Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Purchased this crate to hold my 90lb greyhound who bent his last two "heavy duty" wire crates to the point of unusable. Delivery was quick (3 days) and it came undamaged. Crate is very heavy (listed as 91lbs). Easy to set-up with a 10mm socket. I did not tighten the bolts until all were in place. Everything lined-up and the crate was square. I did not add the wheels. The instructions were bare-bones and could have been better. The size of the 48" crate makes it look like a jail cell. It is certainly "heavy" but whether that translates to "heavy duty" we shall see. The coating on the bars is better than expected. The bars are hollow, half-inch diameter, and seem sturdy. My dog would not do well on the wire flooring, so I used the included metal pan as his floor instead. Day 1: Louie locked in at 7am. First, he took a nap to build energy and mental alertness for his escape. By 8:32am he was biting the bars. It appears he was unsucessful. However, by 9:12am he figured out how to unlock the door and get out. Clearly the locks are worthless. ***** UPDATE ***** I borrowed an idea from another reviewer and used two luggage locks to secure the slide locks (see photo). Seems to work like a charm. Luggage locks are just small enough to fit, but just big enough to prevent slide movement. Day 2: With slide locks in place, Louie spent most of the day biting and pawing at the door (the obvious weak spot, he learned on Day 1). However, he was unable to escape, and grudgingly accepted his fate as a caged animal. So far, Louie has been unable to damage the crate, and with luggage locks in place, unable to escape. I will update this review if he figures out how to escape or damage the crate. Four stars. Would be five but for the crappy locks and bare-bones instructions.