Best travel crate for Pharaoh Hound dogs

A Pharaoh Hound at a year old is essentially fully grown — and you're right to be frustrated. They're a deceptively long dog for their weight class, and standard medium crates cut off at lengths that work for stockier breeds but leave a Pharaoh Hound unable to fully stretch out or turn comfortably. Travel crates also have very specific requirements depending on whether you're travelling by car, in a plane cabin, or in the hold — and airline regulations vary significantly, so getting this wrong can mean your dog simply can't board. Can you tell me roughly how long your dog is from nose to tail base, how you're planning to travel, and if you're flying, which airline?

That's helpful — 65cm nose to tail base means you need a crate with an interior length of at least 75cm to give him room to stand, turn, and lie flat without being cramped. For car travel you also want something robust enough to stay put in a boot or back seat. How much does he weigh, and are you putting this in a hatchback boot, an estate, or on a back seat? That'll shape whether we go with a wire crate or a more rigid plastic travel crate.

Perfect — an estate boot gives you real flexibility on sizing. At 22kg and 65cm body length, I'd recommend the MidWest iCrate 42-inch single-door folding metal crate. The 42-inch model has an interior length of around 107cm, which is more than enough for him to stretch out, and it folds flat when you need your boot back. It's robust, the base tray is easy to clean, and the single-door format keeps things simple for boot loading. The 36-inch is sometimes suggested for dogs his weight, but the length is the constraint here — 36 inches interior runs to about 88cm which is workable, but the 42-inch gives him genuine comfort on longer trips rather than just legal minimum space. Has he travelled in a crate before, or is this new for him?

It's a fair concern, but Pharaoh Hounds generally settle better when they can fully lie out flat — being cramped is more stressful for them than having space. You can use a divider panel to section off part of the crate while he gets used to it, then open it up fully once he's relaxed. The MidWest 42-inch comes with a divider included, which is useful. Put his usual bedding in from the start so it smells familiar, and do a few short stationary sessions at home before the first journey. He'll likely take to it quickly.

The MidWest iCrate is a wire frame so it's fairly heavy, and in an estate boot it typically sits snugly against the sides without much movement on normal roads. That said, if you want it completely fixed, a non-slip mat underneath it or a boot liner with raised edges will stop any shifting on sharp turns or sudden braking. For most estate cars it won't be an issue in practice, but it's worth a quick test run before a long trip to see how it sits in your specific boot. You're in good shape — the 42-inch MidWest is the right call for a dog his length.