Petmate Sky Kennel - For Air and Travel, Airline Compliant Dog Crate for Pets up 70-90 lbs, Heavy Duty Dog Kennel, Made in the USA- 40 Inches

This crate is HUGE! Fits my pup weighs 103lb/~46.7kg, 78cm/31in'' in height, 40in'' length. Needed to order the 48'' for travel. Works with Lufthansa despite their max dimensions, just depends on the airliner you fly with (check with your airline before ordering!) Easily assembled. Very sturdy and stable. Came with bolts. Recommend ordering other bowls for food and water. Crate + Dogs weight came out to 151lb/68.5kg.

PERFECT create if you traveling internationally with your pet. i purchased the XXXL for my german shepherd who is 79lbs. she has enough room to stand, move around, lay, sit. it was very sturdy. if any other families are traveling OCONUS on military orders this was the only crate that is up to date with IATA requirements, did not have to do any modifications to it as the crate wholes all around were under 1”x1”. super easy to put together and got here faster than expected! 10/10 recommended compared to any other brand out there

Whoever put the brands label on my crate was crooked and had a bump. Had to take off.. no big deal, doesn’t affect the function or durability just super annoying.

I had to return the small and buy the medium to meet IATA requirements with AirFrance. The small size does NOT come with the ZipTies holes needed to be IATA compliant. If you are purchasing this crate for IATA purposes, purchase the medium and above. You will also need to purchase metal nuts and bolts for IATA. as the nuts that come with it are plastic. Besides those two things, this crate is perfect. My cat is only 10 pounds and she had more than enough room in the small size, and definitely plenty of room in the medium size. The plastic is very hard and thick which I like because it’s safe. Mine also came with the little bowls that can be accessed from outside by the airline, which fits IATA requirements (they do it with a funnel.) The ventilation on the sides is also compliant and plentiful. It was also very very easy to assemble. I think that it looks fine, it’s gray. My cat has to ride in the hold and I’m not too worried about her getting too jumbled around as it is very stable. bottom is plastic and easy to clean as well. All in all, if you’re traveling by air domestically I think it is perfect, but if you’re using it for traveling internationally you will have to at least replace the bolts. No zip tie holes pictured below.

Really great carrier. It's large enough for my long bodied Cavapoo. I did not think that a cavapoo would have such a long body, but I guess the spaniel in him is a little long. He is a medium sized dog, but this carrier was a little larger than postings said I needed. The good thing is that he can stretch out. It's not very heavy. Easy to put together, tall enough and very good for my dog. We take it on trips all the time so that he can have a quiet, safe place to lay down.

