Travel kennel for a Griff

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I'm looking to buy a travel kennel for my 5 month old Griff. I would like to purchase a kennel that will fit him when he's fully grown. I've been looking into a ruff tuff sized intermediate sized kennel. Any feedback would be appreciated
 
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Do you plan on having him actually travel in it or mostly just for when you want him secured from time to time and to sleep in? I planned on having my Pudelpointer travel in one, but she always just ended up riding in the back seat. I know it’s smarter to have them ride in a crate, but I guess a lot of things are smarter… I ended up getting a folding wire type crate for travel so I can put her in it when I need her secured and to sleep in but it folds up flat so it’s not in the way when I don’t need it. Those do look like pretty nice kennels though.
 
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Do you plan on having him actually travel in it or mostly just for when you want him secured from time to time and to sleep in? I planned on having my Pudelpointer travel in one, but she always just ended up riding in the back seat. I know it’s smarter to have them ride in a crate, but I guess a lot of things are smarter… I ended up getting a folding wire type crate for travel so I can put her in it when I need her secured and to sleep in but it folds up flat so it’s not in the way when I don’t need it. Those do look like pretty nice kennels though.
I would like to have him travel in it. He rides shotgun now, but I would like to get him used to traveling in the kennel so when I have my kids, or he's filthy it's not an issue.
 
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Then yeah that does look like a pretty good one, the gunners look nice too but pretty spendy. I don’t have first hand knowledge but those would be the two I’d be looking at. I wonder if it’s like the yeti/rtic coolers?
 

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My lab rides in his ruff tuff he is also crate trained since he was a puppy so he loves it that’s his quite place. Gunner and Dakota 281 are both great kennels to.
 
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My lab rides in his ruff tuff he is also crate trained since he was a puppy so he loves it that’s his quite place. Gunner and Dakota 281 are both great kennels to.
How big is your lab, and what size kennel do you have?
 

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I use the gunners for my labs and am pleased with them. One dog is 55# and the other is 65#. I have the large size and it is a bit bigger than they need for travel but they have some room when I use it as a crate when away from home.
 

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I have a 45# gwp and she rides/sleeps in the intermediate sized ruffland. I put it in the middle of backseat of my truck(Silverado). My kids ride on both sides. I got the 2 door version with a side door so I can leave kennel in truck all season.
 

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Intermediate should work. The Ruff Land kennels are good kennels. Advantage to them is they are light and in a pinch at a motel with an outside room door I can lug one in.

The Gunners are cadillacs. I have a large one for my 80 plus pound draht and its perfect for him. Downside is its a heavy sucker. I leave it in the truck the whole season. Very strong and great door on these.

Buy whichever fits your budget. If not in a hurry watch for used Gunners. I bought mine used and saved about 50%.
 
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I have the rufflands, really like them. I buy the locking kit as well and the handle/tie down straps and use them in the summer
 

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I have a couple rufflands and there great. Priced according and durable. Gunners are super sweet but you’ll pay for it
 

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How big is your griff? Everything I see is intermediate Ruffland, medium Dakota, and I'm not sure if it's medium or intermediate on the Gunner. I would guess medium on a Lucky Duck.

I have a 10 month old griffon that I'm expecting to be about 60ish pounds. He's long legged. I bought him a Dakota in medium. He has room in it but I got a thick bed so it swallows up some of that room. I had some gift cards so it ended up being about 150 to me. My brother has a griffon a month younger and he's thinking of getting the low profile Dakota so his dog has less room so he doesn't pee jn it. But everything is sold out right now.

I drive a crv and it fits in the backseat with the backdoor all the way open. It's a tight fit getting it through the door but I have the angle down now to get it in or more so the height I have to lift it to to slide it in the door. It doesn't face forward on the seat but across the seat and takes up 2 seats. A seat and a half in the backseat of my work truck. It can be awkward to carry sometimes but I use the airholes on the side to lift sometimes, depending on where I'm going with it. It's big externally. But I like it.

Having seen the Ruffland in stores(its the only crate you can see in a store out of the hunting crates) there's definitely a better quality to the Dakota. I could see setting something to heavy on the Ruffland and blowing a seam. Probably nitpicking because you're not going to be stacking stuff on it but I don't like the seams of the Ruffland. The Dakota sits next to my car in the garage and I'm always setting something on it for a second. It's well-made. I would have loved to buy a gunner but that 8 hundo is spendy.
 

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I'd wager the cutoff for Gunner Int/Lg is aboht 75lbs...but it's more length than weight. My 50# pup fits nicely in his Int, it's gonna be a tight squeeze if he hits 80# like they say. We have the large as well, thank goodness it has wheels, maybe I have t-rex arms, but not a chance I could carry that Lg by myself.

Gunner can send you pics of the same dog in a Int/Lg if you want to get a visual, just ask them. I'm sure ruff land can too
 
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He is 4 months old and 28lbs. The breeder told me to expect him to be about 70-75lbs. Im going to look locally and see if I can find one to see how big they are
 

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Scheels has the Rufflands and they ship them to you for free. I have bought 2 from them. I don't have a Griff, so no help with size.

Also, you can get a deal on them from Cabelas, sometimes. They have a 20$ off $100-$199 purchase right now, and you can get 9% back from Active Junky. I think you can have them shipped to a store and not pay freight or maybe even have them shipped to your house with no freight. They also have Lucky Duck kennels.
 

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How big is your griff? Everything I see is intermediate Ruffland, medium Dakota, and I'm not sure if it's medium or intermediate on the Gunner. I would guess medium on a Lucky Duck.

I have a 10 month old griffon that I'm expecting to be about 60ish pounds. He's long legged. I bought him a Dakota in medium. He has room in it but I got a thick bed so it swallows up some of that room. I had some gift cards so it ended up being about 150 to me. My brother has a griffon a month younger and he's thinking of getting the low profile Dakota so his dog has less room so he doesn't pee jn it. But everything is sold out right now.

I drive a crv and it fits in the backseat with the backdoor all the way open. It's a tight fit getting it through the door but I have the angle down now to get it in or more so the height I have to lift it to to slide it in the door. It doesn't face forward on the seat but across the seat and takes up 2 seats. A seat and a half in the backseat of my work truck. It can be awkward to carry sometimes but I use the airholes on the side to lift sometimes, depending on where I'm going with it. It's big externally. But I like it.

Having seen the Ruffland in stores(its the only crate you can see in a store out of the hunting crates) there's definitely a better quality to the Dakota. I could see setting something to heavy on the Ruffland and blowing a seam. Probably nitpicking because you're not going to be stacking stuff on it but I don't like the seams of the Ruffland. The Dakota sits next to my car in the garage and I'm always setting something on it for a second. It's well-made. I would have loved to buy a gunner but that 8 hundo is spendy.
I stand on my ruff land a bunch and it holds 200 pounds with no problems. I also have the storage made for the top and carry all kinds of stuff in it. I do believe that gunner and Dakota probably get through a crash better but Ainley will be my next box probably a 4 hole.
 
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I think my main concern is if I should get an intermediate or large. I drive a 4 runner so space is a little bit of a worry
 
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