Petmate Sky Kennel – IATA Compliant and Airline Accepted Canine Crate for Pets 15-30 lbs – Good for Automotive and Air Journey – Heavy-Responsibility Plastic Building – Made in USA – 28 Inches

Highly recommended!
I got 2 Pet Kennels for my King Charles and my American Cocker Spaniel (females). They were traveling from the US to Denmark through Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) in cargo. Everything went well; I had no issues at all with the kennels. The 28-inch sizes were perfect for my dogs. I love the top handle and how easy it was to assemble. The material was sturdy. I had another kennel without this handle on top few years ago, it was a big plus!

Sz Small worked fine for 18 lb cat, on Alaska Air, 5 hr. flight.
We had an older version of this same kennel, with very solid-feeling plastic walls. This new version seemed noticeably flimsier material – ie, with light to moderate pressure on top or sides, you could easily get the material to buckle slightly, form a concave depression, which returns back to flat with release of pressure. However, we had to get an obese cat from the west coast to New Orleans by air cargo, and this ended up working just fine. We were assured by the airlines nothing would be stacked on top of it.Our older version, however, had no window or holes in the back, and we ended up using this new one for the added assurance of better ventilation. Most importantly, once assembled, the gate and closure mechanism felt very secure.The cat weighed 18-19 lbs, so a little over the recommended weight capacity (15 lbs) for the size small Sky Kennel, but we went with that. He had plenty of room to stand up, turn around, etc;Assembly of the crate was very easy, really hardly required the instructions that accompanied the kennel. The provided plastic + metal/plastic wingnuts seemed lightweight, but they did hold up for this trip; (BTW, airline did NOT check to see what they were comprised of at check in.), and at destination did not appear to have loosened at all.After scouring the internet, and the Alaska Airlines website for cargo kennel specs, and 2 phone calls to airline reps (who didn’t know any more than was on the website; sometimes less) – we finally opted to drill holes in the upper and lower “lips” or edges of the plastic border surrounding the metal grill door, for the purposes of having 4 , releasable zip ties that secure the door to the frame, as stated in the kennel specs online.These holes are NOT already present in the size small kennel, but it was easy to make them. Integrity of surrounding plastic remained very good, after holes drilled. Note: the Alaska website says something like “must use original holes” for securing the ties; however, the airlines (at least at SEA) either didn’t know what that meant, or didn’t care that we created these holes ourselves. One rep told me that this instruction was intended to prevent all kinds of other customer modifications that might weaken the structure of a kennel; another one said they didn’t know anything about the requirement.The only person at Alaska at check-in who even looked at the zip-ties was the security person who was scanning kennels for hidden illegal items, and he just was trying to figure out whether to have me remove them temporarily to open the door (to use the wand inside). After staring at our somewhat insolent, angry obese tabby for a moment, he opted not to have the door opened. (good decision).Kennel made it to NO in good condition; other than Alaska at the New Orleans end not being able to find our cat and someone else’s dog right away (they were taken to wrong end of baggage claim), no mishaps, no kennel dents or dings.This kennel seems perfectly adequate for single-leg flights within USA; the provided food/water dispenser was ok, but really requires more zip ties to secure to grate if you want it to stay in place.Would have been nice to have pre-drilled holes in the plastic door frame for the zip-ties that I think every airline requires, but it’s an easy DIY. The ventilating holes in the back side were really nice for our cat to be able to see out all sides, but not enough to make him feel exposed.The stickers provided with kennel were fine, but I was glad we had an extra Live Animal sticker. Except for briefly (~ 45 min.) misplacing the cat at destination airport, we were very pleased with the handling by Alaska; especially the notification, brought to our seat after boarding, that our pet had been loaded on board and doing well.

Gostei do produto. Fácil de montar, muito pratico e seguro

La calidad es tal cual lo que esperaba, lo único que no es idéntico a la foto son los recipientes para agua y comida pues en la foto parece que son dos y en realidad recibí uno (dividido en dos) y es muy pequeño comparado con el tamaño del kennel y obvio con el tamaño del perro que irá ahí. El seguro de la puerta es buenísimo pues es ‘mucho más seguro que los convencionales; además recií un tornillo extra, lo cual agradezco infinitamente, pues lo necesitaba para otro kennel =)

La puerta de la casa llegó con partes oxidadas.