Couple of holes did not line up and had to have help putting it together. But that said...we put a cuddly pad in it and our dog who is Very Very picky went right into it and doesn't want to come out. We put it together in the middle of the living room and since she is camped out there it has become our new coffee table.  It's the first "crate" she can see in all four directions she doesn't feel like she's shut up and trapped. And the swing away door is perfect. She's not intimidated by it.  All in all, she's very pleased and that makes us ( and our accident free carpet)  very pleased.