Most crates look like exactly what they are, which is how they end up exiled to the garage or a back bedroom. This one is built as furniture first. The top is a flat, usable surface at 31.9 inches tall, so it works as a side table beside the couch, a bedside table, or a stand for a small television. When the dog is out for the day it reads as a cabinet. When the dog is in, it is a kennel that happens to match the room.
The door slides on a barn-style track instead of swinging out, and that is the practical reason to choose it. A swinging crate door needs clearance in front of it, and that clearance is almost always the walking path. The slider takes none. Two locks hold it shut against a dog who has figured out how doors work.
On sizing, the exterior measures 44.1 inches long, 29.6 inches wide, and 31.9 inches tall, with an interior of 41.7 by 27.6 by 27.6 inches. That fits medium to large dogs comfortably, the Border Collie, Poodle, and Bulldog range, and the structure supports dogs up to 220 pounds. Measure your dog before ordering, nose to tail and floor to ear tip while standing, and leave yourself a few inches on each figure.
The build is aimed at dogs who test their surroundings. The tubes are 0.4 inch thick and the board edges are covered, so there is no exposed corner to start chewing on and no gap to work a paw into. The wood is FSC-certified engineered wood, wear resistant and easy to wipe down, which you will do more often than you expect in the first year. The finished crate weighs 75 pounds and comes in rustic brown.
