Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

We have an Akita Rescue and have purchased and used many different types of crates. Not one crate is a one-size-fits all and despite negative reviews wehre people have said their dog destroyed the soft crate, that is not the crate's fault - it is an education issue in that a soft crate should not be used to crate train a dog in. A good quality wire-crate is usually best for that. We have used the soft crates before to give a crate trained dog a time-out or for traveling, such as if we want to contain a dog in a hotel room. The other brand of soft crate we have is the NozToNoz "Sof-Krate". The cost of the N2N as compared to this one is about the same, when comparing the same size, but there is a substantial difference of quality. The NozToNoz also has 3 doors - a large side door, an end door, and a top "moon roof" door. We liked that the N2N had one semii-canvas panel on the one of the long sides. The weight is about the same but the N2N felt just a wee bit lighter weight. The sturdiness as compared side by side is no comparison. The frame on the N2N is way firmer, and the canvas cover on the N2N stretches tightly across the frame. While some people may like the attached pouches, that was not something that was important to us, but we did find, that the Elite Field has WAY too many straps and things hanging. Why would you have a carrying strap on a crate that is designed to hold a dog up to 90lbs? Also, the N2N had a thick rubbery bottom which had a hard/yet spongy/non-slip nubby texture to it, rather than the thin black rubber bottom on the Elite. Also, the black rubber bottom on the N2N went all the way around, like wainscoating, and we appreciated that feature. Returned this item. Dollar for Dollar, same size compared, in our professional opinion, we think the N2N is a better value. Also, we did not appreciate the fact that the item we received appeared to have been used, and the large cardboard box it arrived in, looked as if it had been opened and taped with different types of tape several times. Not sure if the seller is re-selling returned product, but we didn't feel confident we were receiving a new item for the full price we paid.