Here Callie has found her crate inside, and is taking shelter from a thunderstorm’s booms. And I can hose them out and easily drain them after a muddy duck season. Bonus: they stack securely when not in my truck (I place my stacked set on a furniture dollie, which allows me to roll them to whatever space in the garage is open). And they fit the Mud River line of crate accessories (like crate pads to cush the tush of my critters, or crate covers, if they are used in extreme weather). Selling points for me were the solid one-piece construction with built in handle, heavy-duty (but not heavy) material (that will withstand Wisconsin winters and summers).Īnd they get high value points from me compared to both more expensive crates, and the less expensive ones, too! I chose grey to match my truck – of course – but they come in a wide variety of colors. While Dakota has several models available, I chose the G3 version, size medium – the perfect size for my 60-pound labs and a perfect side-by-side fit in my GMC Canyon. I ended up buying two Dakota 283 dog crates. I wanted something really strong, of course, but I needed to afford two crates that would fit in the truck and that my petite wife Pam could get in and out of the truck occasionally. I considered the expensive, dual-walled versions that were then beginning to appear, but their extra weight, and large exterior dimensions and substantial cost pushed them out of consideration. Here, Tar snoozes, while Callie wonders where her crate has gone… (I removed it to move some lumber-I certainly didn’t need to worry about the lumber damaging the crate I left in the truck!)Īfter some research, I narrowed it down to several possibilities. And with their side flanges, would consume precious inches in my now smaller truck bed – meaning a smaller interior to fit two crates side-by-side. My previous crates had been the clamshell variety – which have been “just okay”, but typically only last a couple of years before breaking down. So three years ago when I bought a smaller-sized pick-up, I looked around for a quality nexgen crate for “the girls”. We care about – and for – them they sleep in our bedroom, they go to the best vet in town, they eat the best food, enjoy the finest snacks, play with the best toys… so why wouldn’t we put them in crates that stand up to our high expectations? My wife, Pam, and I love them like children and if they were to outlive us, would compete with our human kids for an inheritance. They have been my best hunters ever, and I’ve put thousands of hours (and undoubtedly, dollars) into them. Readers of this newsletter may be familiar with WWA Canine Life Sponsors Tar and Callie, my Labrador retrievers. Tar enjoying the comfort of her Dakota crate
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