advice and get him a carrimat :hihi:

LOL, I'll listen and go look at them, I could double up my yoga mat for now... that should give some good insulation and padding. I was going to put cushions inside too.