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02-06-2008, 12:08 PM
Also if you look on here they sometimes have second hand car cages. Scroll down to the crates/cages bit!
http://www.agilitynet.com/activepages/fleamarket.asp
Make sure it isn't too big and is SECURED in the car i.e. can't get thrown around.
http://www.dogcages.net
http://www.barjo.co.uk
Like said before make sure it is sturdy and won't get destroyed should you be unfortunate to have a car accident.
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02-06-2008, 03:11 PM
Originally Posted by Missysmum 
I recently bought a dog crate on ebay. It cost £40 plus p&p and came from www.doghealth.co.uk. I bought the 36" cage for my Staffie. The cage is very well made. It is double coated , that is galvanised then coated with "Hammerite". It has 3 doors. One door on the long side , one at each end , one of which opens up and over instead of swinging outwards. It has a heavy duty plastic base which is quieter than a metal base and doesn't rust. I got a free piece of vetbed and 2 clip on bowls with the cage. The cage is made from heavy duty wire and it came with a partition to allow the use of 2 compartments if needed. I don't have the catalogue handy , but I think they do the shaped cages for hatchbacks too. They also make dog kennels , runs and puppy pens. It's worth a look. I'm delighted with my cage
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Originally Posted by Deccy
I bought the ones from Argos for the car, cheap and cheerful but with two doors front and side, they take up the whole of the back with the seats down apart from a small ledge at the back, less weight is less petrol consumption! Very quick and easy to get out and dismantle if necessary.
Originally Posted by Hali
Personally I wouldn't get a big one while you've only got Archie.
Part of the purpose of the car crate is to stop your dog getting hurled around if you have a smash or need to make an emergency stop.
If you put Archie in one that is a suitable size for a GSD, if you do get shunted/have an accident etc., being in a crate that size wouldn't protect Archie very much because he would still get flung across it.
IMO you'd be better putting him in one that is the appropriate size for him and making sure that it is properly secured so that it doesn't slide around.
Originally Posted by majuka
Barjo are good and very helpful. They are pricey but, as Megan says, you tend to get what you pay for.
I agree totally with what Hali has said, a small dog in a big cage is a recipe for disaster in an accident. You can get crate dividers so that would keep Archie safe and be suitable for if / when the new addition arrives!
Originally Posted by Jackbox
I have a Guardsman double cage in the back of my car it has a divider to separate into two compartments.
I usually have it as one big space, fits two Boxers in nicely.
http://www.dogcages.uk.com/dog_cages.html
Originally Posted by rachelsetters
I would recommend Barjo and Barnesbrook from personal experience. You can sometimes pick up second hand barjo on ebay! I recently got both tailguard and gate for a third of a brand new price!
Also if you look on here they sometimes have second hand car cages. Scroll down to the crates/cages bit!
http://www.agilitynet.com/activepages/fleamarket.asp
Make sure it isn't too big and is SECURED in the car i.e. can't get thrown around.
http://www.dogcages.net
http://www.barjo.co.uk
Like said before make sure it is sturdy and won't get destroyed should you be unfortunate to have a car accident.
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02-06-2008, 05:16 PM
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02-06-2008, 05:37 PM
One of my lightweight crates was in the back of a VW Golf estate a few years ago, Polo was in it on his own, going down the M4 near Newbury we were involved in a serious accident at 50mph, the car was written off, it closed the motorway for two hours and was filmed from a helicoptor for local TV news.
Both Polo and myself were fine, we both walked away from it and Polo soon made new friends amongst the emergency services personnel. The crate has continued to give perfect service for a good few years since then, in fact it has outlived Polo.
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02-06-2008, 05:55 PM
Originally Posted by sjpurt
i got all my crates from ebay, and they are all sturdy and safe the biggest i have is for a st bernard, but that does hold to large lab's with lots of space to turn round and lay out i only paid £45.00 for that one.
im going to look on ebay now!
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03-06-2008, 01:25 PM
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04-06-2008, 04:00 PM
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/transp...owls-10336809/
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04-06-2008, 08:32 PM
material which the millard chewed her way out of
then decided to chew through the wires in my car - gawd only knows how she didnt electrocute herselt
highy reccomend a metal/mesh one - look on ebay
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