Diggs Evolv Modular Dog Crate for Dogs 18-22" Tall, Ash, Intermediate | Modern dog kennel with removalable ceiling, dual-lock doors, diamond mesh & rounded corners, phthalate & heavy-metal free

Why it's worth it

The Diggs Evolv is a modular indoor crate for dogs 18 to 22 inches tall, with up to four repositionable doors and a diamond mesh designed to prevent paw and jaw entrapment. It's the gift for someone bringing home a puppy who dreads the look of standard wire crates.

Crate training is the least glamorous part of a new dog, and it's usually the ugliest thing in the room. The Evolv is built to sit in a living space without embarrassing anyone. It's slim, it comes in a muted finish, and Diggs designs it to read as furniture. If the person on your list is house-proud and about to get a puppy, that's the whole pitch.

The safety details are the reason to spend here. Rounded corners, dual-lock doors that stay finger-friendly for humans, and a signature diamond-shaped mesh meant to keep paws and jaws from getting caught. Diggs also makes the only dog crate certified to JPMA safety standards — a program originally built for infant and toddler products. That lineage shows up in how the thing is put together.

From our review of 8 gifts for dog lovers

What we like

• +Crate training is the least glamorous part of a new dog, and it's usually the ugliest thing in the room
• +The safety details are the reason to spend here
• +The modular part earns its keep over time
• +Size is doing a lot of work here

What to know

• –It's heavy — around 36 pounds — and owners consistently mention that
• –Assembly takes a while the first time
• –At least one owner has flagged small removable plastic pieces inside the crate as a chewing risk