We live in an apartment and use this type of kennel for our bulldog (except a little larger) who is around 6 months old.  We received him when he was just 6 weeks old he took to the kennel very well except that he was slightly afraid of the dark.  And now that he's older and he's really tired (especially when we have people over) he goes to the kennel all on his own so no one will disturb him takes a power nap and comes back out to interact with the family.  So personally I think kennel training is great it gives him his little space when things get stressful… read full review »