Petmate
Petmate is the Arlington, Texas maker founded in 1959 as Doskocil Manufacturing, and its plastic kennels are the ones most Americans picture when they think of a travel crate. The portfolio has swallowed several familiar names: Chuckit! ball launchers, Aspen Pet, JW Pet, Dogzilla, WetNoz and the original Doskocil line. Categories stretch across crates and carriers, dog houses, bedding, feeders and waterers, litter maintenance, collars, leads and toys. The business now sits with private equity owner Platinum Equity.
The strength here is availability and price: Petmate goods reach supermarkets, farm stores and pet chains, and the site links buyers to local stock through Locally. Buyers of airline crates should check current carrier rules, since some flights demand metal hardware and specific labelling. Heavy chewers will outlast the softer toys.
Pros
- Sixty five years of crate and kennel making
- Very wide retail and grocery distribution
- Chuckit! and JW Pet under one roof
- Local stock lookup on the website
- Affordable across almost every category
Cons
- Plastic quality varies by product line
- Airline crates may need extra hardware
- Soft toys fail fast with strong chewers
- Overlapping brands blur the lineup
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