The "Kong" Dog Cage review. Don't waste your money...

Our experience with the Kong dog Cage as well as the inexpensive Rural King and Petsmart brand cage.
Here is a link to the cage we purchased on Amazon after this one failed us:
HAIGE PET Your Pet Nanny Heavy Duty Dog Cage Kennel Crate Playpen Metal Strong Stainless Steel for Medium and Large Dogs Outdoor Waterproof with Lockable Wheels, Easy to Assemble, 42'' www.amazon.com/dp/B07N7LRSP6/...

[@norbertocartagena2487]

I have a KONG for a Husky and it was GREAT. I had an issue since he didn't want to be in the cage, but FREE like anyone else. I learned that the cage should be a HAVEN for the dog. Dogs should be trained to accept their area. You probably didn't do your homework ( like it happened to me ), specially knowing or not where he came from, nor the type of life he had. Now I leave the door open and he goes in to rest with his toys.He doesn't mind when the cage door is closed and him in it. WISH you the best with your beautiful friend.

[@Chip213DeRose]

I ve had many crates over the years and the Kong crate is one of the best! First thing is train your dog to find it as a safe haven, leave the door open, leave treats and toys and stay in the room with them, have music on or a tv and leave for a few mins. And come back, extend your leave. So it’s a gradual process but very successful! Plus if you see weak areas that’s what zip ties are for. But you just can’t throw them in and walk away that’s cruel!

[@angelmclaughlin3002]

I went through 4 crates in two years with my 125lb German shepherd. The 48” kong crate is the only thing that has ever held him. I had to rubber twist tie the doors shut because he figured it how to push them up but that’s an easy fix. I’ve had my Kong crate for 6 years now and it’s still solid. Otto had really bad separation anxiety too. It’s just starting to rust and most of it is from getting left outside.

[@dcap5422]

I have a Kong Crate and could not be more impressed. If your dog is calm and happy to be crated then this crate is perfectly adequate. I would imagine most crates would struggle to hold a determined dog of this size...more of an indication that the dog shouldn't be crated.

[@DougGroothuis]

Thanks. Very helpful. Hoping my pup doesn't escape!

[@user-lw5gw6xy4v]

Thank you for your thorough explanation of the Kong Dog Crate. I am having the same problem with one of our pups. She destroyed her crate that she has now because the metal is just not strong enough and I am so thankful that she has not hurt herself. I am still searching for something that she will be safe in when I need to put her in the crate. BTW...she was crate trained but all of a sudden she started to have anxiety in the crate. She has been in one for almost 8 years now so I do not know why her change.

[@marisabillingsley-wood8393]

My experience with crates that fold up is that they all have weak points. I started using thick zip ties in the weak spots and haven’t had any problems with them being flimsy or my dogs escaping them.

[@juliehanchang4467]

Thank you for this. I was about to buy it before I saw your review.

[@jonmcginnis3232]

Appreciate your video. Very helpful to me.

[@susandoyle2822]

Thank you! I was going to purchase it.

[@duckie1153]

We have a Shepard/pit mix who has separation anxiety issues. The life stages pen has held her for 5 years. We did replace the plastic tray with a metal pan to prevent her from tearing up pan and destroy floor under pen

[@gc4434]

Our Kong crate is great. Our dog’s trained to respect it. It needs training if not get someone to weld you a crate up.

[@beardedvapor2703]

Doesn’t seem like it’s the cages fault it looks like to me You just got him and he maybe suffering from separation anxiety.. what I mean is nothing is going to hold him NOTHING if all he’s going to do is bounce around in it probably howling because he’s not wanting to be apart from you Inside Kennels however advertised aren’t meant for that You should try him in an outside kennel that are meant for outside activities or put him on a low dose anxiety meds .. until he gets comfortable long enough to be apart from you It’s not the cage I promise I have a Siberian Husky .. no matter the cage if a dog wants out they will get out ... and something to think about .. they have hours .. and hours once inside to just pick and pick and pick at something until it finally breaks it finally results in released dog

[@PromisKeeper]

The new cage we ordered he adjusted to pretty quick. With no give, he stopped trying to push. He does not like us leaving him in there but he is safe and secure and we can monitor him with the wifi cameras

[@jackieclan815]

@@PromisKeeper What cage did you buy that worked

[@PromisKeeper]

