Dog Crates & Cages
Used kindly, a crate is a safe den your dog chooses for downtime — and it makes toilet training, travel and recovery far easier for both of you.
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Replacement Cage Lid Pin (33cm)
A genuine spare lid pin for folding cages — 33 cm in length, so your cage stays secure when the original goes walkabout.
£6.49
6-Panel Metal Dog Playpen with Gate, Floor Grips and Connectors — White
A six-panel iron pen with rounded corners, forming a 120 x 60cm rectangle or any shape you need, supplied with non-slip floor grips, connectors and cable ties.
£61.99
Spare Short Pin for Folding Cage
A spare short pin for the folding cat cage — so a missing pin doesn't put your cage out of action.
£5.99
24-Panel DIY Small Animal Enclosure with Wipe-Clean Panels and Connectors
A build-it-yourself enclosure of 24 panels giving roughly 142 x 71cm, with wipe-clean PP boards, 4cm wire spacing, anti-slip pads and cable ties for adding doors.
£44.99
PawHut 6-Panel Portable Dog Playpen with Lockable Door — Grey
A six-panel steel puppy pen that reshapes to fit the room, folds to 9.5cm flat and comes with 70cm ground stakes for the garden. Panels 80cm wide, 60cm high.
£82.99
24-Panel Configurable Pet Playpen
Twenty-four interlocking panels that clip into whatever pen shape your room allows, then fold flat, suiting puppies, rabbits and guinea pigs indoors or in a supervised garden run.
£67.99
PawHut 8-Panel Multicolour Pet Playpen with Lockable Step-Through Door
Eight powder-coated metal panels forming a hexagon, square or triangle, with a lockable step-through door and six ground stakes. Suits puppies, rabbits and guinea pigs.
£45.99
Bestpets Dog Crate Black Extra Large
A folding wire crate with front and side doors, for home use or the boot of the car
£99.99
PawHut Heavy Duty 4-Panel Dog Playpen with Step-Through Door
A four-panel steel pen forming an 82 x 82cm square, built from 2.5mm wire with a lockable step-through door and four ground stakes for outdoor use.
£71.99
PawHut 8-Panel Steel Dog Playpen with Lockable Door — Grey
An eight-panel steel puppy playpen that reconfigures into different shapes, with a lockable door and ground stakes for outdoor use. Panels 80cm wide, 60cm high.
£104.99
PawHut 6-Panel Pet Playpen Crate with Door, for Indoor and Outdoor Use
A six-panel PawHut playpen with a built-in door, configurable into different shapes for indoor or outdoor use, and foldable for storage between uses.
£54.99
PawHut Foldable Fabric Pet Playpen with Mesh Windows and Carry Bag — Grey
A soft-sided pen in Oxford fabric and mesh weighing just 1.4kg, with three doors, a top opening, ground stakes and its own carry bag. Folds to 8cm.
£53.99
Safe 'N' Sound Dog Crate 2 Door
A fold-flat 2-door dog crate with a pull-out base tray, from Sharples' Safe 'N' Sound range
£60.99
A crate is a den, not a punishment
The whole point of a crate is comfort: a quiet, covered space your dog can retreat to. Never use it for telling-off — keep it positive with a comfy bed, a chew and the door left open at first, and most dogs settle in within days.
For toilet training it works because dogs avoid soiling where they sleep, so a correctly-sized crate teaches bladder control naturally.
Sizing and features
Your dog should be able to stand, turn around and lie flat. For a growing puppy, buy for their adult size and use a divider to shrink it for now.
Look for a collapsible design for travel, a removable plastic tray for easy cleaning, and secure twist-latches for an escape artist.
Everything here is chosen to be genuinely useful in everyday life with your pet — quality-checked, fairly priced and shipped tracked across the UK. For any health concern, your vet is always the best first port of call.
From the Knowledge Hub
Common questions
Is it cruel to crate a dog?
No — used kindly as a cosy den, never for punishment and never for excessive hours, a crate gives a dog a safe space and makes training easier. Build up crate time gradually.
What size crate do I need?
Big enough to stand, turn and lie flat in — no bigger. Measure your dog nose-to-tail and add a few centimetres; size a puppy crate to their adult size with a divider.
Where should I put the crate?
A quiet corner of a family room is ideal — present but out of the through-traffic. Cover it partially to make it more den-like for nervous dogs.
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