IRIS USA Modern Wooden Dog Crate - Stylish Indoor Kennel & End Table for Small to Medium Dogs, Secure Enclosed Pet Cage with Sliding Door, Dark Brown - Perfect for Living Room, Bedroom & Home Decor

Hands down the best pet pen, only wish I had found this sooner! Is the price a little steep? Maybe, but once you have it you'll find its well worth the cost. Initially I went the cheaper route and got a pop up pet pen for my dog thinking it would be fine for a 4pound Chihuahua puppy. Worst decision - the pop up pen was very hard to clean because it absorbs all the urine and poop that missed the potty pads. You can't wash the pop up pens except by hand and at least for a puppy it was a nonstop hassle. The other downside of the popup was that my puppy could stand on her hind legs and topple the pop up pen over and escape. As she grew she could also then jump up and even with a mesh topper she chewed her way out. I was referred over to the Iris brand by several rescues who raved about them. Iris does have a smaller line of similar pens but I still prefer this one (and I now have 3 Iris pens). Here's what we love about this pen: it took 5 minutes to assemble, it slides across hardwood and carpet with one hand, its so easy and quick to clean, the coating on the side rails doesn't come off even with excessive chewing for days, the locking mechanism only needs two fingers to open/close, and the look is great for any decor. We purchased two of these in one month; the smallest one first then the largest. They operate and look the same. Initially purchased the smaller one to "test run" this and at the time we had 1 puppy, when we rescued the second puppy we got the largest model so they had more room and now we use them in separate rooms in our home. This pen is heavy enough to contain shepherds or malinois in terms of size although both breeds could easily jump out if you don't put an optional cover on. For our Chihuahuas that can jump almost 3 feet, this is perfect because they can't jump out and they cannot knock it over, even with three of them trying to push it. Clean up is a breeze, just slide the 4-sided "wall" off and clean the bottom tray & when done slide the wall back onto the track, and you're done. I use a swifter wet mop to mop it and it takes two minutes. I also love that the wiring is spaced out enough to give the dogs 100% view of their surroundings but close enough that small dogs can't get their heads stuck - which is an issue when you have a Chi puppy who's head is only 3.5 inches wide. The sliding door is SO MUCH better than the pop up pen style that have zippers. And the best part is that the dogs now play with their toys that are safe instead of trying to chew the fabric off the other style pens. I also want to point out that the four corners have interlocking hinges that you place a dowel like pin into that snaps it all into place, so there are no objects in the corners for the dogs to chew on, or rust out, or break. Obviously we love it because we bought two. We also purchased one of the smaller Iris puppy pens to place in our home office that didn't have the room for this style Iris pen. Here's the down side though and I want to be honest - if you are smaller than 5 foot 2 inches you may have an issue reaching into the pen from the top because of its height which is nearly 3 feet. The wife is 5"2' is when she bends over into the crate the sides are in her armpits. Its tolerable but it may irritate some folks - if that is you then look at the smaller version of this Iris pen. I'm 5 foot 9 inches and I can reach in comfortably with the exception of wiping some piddle in the dead center. For that I've learned to use my small swifter and its much easier. Definitely worth the investment to provide a safe and easy to clean pen for our dogs. Sadly the only picture we had at the time was one with the crate in the background. Also for a pro tip - if you have puppies or want your food/water bowls off the ground then this pen works well with attachable bowl clip holders you can also purchase on Amazon called "MidWest Homes for Pets 2 Pack of Snap'y Fit Water and Food Bowls, 10 Ounces each, for Dog Crates". This is a great ad on to keep the bowls off the ground or for us we needed strong bowl holders that two rough housing puppies couldn't knock over.