The BEST dog cage! Amazon HAIGE Pet Nanny dog crate review

[@lauraann901]

That's why you're supposed to crate train it's a long process to get them to want to go in it

[@Fluffbuts_Crazy_Life]

Wow we love our Kong crate works really well, the key for us was constistancy and never ever ever using the crate as a punishment, instead make it a rewarding place that the dog loves, before long you too will have a dog that loves the crate rather than hates it and will even stay in the crate even when they dont have to (with the door to the crate wide open) like our dog :)

[@amandadriedger4380]

Try the plastic dogit cargo carrier crates, my dog went through 2 wire crates(he is 8 years old and perfectly crate trained until this year he has never even tried getting out), I've had the dogit one 8 months now and still going strong

[@SuspiciousActivity871]

Our Lab has had one for years. We take it traveling and it takes the abuse. Would love to find something like this with a couple shelf levels for our cats too.

[@theresamarshall5736]

He'll get out of any crate. We had a whippet, very small dog, and she ripped the tiny bars off a full, heavy-duty plastic crate, and got a bunch of those little bars stuck in her neck (we're talking about a 4-inch space she managed to get her head through).

[@MPark0710]

This literally happened with my dog too..... I just had to give up on crate training cause no crate would work. He broke through every single one. Even this kong one.

[@yiz.o5619]

same here, we are going by just with half way broken kong kennel.

[@mscarcisse]

So what crate did you find , I'm going through this right now with my adopted 2 yr old Alaskan Husky , so glad I seen this video because I literally was out the door to purchase this 😩

[@PromisKeeper]

We ordered the current cage from amazon “HAIGE PET Your pet nanny”. Not sure if Yotube will let me share the link in a comment. I’ll post it in the description. It’s a heavy duty cage. Emphasis on HEAVY. Tank quickly learned he couldn’t break out.

[@dylanvalorfall]

Yeah. I got the huge one, and my 40 pound mutt (She's about knee high and 3 feet in length), bent the steel bars enough that it became a danger for her. Basically, I've come to realize, some dogs cannot be caged or secluded in a room. My dog also eats through doors if confined.

[@PromisKeeper]

My brother has a pit who has eaten his way through the drywall of the bedroom he was locked in. lol. Check out my new video with a cage we ordered on Amazon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJPXkJinfd-BmK8

[@Musizxz]

What size crate pan is that? My husky just destroyed the crate pan & I can’t find the size for replacement. I want to get a metal replacement pan

[@markdannelley1198]

Gotta use tie straps. The king is a great cage. But the black tie straps keep it closed.

[@shannonmccann3939]

Recommendations of a crate for an escape artist dog? Was looking into the kong crate but after this I'm not so sure.

[@PromisKeeper]

I have another video after this of a solid cage we purchased thru Amazon.

[@PromisKeeper]

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[@sc00b3rt]

My kong crate is totally different. It has doors that completely have to be lifted up for the dog to get out. It is also reinforced around the edges. Maybe they make a budget model and a more expensive model ?

[@PromisKeeper]

Not that we’re in the market for a cage right now but after searching, I can only find one type of Kong cage. On their own website I wasn’t able to find any cages in their product search. Like a lot of things in life, a product starts out well made, and in an effort to save money the quality takes a dive.

[@lalvarez2000]

I loved those Kong crates with the door sliding up. It seems like they’ve discontinued making them. Had I known that, I would have kept my old Kong regardless. These others don’t compare. That was the only crate that worked on my Shepard. All the others were a waste of time.

[@rdwakefield]

so in truth, its not the crate, its the dog and the dog needs training... I have used the Kong crates for my Pits and never an issue, but again they are crate trained...as the old saying goes, a trained dog is a good dog, or as Caesar would say, there are no bad dogs, only bad humans.

[@Precious-lx4xb]

First of all you should have an extra large and not a large I bought the retriever cage extra large for my seven month old pit because I want to make sure she had plenty of space to not feel bald up to create anxiety give them enough room to set a toy in there with him a lot him to know that the place he goes for comfort and it’s OK to be in there it’s not a punishment space however I did have a smaller crate that my dog did not go to when she got in trouble but there’s larger one is her home when we’re not home she’ll have plenty of space to stretch out and still play with her toys

[@michellehuitt1597]

What size is the cage

[@alvaromorais_]

Some of these comments look like they’re from fake accounts. What is the difference between this kong wire cage and the AmazonBasics cage, for example? Looking from the outside they all look the same, but the Kong is 50 dollars more expensive.

