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Post by Awaiting Abyss on Mar 27, 2015 20:20:59 GMT -5
Anyone know of a good (as cheap as possible) dog crate that is indestructible? I bought a new one last night from my work that is one of those metal bar kennel/crates and my dog has completely bent the bars while in there for 1 and 1/2 hours while I walked down to my mother's to eat dinner with my grandma and aunt.
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Post by Awaiting Abyss on Mar 28, 2015 21:04:10 GMT -5
Nevermind. I guess I will build a metal one.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 15:42:57 GMT -5
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Post by Awaiting Abyss on Apr 1, 2015 9:54:08 GMT -5
Thanks. That one is too small and a little out of my price range.  |
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Post by Awaiting Abyss on Apr 1, 2015 10:17:59 GMT -5
Ah, I see the larger one. Still very pricey ^^;
I have the metals priced needed to just make it out of metal at $277.
However, I'm thinking that maybe I should make it out of wood and line the inside with thin metal... I can get free wood, so the cost of that would be just the cost of the thin sheets of metal... which they are $12 a sheet.
I'm just not sure which I want to go with, since I also need to do work on the outdoor pen.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 12:21:15 GMT -5
Stick with metal. If your dog is that destructive, it will chew and scratch up wood, possibly consuming some.
If you need a large and very sturdy crate or at-home kennel, just make it yourself. A cheap crate in my experience has too many problems. I really don't think you're going to find what you're looking for for less than what it would cost to make it.
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Post by Awaiting Abyss on Apr 1, 2015 22:41:58 GMT -5
Stick with metal. If your dog is that destructive, it will chew and scratch up wood, possibly consuming some. Even if I cover the inside with metal? I wasn't planning on making the inside wood. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 23:49:55 GMT -5
It depends on how HAM you go. If you're bolting heavy metal siding onto the wood, then probably not. If you're just nailing some thin metal sheeting, it doesn't sound like it would hold your dog back for long. I've owned and known dogs who dent and warp metal sheeting when their owners leave the house trying to find them.
Ultimately, only you know your dog and your budget. I can't tell you what to do, but this is what I'd recommend with what I know
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Post by Awaiting Abyss on Apr 5, 2015 15:43:07 GMT -5
It depends on how HAM you go. If you're bolting heavy metal siding onto the wood, then probably not. If you're just nailing some thin metal sheeting, it doesn't sound like it would hold your dog back for long. I've owned and known dogs who dent and warp metal sheeting when their owners leave the house trying to find them. Ultimately, only you know your dog and your budget. I can't tell you what to do, but this is what I'd recommend with what I know Thanks. I have found some local places where I can buy metal so I will do that when I'm able to afford it. For now, I'm putting him in the pen during the day while I'm at work, and he's been sleeping in bed with me at night. He doesn't destroy anything as long as he's with me. |
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