My pal has a 13" beagle that he needs to pen inside one roomy corner of his apartment while he’s at work. The plan requires closing a 7’ gap between two walls. The gate must be easily removable/ collapsible and easily erectable. It should be about waist-high, and ideally, it would fold into panels no wider than 18" (24" tops).
Anybody own such a gate that they would recommend? Or know of one that fits the bill?
Thanks in advance.
Here’s one from Foster and Smith that should fit the bill.
How about a sofa?
You could go by your local liquor stores and get a bunch of empty boxes (tell them you’re moving), then duct-tape them together.
When I needed to confine a dog in my kitchen area, I bought a 8’X4’ piece of plastic lattice from Home Depot. It’s lighter and cheaper than plywood and it can be seen through, so it’s not like shutting them away. Unfortunately it doesn’t fold, but as a temporary measure it’s effective. When I didn’t have it in use I just had it leaning against the wall out of the way.
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Actually, instead of hitting up Foster&Smith first, I would check out your local Baby Depot or a store that sells a wide variety of baby items including baby gates. Baby gates work just as well as the twice-as-expensive ‘doggie’ gates you can buy from a catalog or pet store.
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We have two german sheperds that we have on occaision had to pen inside the house, but one room is too small to confine them to, so we just erected a barrier in the hallway, leaving them access to everything but the living room and kitchen.
My husband picked up two retractable baby-gates at a yard sale and with a metal strip and a couple of screws was able to join them together. They both slide closed to half their size, so it’s fairly easy to store and can be put up or taken down in a matter of seconds.
What about kenneling the beast…err… beagle.
(FTR, I dislike beagles with an intensity of a 12 burning suns. Except the DEA beagles. They actually do something.)
Well, we had some kindof latticed like stuff attatched to some wood for a base (our next door neighbor’s hobby is carpentry.) It worked pretty well, and our dog could see through it. However, I know this sounds pretty stupid, but be very, very aware of the gate. I tripped over the one at the bottom of our stairs when we first got it and I wasn’t used to it and was distracted-very badly scratched up my legs.
I get the One Step Ahead baby gear catalog, and they have a lot of different types of gates designed for open-plan houses. Also, there are some little fence things you can use to make a portable play area. Maybe that kind of thing will work. www.onestepahead.com
You could also use an exercise pen:
we bought a really cheap baby gate at Target. One, or maybe two would do the trick. It cost under $15.
I bought an extra- large gate from Target for about $30. It’s sturdy, wood framed. Have been using it since Sept. when we acquired a new puppy (Maguire). He likes to go up the stairs, but is afraid to go down the stairs. Best to limit his access to it altogther…