I bought this to have in my home and while traveling with my corgi so she would have extra space on days that she has to be kenneled for longer amounts of time. It is plenty large, in fact sometimes her and her pitbull playmate decide to hang out inside of it together. The take down and putting up is easy. Easy to travel with, when flat. My dog does not paw at it so I can't speak to how well it would stand up to that. Again it is pretty large, if you are looking to have it in the backseat of a car, it is probably too large for most models without have to adjust seats to uncomfortable positions for passengers.