May be a dumb question but...
Im seriously thinking about getting a circular gate pen for Dexter. Everything in ky home is puppy proofed and i feel safe letting him be loose, but when i sit in the living room and he is constantly running into the kitchen and dissapearing for long amounts of time...it makes me nervous. I like to be able to SEE what he is up to...overprotective new mom? Or am i heading in the right direction here?
-thanks guys, your input has been so helpful
Tasha
-thanks guys, your input has been so helpful
Tasha
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I think ours is from petsmart and ran abour $40ish... but one of the BEST investments we've ever made!
(Just looked at the petsmart website... maybe we paid a lot more than $40 (could have been $80+) but I still think it's worth it!)
Baby gates and Ex-pen are great for blocking off areas. What's nice is that ex-pens can have multiple uses. We have used our ex-pen for set up in hotel rooms and while visiting relatives.
If you have a yard it is also a great way to designate a potty spot for really young pups. We put the pups in on a regular schedule and if the go quickly they get to go outside in the bigger yard to play. Make sure if you have a jumper that you have a tall pen and a clipped cover to prevent escapes.
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Like Patrice mentioned, this really helps when we go on trips and have to leave them at either the hotel or our relatives house. It is their little safety area, and they always run right in, no matter where we are. I guess it sort of acts like a larger version of a crate. Also, since we have two, they can also serve to gate off an area as wide as 16 ft!
We never leave them alone for more than 5 hours, but they are pretty much always passed out sleeping whenever we come back, whether it is 45 minutes, or the whole 5 hours. I think they just attack their kongs, and then bum out!
What happened to me,
I actually get excited when I see things like fences and pens. I go to the hardware store and drool over anything with bars. LOL... I might be slightly crazy.