Me again. Has anyone used something like this for a puppy? http://www.babydan.com/page1073.aspx?recordid1073=190 I was thinking I could put across our kitchen dining area to keep puppy safe when I'm out. Or a puppy pen if anyone has any thoughts ideas. I'm not planning on being out without pup much in the first few weeks but may need to do 1/2 hour school runs. X
A barrier is a fine thing to use, as long as it can't be knocked over. That'd be my only worry with the kind of thing in the link you gave. How big is the gap/doorway to the room you want to leave the puppy in? If it's too big to bridge with a baby gate (the kind that you put in a normal doorway) then a pen might be a better option.
This is an excellent puppy pen https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ellie-Bo-M...=UTF8&qid=1471627827&sr=8-4&keywords=Ellie+Bo ...
It's really nice looking but my worry would be that it doesn't actually attach to anything? I'd think a pup (unless he's really small and calm) would simply push it over or go around or over it. I always did the puppy x-pen thing (see Boogie/Mags' link above - that's a really lux one) for when I was home, then pop in the crate for short periods when I couldn't be there to supervise. Also prefer the x-pen/crate vs a barrier as then the rest of your room has to be super puppy proof. I made a rookie mistake with my first puppy thinking the room was 100% safe (no electrical outlets, cords, etc.) plus he was older and not a chewer, but I still came home to "lightly gnawed on" wooden window sills. He was a creative one! They were ugly sills anyway, so maybe he was just helping me with my home deco.
I had a similar room divider to the baby dan one you mention when my children were babies and it came with attachments to fit it to the wall at either end. When I sold it the person who bought it did so for a puppy! I think it would work if you puppy proof the area you are sectioning off!
Of course, some puppies can climb! This was Twiglet. Guide dog pups are de-crated at 6 months anyway so we just de-penned early when she learned to climb out! Luckily she wasn't a chewer.
Love this! Is a puppy pen worth the price tag? Can't imagine how it will fit into daily life. We go on holiday on Monday so will need to order before then as we get Storm 2 days after we get home. Eek
It is for me as I have a new pup every year, but a crate is just as effective. A crate, potentially, means more getting up in the night. Depends how much you value your sleep ..
We did a puppy pen and crate to begin with and then went to just the pen. Winnie is just over 5 months now and we have been able to remove the pen. Luckily she's not a chewer, we do have a baby gate across the kitchen and one on the landing. The great thing about the pen was we knew she was safe if we needed to have her unsupervised, fortunately we were able to move the table from the dining room so a very large pen was put in there. It worked really well for us and Winnie was happy
I have a pen like the one above and it's been great. Molly goes in it at night and it was big enough to put pads at one end when she was younger. Its quite exhausting in the early days watching them all the time and it provides some respite. Its also good to know that puppy and your house sre safe when you go out.
I still have it separating the family room from the kitchen even though now Cooper has the run of the whole house. It worked wonderfully .... agree it was a huge area....the whole family room but it is tiled so it was easy to clean up. I also used to put him in his crate at night. Another thing he doesn't use anymore!
I enjoy watching Wood working youtube videos and I seen this one which I have built myself for Stryker. Best part is, as he grows, I can add to it making it higher and larger. I've already had to make it higher because he figured out he could use his head to pull himself up and over so now that I've added to the height when he stands on his back legs his front feet or head can reach the top.
