New Age Pet ecoFLEX Pet Crate/End Table

I'm writing this review mostly as a response to the negative reviews that this product (and others like it) seem to get a lot. Namely, that peoples' dogs break out of them. Obviously any crate that isn't made out of metal is going to be structurally weaker and should only be used for dogs that are crate trained! I think a lot of people assume that since their dog hasn't broken out of a metal crate, that's enough to indicate that they're "trained"...which just isn't so. You should make sure your dog is fully crate trained (by checking in on them with Skype or something when you're not home) AND make sure your dog is accustomed to this particular crate before leaving them alone in it. This crate (and others like it) IS NOT for puppies, dogs with separation anxiety or dogs that aren't calm inside a crate. You'd think this would be common sense, but apparently not! And can make searching for a stylish, furniture-like crate hard because they get a lot of negative reviews for owners' error. That being said, the small size of this crate has been working out great for my papillon. He's a tiny dude (5ish pounds) and he has a ton of room to stretch out/stand up. It does feel kinda cheaply made, but I got it for a good price and it looks really good. I don't expect it to get much wear and tear so hopefully it holds up over time. I didn't feel the need to reinforce it at all but that's an option if you're nervous about it. It was also pretty easy to assemble, took about 10 minutes with one person (and a little help from a second person).