This was the only kennel I found that came closest to airline requirements. It is approved by the USDA and IATA. We were on a military move from the states so this a review on the international kennel features and requirements only. Kennel Features: This kennel has 11 plastic bolt holes- This is the only requirement that this kennel does not follow. It came with plastic nuts. Metal nuts and bolts are required now for every flight. This carrier has 11 bolt holes plus an additional 4 tie down holes. My airline specifically said that every hole must have a bolt. So we needed 15 metal nuts and screws for the carrier. Some airlines let you leave the 4 tie down holes empty but check to be sure and order the bolts ahead of time to get the right amount. We dind't do this and had to buy 3 kits because of shipping time limits. Metal bolts on amazon did not have prime option. But these are what you need Pet Carrier Metal Fasteners Nuts Bolts (1-1/4" Medium Bolts, 16 Pack) 16 pack will ensure a better safe than sorry amount. Has Pre drilled zip tie holes- Hard to find kennels with this already done. It is a requirement to zip tie the kennel doors shut. Quick release are best. Helping Hand Assorted Quick Release Nylon Cable Ties, 8-inch Make sure you insist on zip tying your dogs yourself! I watched the security guy do it wrong and had to redo do it myself. So glad I got the quick release. Same thing happened to a friend only they didn't catch that the attendant only thread it though the hole and not the door. Their dog got loose in the belly of the plane after ripping off the door. This brings me to the next feature. Has single piece metal door- Be sure to follow this guideline, a metal single piece door. No plastic allowed! Some larger kennel doors have a fold in the middle of the door to make packing easier. Some airlines don't specify the type of door needed and some forbid the fold. It gives the dog the ability to pull the door in which will then collapse and allows for escape. This kennel door is a solid one piece. Has protruding bar/side handles- This follows the requirement of "a spacer rim protruding at least 3/4 on all sides with ventilation openings"This is so the airline can carry and move the kennel without using the handle (known to fail on some kennels) and prevent a dog from being able to bite or contact movers hands. This kennel states that the rim is designed to work as side handles. Has 4 sides of air holes- Requirement is air holes must be "on all four sides at least halfway on each side". This kennel has it and even better metal grates! I had a friend whose dog chewed the space between the plastic holes during flight. Some kennels show in the picture that they have air holes in the back but come to find after ordering they didn't have the air holes on the backside in the smaller sizes. Especially for cat carriers. Note- Domestic flights only requires 2 vent sides but they stack and pack kennels like baggage and airflow will be restricted. Go with ventilation on all sides. Food Dishes- These were actually deep enough to be functional. Kennels with dishes attached inside on the walls are not allowed. Airlines must be able to "access dishes attached to door without opening the kennel door" they do this through funnels. On my main international flight with 2 layovers and a total of 20 hours travel they did not feed or water my dogs once. Even though it's the law. My advice freeze water ahead of flight so it doesn't make a mess or even better get a lixit water bottle to ensure your dogs don't dehydrate. We got Lixit Small Dog Water Bottle 16-Ounce Stickers- This kennel came with stickers and that is a requirement but airlines have them and will use their own as well. The stickers included are crap and leave an awful residue. The airlines put the sticker packet of paper work over the " "Live Animal" in 1-inch letters on the crate's top" required sticker. Upon removal of that it lifted the sticker below mucking up the brand new kennels. My advice, bring the stickers and apply at check in where they are needed once the paperwork covers the entire top of kennel and use airline stickers if possible. Note for size- The length requirement for international travel is [their length + half their leg] so there must be ample room in front and back. This made us need the larger kennel which is much larger than our previous kennel. Some will say that the rule of thumb is as long as they can turn around it's okay. But that is the length rule for IATA. Height for IATA includes ears and ears cannot touch top of kennel while standing. Again, why we had to go up a size (dang chihuahuas). After traveling with my pets on over 6 different flights I can say that most airline attendants are clueless about the pet requirements needed. I had one tell me they don't even receive training on the requirements and offered to let both dogs go into one kennel (a international no no). But I did have had one who knew their stuff and used a tape measure. So better safe than sorry! Traveling with your pet no matter how far is stress full. With international flights being long dogs get anxious and try to escape, sometimes successfully in cheep kennels. So get this one! Airlines have different requirements and regulations. It's better to buy new then to try to modify existing kennels. Save yourself the time! Get this kennel and you only need to purchase zip ties (hand release are best), metal bolts, and some puppy pads. I realize this is much more info than necessary for a review but I know how hard it was getting this information. Please check this as helpful so that it may help others in the complicated kennel requirement process. Safe Travels!

Three days ago we took The Big Retirement Move from Texas to the UK. This moved was carefully planned for years and was almost scuppered by this kennel. If you have never taken a pet to the UK you can't possibly know how difficult and expensive it is. It's a months long process of meticulous paperwork and timing for shots and worm treatment that involves finding a USDA certified pet, getting a USDA pet export license, filing reams of paperwork with the airlines and not the lease, reams and reams of paperwork with the UK gov't. The total cost was $975 on Virgin Atlantic, £350 to UK animal control, about $100 to the USDA in fees and travel and about $200 in vet bills to fill out paperwork. All of the paperwork and vet treatments are on a very tight timeline and if you mess up in any way your dog will be in quarantine in the UK for six months. Not easy, not cheap and very stressful. UK rules say the dog, no matter how small, must be in the hold in a pet carrier, so we bought this one from Amazon thinking it was the sturdiest and most well made we could find. We planned our trip to make it as easy on our Pomeranian Yoshi as possible and booked a Delta flight from Central Texas to Boston were Yoshi could stay in the cabin with use, spent the night in Boston (the pet-friendly Hilton at Boston-Logan) and took Virgin Atlantic to London Heathrow. The carrier was sent as part of our luggage and made it fine on the Texas to Boston leg. As we were leaving the hotel and pushing our luggage, Yoshi and the carrier to the airport (we walked from the hotel to the international terminal, which are connected by a walkway/skybridge) the carrier fell off the trolley and SHATTERED like a cheap beer bottle!! It didn't fall two feet off a slow moving luggage trolley onto carpet and was totally empty and yet it broke apart through the plastic (not the hinges or the fastenings), literally shattering into pieces. I can't tell you how upsetting this was. There we were, hours away from boarding our plane and literally on the way to the VA Air cargo place to deliver our dog for transport, and now we had no carrier. We called around to local PetsMart, but the nearest we could find a carrier was in Cambridge, Mass, an hour away by cab. If we didn't find a carrier we'd miss our plane and we would be out thousands of dollars because we'd be stuck in Boston in a $400/night hotel and forced to look for a USDA vet that could redo Yoshi's shots and paperwork. Not only were we upset about this disaster, we were upset that our beloved dog would have been inside when it broke apart during transfer from the ground to the plane during loading. People wonder how dogs escape out of planes during loading and run around airport runways, and now I know. We ran around Logan looking for duct tape to repair the carrier in the (vain) hope we could fix it. A lovely TSA man helped us out with some tape, and we took the carrier to the VA Cargo office to see what they said, even though they told us on the phone that ANY duct tape was not allowed. On the way to the office, as we crossed the parking lot, I saw an abandoned carrier on the side of the road where someone had imported a dog and left the carrier by a trash can. It was beat up and was a cheaper carrier, but intact and workable and we stripped off the stickers and bills of lading and used that one. We were very, very lucky. So, after tears, heart attacks and a horrible trip on the plane worrying about Yoshi in the hold, we made it home safe and sound, but no thanks to Petmate Sky Kennel

