Dakota Hero Kennel

About this video

Ritland introduces and demonstrates a heavy-duty dog crate he developed with Dakota 283 after years of frustration with standard crates that couldn’t contain difficult dogs. He walks through the design features including reinforced doors, ventilation patterns, deadbolt-style locks, and durable materials that prevent escape-prone or high-anxiety dogs from breaking out. The crate retails for $799 with shipping included.

Key takeaways

• Ritland designed this crate specifically for dogs with separation anxiety or high drive that routinely destroy standard pet store crates
• Key design features include expanded steel doors, deadbolt locks, modified ventilation holes too small for teeth, and no bottom drainage to prevent spills
• The crate comes fully assembled in one piece, fits standard truck beds, and according to Ritland has successfully contained dogs that escaped every other crate he tested

Episode details: published October 19, 2020 · 39.3K views · 7:46 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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