dog separation anxiety crate
If your dog has elevated separation anxiety you may want to consider the benefits of a specialized crate. A dog separation anxiety crate is designed with features to keep your dog in the crate while also protecting the health of your dog.
Many dogs earn the nickname of “escape artist” or “Houdini” because they become so aggressive with pieces of their crate they are actually able to destroy latches, handles and walls and escape. Crates are commonly built of plastic walls and latches or thin wire bars and clips. The company IMPACT has been building heavy-duty crates, using military-grade materials and parts since 2012. They build crates that are DURABLE.
IMPACT dog separation anxiety crate
The IMPACT High Anxiety Crate is not like your typical Petco or Walmart dog crate. The first time you see the crate you may wonder if it’s really for a dog … to be honest that was our thought when we first saw it. It looks like a military box that may have ammunition or small missiles inside it(especially the grey color versions). But stay with us : )
As you start to settle on its appearance, you realize it’s designed and built for strength and the ability to prevent a dog from escaping while also preventing the dog from harming himself. That last part is important !
Other crates are built with features that allow an anxious dog to injure his teeth, jaw, gums, toenails and paws. How ? A highly anxious and/or strong dog can gnaw and chew and scratch and pull at the plastic seams and walls and the plastic latches. They can even bend the small metal bars and break or injure their teeth by incessantly chewing on them. Please see other information and opinions on the dangers and potential dental problems due to biting metal crate bars.
Hopefully now the design and benefits of the IMPACT crate becomes clear. These crates do NOT have thin metal bars or gaps in which your dog could try to chew. That is how they protect the health of your dog and that is why they look the way they do.
The IMPACT crates do come in a variety of colors so you can personalize and “soften” the look of the crate if you desire.
We’ve summarized a comparison of dog crates in this table:
Comparison of IMPACT Dog Crates vs wire and plastic crates
| IMPACT High Anxiety Dog Crate | Wire Dog Crate | Plastic Dog Crate | |
| Price | $899 for the High Anxiety Crate $399 for a less reinforced crate Financing is available |
$15 to over $100 depending on size | $25 to over $100 depending on size |
| Durability | STRONG Built of double thickness aluminum Pieces are welded and riveted Military-grade design/construction Rustproof |
Generally stronger than plastic crates We have known dogs that bend the wires and customer reviews on PetCo and Amazon describe similar problems |
Not very durable Some have thicker plastic but plastic is not a match for the teeth and claws of an anxious dog |
| Effective for High Anxiety Dogs? | YES, actually designed for high-anxiety dogs | Mixed Results Some dogs bend wire bars or try to chew and break teeth |
Mixed Results Some dogs will scratch and gnaw at the plastic, often being so aggressive on the plastic they are able to escape the crate |
| Lifetime Warranty | YES | Generally NO | Generally NO |
| Chewable Parts | NO | YES although the parts may not be "chewable", your dog may try to chew the bars and damage their teeth and gums |
YES Anxious/Aggressive dogs will chew at the plastic parts |
| "Escape Proof" | YES | NO | NO |
| Foldable/Collapses | NO Collapsable version is available but High Anxiety version does not |
YES Some models do not but some versions do |
NO |
| 2 Doors? | NO | YES Available on some models |
NO |
| Needs Assembly? | NO | YES | YES |
| Removable Crate Pan? | NO | YES | YES |