Perfect for my needs. I'm using this as an additional shelter for a couple of feral cats. I have been helping out a feral colony for several years now. A generous person in the community provides food and water consistently all year long as well as access to an unheated porch/mudroom. I help with acquiring supplies and engaging in seasonal set up and clean up. When the population was 12-15 (all trapped, spayed/neutered, returned to territory), we had several feral cat shelters in place around community. With the porch being home base for food and water. When the cold temps would set in, if any of the cats needed additional sheltering, the porch was/is always a place to go so we would set up a large dog house (igloo) with bedding (and if sub zero temps, add in heating unit). As the years have progressed, the population has decreased. At this point in time, there are but 2-3 cats left in the colony. While nothing else has changed for them, we decided that the large igloo dog house was too big to set up for 2-3 cats, and too big to be effective in cold weather. So, I set out to find a smaller unit that could handle 2 or 3 cats huddled together, or 1-2 spread out. We think it is 2 original feral cats and 1 random cat that likely has a home but enjoys eating the food. Sometimes a racoon or opossum, too. So come winter I expect to really see only 2 cats using the shelter. Although down to just two ferals, they have spent their entire life knowing that this is home base. They have zero inclination toward human interaction, but they know where the food comes from and will wait patiently while we fill bowls of food and water (2x a day!). So as I searched for the perfect vessel, I also took into consideration room for bedding and a heat pad. I didn't want anything too large (or I would just go ahead and use the old igloo), didn't want anything with lots of air holes, and preferred something flat on top so the cats could have an additional tier to lounge on. As with the igloo, we'd be keeping this up on a table. I looked at a lot of options- using a covered litter box if I could find one large enough, other containers.. basically wanted a large box that was smaller than the igloo but more sturdy than a cardboard box. It dawn on me to look at crates of this style. Even that took awhile to figure out, as there are many styles and most weren't what I needed- and were either too big or too small. SO, I was pleased when I found this one. The dimensions seemed right, the placement and size of the air holes seemed appropriate to our needs, and the top is pretty much flat. I put it together quickly. It comes with "live animal" stickers on it already along with another one. It also comes with a food/water holder. I don't need anything of that. I didn't even put the door on, but it would be super easy to put it on if the need arises. I can cover the air holes when it gets too cold by placing a towel over top and letting excess dangle down. The slats from the air holes will be perfect for use with a low wattage heating pad. We have a plug near table where this is set up, and I can likely figure out a way to fish the cord through, if not , then just out the main opening will work. If at some point this is no longer needed, then it will make a good bed for the indoor cats, or as a carrier for vet trips- if you have strength to carry this size as well as have room in vehicle. I have never air traveled with a pet, so I can't comment on how well it would stand up to those needs. I did notice that it has extra holes to run zip ties through for added security. This is explained in the short, easy directions. 28" L X 20.5" W X 21.5"H is large enough to accommodate a couple of cats, or a smallish dog. My pics are from after just setting it up. I have more to add to it, but at least you can see what it looks like once it is put together (minus the door).

Caisse taille 1 et 5 reçues aujourd'hui. Montage facile, semble solide, correspond à mes attentes

I purchased this product on Amazon.de to have a kennel available in Germany to fly our dog Rexy home to the US. Upon unpacking I already noticed that the plastic seemed very "soft" and flimsy. However, I was in a bind and decided to keep the kennel. Sure enough after the flight from FRA-MSP when I took Rexy out there was a hairline crack in the middle of the bottom and soon thereafter the corner broke off on its left side, see pictures. Very disappointing for a kennel that expensive.

Raza mediana. El precio es muy bueno comparado con el mercado (veterinarias, tiendas de mascotas, tiendas de autoservicio, etc), te ahorras una buena diferencia. El material de la transportadora es muy resistente y de buena calidad, es fácil de armar-desarmar en muy poco tiempo. Contiene tornillos y mariposas adicionales de repuesto, sin embargo, no recibí los platitos que se muestran en la fotografía (no importante para mí). La rejita y los seguros para bloquearla son muy buenos, muy dificíl que tu mascota pueda forzarlos para salir. Adicionalmente contiene dos calcomanías de "live animals" por separado para poder pegarlas cuando sea necesario - la transportadora ya tiene un par de ellas adheridas.

Ne correspond pas à la photo

Produit reçu en plastique et non en "Résine" comme indiquer dans le descriptif, aucun emballage le produit est arrivé défectueux