At first I was skeptical and did not like that this soft side crate didn&#;t have the rods in the top and bottom and was worried about it holding its shape. Once fully zipped up, this crate holds its shape fine and I appreciate how light weight it is. I&#;m currently using the medium sized crate to hold a chihuahua. I could have gotten the small crate but was hoping that it would work for both my chihuahua to fit in here and I could carry it up to my home office upstairs so they could be with me while working from home. The crate would work fine for this, but the chihuahuas don&#;t want the other one in the crate at the same time. That being said, I can easily carry it upstairs during the day and bring it downstairs at night. One of my rescue chihuahuas was severely neglected and had emotional trauma as a result. He loves this crate as his safe space. I love that the sides can roll up uncovering the side mesh so that light can come in from the two sides. The only thing you may want to purchase with this is a little carabiner clip so that you can clip both zippers together if your fur baby is smart enough to unzip from the inside.

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Which dog crate is right for your dog? Dog crate comparison. Is Diggs worth the price?

So you&#;re ready to crate-train your dog (or puppy)! First off, you&#;ll need a crate, and that in itself can be a daunting task with prices and sizes varying widely. 

Below I&#;ll go over and compare the benefits and disadvantages to our favorite type of dog crates to help you choose the right one for your dog, household, and lifestyle.

To be noted, all the below crates are for home or hotel use but not for your dog to ride in while in the car; none of these pass crash testing. Learn more about dog crash tested crates on our blog here.  With that said let&#;s dig into the dog crate comparison&#;

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1. Dog crate comparison guide:

Dog crate comparison guide:

The first two are the ones I exclusively use in my home with my dogs and clients dogs. If you end up going with the Diggs crates (my favorites) be sure to check out our blog post on which beds we use.

Diggs Revol on left, Diggs Evolv on right Diggs Revol Dog Crate

4.7

$474.99

Diggs Revol crate (and the Evolv) are the crates I use with my own dogs, I use it in our home, for guest's dogs that are over for training and it&#;s the crate I always bring to set with me. 

Pros:

• I think it&#;s actually really nice looking, I personally have a white and a black one.

• Dog tags and collars don&#;t get stuck in this crate due to it's diamond design, which is a HUGE safety plus!

• By far the easiest crate to set up

• It&#;s easy for your dog to grow up in, as setting it smaller is super easy.

• Can open the side door completely

• The Diggs Groov accessory is a favorite to help with crate training.

• Had wheels to move it about and a handle for easy lifting when collapsed (YESS!)

• Tray slides out easily for cleaning

• Did I mention it looks really nice?

• Top opens for easy pets and giving a toy.

• This crate feels like a quality product. You know that feeling of closing a nice car door, that's how I feel when I close my Diggs crate.

Cons:

• It&#;s not the cheapest crate option out there. In my opinion you often get what you pay for and for this it&#;s quality that stands out, is safe and will last.

• You can not change which direction the doors open, ie if you want the front door to open to the right instead you can not change this (if this is important look at the Diggs Evolv).

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Diggs Evolv Dog Crate

4.7

$200.00

The Diggs Evolv crate is similar in many ways to the revolv and is what I use in my training room/guest room. Let's go over the differences and what makes it great.

Pros:

• You can change which direction both doors opens (ie towards your wall)

• I think it&#;s actually really nice looking, I personally have a white one.

• Dog tags and collars don&#;t get stuck in this crate due to it's diamond design, which is a HUGE safety plus!

• It&#;s easy for your dog to grow up in, as setting it smaller is super easy.

• The Diggs Groov accessory is a favorite to help with crate training.

• Tray lifts out easily for cleaning

• Did I mention it looks really nice?

• This crate feels like a quality product. You know that feeling of closing a nice car door, that's how I feel when I close my Diggs crate.

Cons:

• It&#;s not the cheapest crate option out there (but is cheaper than the Revolv above). The good news is with this link you&#;ll get 10% off any items from Diggs, if you're looking for a Diggs coupon code just use that link - no code needed. In my opinion you often get what you pay for and for this it&#;s quality that stands out, is safe and will last.

• It doesn't collapse, but most people don't move their crates so this may not matter to you.

• Top doesn't open. I really only use this feature for puppies so again not a huge loss.

• No wheels, really not move to transport.

