I used cheap kennels with dozens of bird dogs and they worked fine. I'd recommend that for most. But..... my last GSP saw destroying
View attachment 226903View attachment 226904kennels as a fun challenge. She would be fine, then one day would decide she wanted out. She could destroy one in 5 min. I had a kennel grave yard behind my shop that I would use to patch and piece them back together so I wouldn't have to buy another.
I almost bought a metal one but thought she might hurt herself.
Then I bought a Ruff Tough. It lasted months instead of minutes. When she did tear through it, Ruff Tough sold me a hole less factory seconds for half off.
She never got out of that one.