[@PromisKeeper]

I don’t think you’ll see much difference. It’s really going to depend on the type of dog you’re trying to cage. You’ll need more than just this thin wire with cheap tack welds if the dog doesn’t consider the cage a safe space. For us, we just needed time for Tank to get used to his new home. He does not like being in a cage and we no longer keep him in one when we are gone.

[@karenanderson6323]

Check out Susan Garrett‘s videos and Crete games! He’s gonna be perfectly happy in there and you’ll get so much more than crate training at her work she has tons of videos I think she’s amazing

[@Tattookaz82]

You don’t have it put together right.

[@lindalandry52]

I need it fit my car

[@neyneysmith7922]

All you need to do is use some zip ties or even metal ties to tie they edges.

[@PromisKeeper]

My dog like many others I know break through the zip ties very easily.

[@azbasswhisperer3431]

Metal wire bro 🥴

[@BossLadyQV]

How is the cage from Amazon holding up?

[@PromisKeeper]

It’s done just fine. The dog can’t get out and once he realized that, he stopped trying.

[@markmorris6721]

Number one your dog is a rescue so it’s gonna suffer from social anxiety if he actually loves you. You just got done explaining full detail that it has social anxiety so you’re doing a good job because they dog loves you after being abused. Number two you just got done saying that the dog escaped them and sat by the front door. Get rid of the cage as a holding cell. Have the cage for his own home but don’t like him in unless need be. I’m an animal rescuer playing music helps when social anxiety happens with animals. Leave a TV on .

[@PromisKeeper]

He was not caged for very long before we could trust him to not destroy anything. We did have to buy a sturdier cage when we moved to a new house 4 years ago and he had an episode where he tore up some irreplaceables left alone. It was only for a short time and he has been "free range" since then. We recently moved to a new home and he acclimated quickly so we have not brought the cage out at all.

[@taylorlove9602]

He isn't a Australian shepherd

[@brandoncavazos7965]

i wouldnt get a cage for my dog, just wanna make a cozy little spot for him to chill. like a little house for the dog

[@cettinger8031]

A screw eye in the wall and a dog leash makes an instant $1.50 dog crate. Add a baby crib mattress for a cheapo dog bed. Crates accelerate anxiety.

[@K9Mike]

A few zip ties on that Kong crate could have prevented your problem.

[@PromisKeeper]

No, like some other folks with determined dogs, he broke through zip ties too. If he can get a tooth on one it’s over. Fortunately we don’t have to cage him anymore. He’s safe to be left out when we’re gone.

[@K9Mike]

@@PromisKeeper Wow, bummer! But glad to hear he’s not a destructive dog when you leave him at home. Yeah it’s really hard to find a crate to contain a dog that tries to escape. The one you linked to I have purchased several times over for client dogs who had the same issue. They do the trick, but boy are they awkward to assemble and then you still need to get a cover. Gunner kennels are my favorite but they are insanely expensive.

[@azbasswhisperer3431]

Metal wire 1/8 gauge..wrap it around and twist the ends with pliers…trim off excess…simple🥴

[@youngceez562]

Zip ties

[@azbasswhisperer3431]

Sounds like your salty and had buyers remorse because you paid top dollar for the best cage on the market..and you decided to bash Kong because your dog is a beast and expected him to not get out..😂

[@RascalCruz4]

Put zip ties. Many zip ties than clip the ends.

[@PromisKeeper]

Zip ties were a thought, we seen other people try and fail. If the dog can get its teeth on a zip tie they break pretty easily. With these cages though, our dog was able to actually start ripping the welds apart. Zip ties will help hold the corners together but not much good if he rips the rest of the cage to shreds. lol

[@someonesghost3868]

My dog gets the zip ties off no problem. Just came home to her at the bottom of my stairs waiting for me.

[@terrickvaughn1697]

Dog too big for the cage my man...

[@Friedolays]

Your dog, or your training, is the issue. It's a collapsible cage, bro. Then you tried to use 30 cent clips. Cmon, man. The problem isn't the cage. it's the sturdiest cage made.