This Vevor dog crate is a big step up from the plastic or wire dog kennels so many of us dog owners use. It actually looks like a piece of flat-pack furniture from that big Swedish company that sells the meatballs everyone loves. (You know the one I’m talking about.) It’s a sturdy piece, weighing in at nearly 100 pounds. And it’s plenty big enough for my two small dogs. The quality of this crate is about the same as what you’d get from IKEA (that Swedish store I mentioned)—that is, not fine furniture, but nice to look at and functional. If you like IKEA furniture, you’ll like this. I think this type of furniture is perfectly nice, so, overall, I’d recommend this crate. BUT… be prepared for some frustration when you assemble it. I was initially pleased to see that all the hardware and components are labeled, which makes finding which piece you need for a given step easy. I also like that they include a full-size screwdriver and Allen wrench. Plus, each bag of hardware has one extra piece in it, in case you lose one. All in all the packaging is very thoughtful. The problem comes when you start to assemble it. In my case, everything seemed to proceed very smoothly—until I discovered that I had assembled something in the wrong orientation way back in step one. That meant disassembling what I had done and correcting the orientation. Then reassembling. This actually happened three times during the course of the assembly. Several pieces have to be installed with a particular orientation, or future components will not be able to fit. Sadly, the instructions do not make it clear what this orientation is. For me, that meant some trial and error. very frustrating. I timed myself assembling this, and with the various missteps, it took me one hour 46 minutes working single-handed. I suspect I could have completed it in just about an hour with better instructions. That being said, it was worth the frustration to have a nice piece to show for it. Just be aware that it might take a
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