• Some people found it difficult to set up - pro tip watch the video they suggest watching when you set it up - drastically helps.

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Double Door Dog Crate Cover fits Diggs Crate

4.6

$21.99

It's so hard to find a nice looking AND nice fitting crate cover for the Diggs crates. I've bought more than I care to admit and this is the one I now have on all my Diggs crates.

Pros:

• Available in a beige/tan color - really hard to find I have learned

• Fits the Evolv great

• Has two sections that can open - front and side

• Not a bad price

Cons:

• Slightly small for the Relvol, but I still use it

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2-Door Soft-Sided Folding Dog Travel Crate

3.9

$55.80

Portable soft crates are a great option if you dog is very gentle in their crate.

Pros:

• They are really nice crates

• Lightweight

• Has a top door that unzips

• Don&#;t look awful IMO

• Are collapsable, and hence easy to travel with!

Cons:

• Goto Tian Yilong to know more.

  If you have a dog that knows how to undo zippers or push their noses to undo them, this isn&#;t for you

• If you have a dog that digs in their crate or bed this isn&#;t for you

• If you have a dog that pushes boundaries this isn&#;t for you.

• If a dog pukes in it, probably not the easiest to clean - maybe use a waterproof dog bed to help prevent this.

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Plastic Kennels

3.2

$76.00

$64.99

Plastic dog crates aren&#;t an awful option. Before Diggs these are what I used inside my home.

Pros:

• I do like that the bottom is covered, and there is a much smaller chance of a tag on a collar getting stuck

• They aren&#;t too impossible to take apart to clean if someone has an accident.

Cons:

• If you are traveling they are not convenient at all.

• Some dogs chew through them, I wouldn't kennel a dog with major separation anxiety in these.

• They don&#;t look great IMO, but with a crate cover on they aren&#;t awful.

• Not a ton of air flow

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Wire Dog Crate

2.9

$27.42

Pros:

• Cheaper

• Can collapse for storage

• For the most part they aren&#;t too hard to set up for one time use.

• They usually keep your dog contained, unless you have a highly anxious dog (in which case you may be considering a more expensive and specialty crate than any of these).

• Have great air flow

Cons:

• Paws, collars and jaws can get stuck in the square metal sides can

• They are a pain to set up and take down again and again as the wire starts to warp after constant use - we ran into this on The Pack with our constant traveling.

• They are incredibly noisy to move, good luck driving with this rattling around while collapsed (not crash tested to use while driving)

• If you are going for aesthetics these surely don&#;t win.

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FABLE Wood Dog Crate

1.8

$845.00

I have had a few clients that have purchased the Fable Pets crate and honestly I would never recommend it (sorry). I love a lot of products by Fable but not this one. It does look pretty, I would say the only use case is if you plan to never close the door and just leave this crate open. This crate has a garage door style door, which means it slides out from the top of the crate, above the dog and downward the motion of it sliding above the dog frightens many dogs.

I haven&#;t seen one dog enjoy being in there when this is done and training and crate time should be a positive experience. For me the Fable Pets crate is a nope.

Pros:

• The Fable pets crate aesthetically looks really lovely

Cons:

• My issues with this is it is quite terrifying for this door to be moving above you,

• Door is either open or closed, no partially open

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Our favorite car kennel

Gunner Dog Kennels

4.8

$550

A great 5-star 3rd party crash tested car crate. I have seen some use this crate in their home as well. I personally just use this in my car.

If you are using this to keep your pet safe in the car, when laying down your pet should be touching 3 of the 4 sides, so it is a much tighter fit than a crate used inside a home (something to take into account when picking a size).

Pros:

• 5 Star Crash Tested. Proven to save dogs' lives in real accidents.

• Dog can slightly change positions and readjust more compared to being buckled into a harness

• 2x Shock Protection. Market's only double-walled kennel, which also helps it stay cooler

• 10% Cooler. Kennel stays consistently cooler than others on the market.

• Reversible door, designed to be able to open from either side.

• Paddle-latch includes a key-in-the-hole lock.

• Powerful door system reinforced with an aluminum frame, designed specifically to contain a dog before, during and after a wreck

• Additional top & bottom locks added for extra backup.

• Lifetime Guarantee

• American Made

Cons:

• Need to make sure you have strong D-rings in car to attach to if putting in trunk.

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