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Originally Posted by Maxxx

I am going to be switching from OB to SchH in the next month or so and need a crate for the SUV. I put his house one in there on Sunday and it's huge! It took up the entire back of the SUV top to bottom and almost side to side! It's a 48" metal one.

I'm pretty sure he's going to be about 100lbs give or take, full grown and was wondering what types of crates you all use and what's a good size for him? I was going to buy another 48" metal and then thought you guys might have some other suggestions

I have 2 of the larger (I think it's the 500 series) Plastic vari-kennels side-by-side in the back of my pickup. Shane goes in one of them, and all my supplies go in the 2nd one. I cut up a barn mat (available at Tractor Supply and most feed stores) and put it in the bottom for a cushion. I used to think it might be better to use the metal kennels in the hot summer (more ventilation maybe), but I put a couple fans (that run off my truck's battery and each have a thermostat) back there in the warmer months, and I open up the windows on the camper top. I keep a large wall thermometer back there that I can easily read from the driver's seat. In the really cold months while travelling to training (and shows), I wrap a blanket on 3 sides of his crate. He stays cozy. I wouldn't use the largest plastic crate, I think the 500 series is fine, and kind of keeps him from moving around too much while we're on the road, but he still has enough room to sit, lay down, and turn around. Shane is a large boy...almost 27" tall and about 127 pounds. Guys at my Schutzhund training club kid me and say Shane has a better set up in my truck than their kids have in their bedrooms at home.