I have a 9 week old vizsla puppy who cries in his kennel. Likes his playpen- which we are using to train him for quiet time, and away time. Puppy like the room to play and he can see us. The walls are soft and easy to clean- its waterproof which is good for spills. But this product will be useless in a few weeks when he gets bigger and stronger. Hopefully by then he will accept his kennel.This is a good buy!