Cons: The description of what I ordered was "Dog Kennel with Waterproof Cover". There was no cover included. Only one of the panels had rubber rings to protect the coating when the hardware was attached to hold the panels together. Some of the welded joints were already rusty. The packaging had rubbed some of the black coating off on wear spots.

Pros: It was well packaged when it arrived. Other than the coating being damaged in a few spots the product was in good shape when it arrived. It took me less than half hour to assemble by myself. The 4x4 fits nicely in a corner of my heated garage (still plenty of room for the car). The dog seems to like it. It is much more comfortable than her crate.

My old dog is having heart trouble. So, she needed enough space where she could get up and move around (and potentially have an accident and get away from it). She is a very fearful dog and gets destructive if a storm comes in so she can't have as much freedom as most dogs while I am away. This seems to be a perfect option for her. Since it is in the garage, I don't have to worry about the missing top, scratches in the coating or the rust spots as much as others might. Because it is in a corner away from windows, she seems uninterested in breaking out when she gets scared. It meets my needs so I like it.

This was easy to put together and holds my 65 lb pitbull. I would definitely recommend this to others who need a pen for a larger (crazy) dog!

I use it like an aviary for my racing pigeons and works fantastic. They can't go out and predators can't go in. Also, you can customize the position of the main door, I assembled on the side instead of the front of the box.

Just assembled it today and so far am exceedingly pleased. Shipment was fast, about a week early, and professional. I was called the day before delivery to set up a delivery window and they shipped on a Saturday morning which was great (didn't have to rearrange work schedule). Enterprise moving dropped it off - quick and courteous. Assembly I did solo (average height female) and it took about 3 hrs. Probably could have been quicker without the 100F heat! I agree there are no assembly instructions for the panels (instructions were provided for the top), but I'm sure there are YouTube videos. I was accustomed to the panel assembly from purchasing a smaller similar kennel previously. It's just a series of simple brackets that hook the panels together. I found I needed: a socket wrench (I used 13mm), Phillips screwdriver, 6' ladder, and something thin and sharp to get the plastic plugs out of the frame for roof assembly (I used combo packing knife and hammer claw, probably flathead screwdriver would work). I bought it as a run for my urban silkie chickens - they are sweet but clueless ground birds that need solid overhead and surrounding protection. The $$ was about equal to paying for an actual 10'x10' chicken coop/run (or just materials) with much more modular and pack+go capability. So far they love it and I do too!

All in all 5 stars. Only complaints: 1) the location of the stabilizing screw holes on the roof pipe assembly was backwards. If I had a metal-quality drill/bit I could have remedied it, but I left it as-is so the roof frame is a tad unsteady. 2) still breaks my heart to see the stickers that all the materials were manufactured in China...

I will also say a big, heavy, determined dog could probably escape without adding reinforcements at the joints, but it would not be hard to hit up the hardware store and solidify the model even more.

Best kennel ever! Very sturdy and easy to put up. Highly recommend this kennel it's great quality and value. I'd buy it again.