We do not have a door to our kitchen. Archway but no door. Problem is that the ferkling dog (Westie) insists on sneaking into the kitchen whilst Mrs Pounder is cooking my nightly banquet. It's just a matter of time before Mrs Pounder falls over the dog, breaks a leg and my meal is all over the floor. I will then have to go to bed hungry!
I'm looking for a gate of sorts that will just fold neatly away. Baby gates are a bit unsightly. Something like this.
Velcro.
Angle grinder.
Velcro? The angle grinder is good original advice. I knew I had come to the right group.
Wifi leash?
Is said westie a jumper or does he like to keep his paws on the ground? =
Or at most put front paws only onto something to try and see over.
We had one that was essentially a vertically mounted roller blind. The roller side was 2" or there abouts box the other side a full height 3/8"= dia bar. Fairly sturdy (designed to stop toddlers after all) but a small= dog might be able to push his way underneath. A google shows prices around =A3120 for a KiddyGuard, which I suspect might be more than you w= ant to pay. Adapt a window roller blind? But the blin material might not be =
sturdy enough to resist a nose underneath.
Is said westie a jumper or does he like to keep his paws on the ground? Or at most put front paws only onto something to try and see over.
We had one that was essentially a vertically mounted roller blind. The roller side was 2" or there abouts box the other side a full height 3/8" dia bar. Fairly sturdy (designed to stop toddlers after all) but a small dog might be able to push his way underneath. A google shows prices around £120 for a KiddyGuard, which I suspect might be more than you want to pay. Adapt a window roller blind? But the blin material might not be sturdy enough to resist a nose underneath.
She would not jump, I doubt that she would try to see over. A kiddy/baby guard would just look unsightly and be clumsy. Price is not a problem. I've thought about the roller bind stuff before and will put more thought into it. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Thanks for your thoughts.
How about a dog grid of metal mesh that the dog doesn't like walking over?
Owain
How about a dog grid of metal mesh that the dog doesn't like walking over?
Owain
I'm looking for something like in my link. Something that will fold neatly back.
I have a baby gate with a door in it for one of our archways. This has a childproof latch so that even the collie can't open it. This gate was a very cheap one from Lidl or Aldi, but just as good as Mothercare or whatever.
I had a folding gate for one of the kids, basically top and bottom rails with uprights like bannister rails, fixed one side but by lifting the other it collapsed from a rectangle into a parallelogram which could be clipped out of the way (but didn't like it much, in truth).
In other places I just use a sheet of plywood, low enough to be able to step over, but fitted to suitable structures so it can be easily removed if required.
Surely, Mrs Pounder is capable of falling over a dog gate as easily as falling over a dog? And what's so special about the kitchen? The dog's not a trip hazard in other rooms?
I've found it quite easy to train MIL's dog not to go into certain rooms in our house. It just takes a bit of patience. It's not a young dog, either.
Obviously, you have to be completely consistent. A dog can understand 'never go in the kitchen', but not 'do not go in the kitchen when Mrs Pounder is creating haute cuisine but it's okay if she is doing the washing'.
As things are going a sheet of plywood just might be an option. I just did not think it would be this difficult to find a fold away gate.
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The dog is a trip hazard in all of the rooms. She has this knack. The dog is a pedigree. Pedigrees are thick.
I once had custody of a weimeraner which was well into Educationally Sub-Normal territory.
Owain
I once had custody of a weimeraner which was well into Educationally Sub-Normal territory.
Owain
Do I really have to Google a "weimeraner"? My last dog was cross collie/lab. Most extraordinary dog. She did things that dogs just don't do. It still hurts ...
The trouble with the "scissors" type like the window gate is that they do not fold away completely, and need a 90 degree swivel to take them back against the wall. The various joints and bearings wear or work loose until the thing becomes more trouble than it is worth. Our step-over gates defeat both the Russell and the Collie without being particularly difficult to step over (although I have big strong "granny" handrails left over from when we had a resident granny which are useful for the one at the top of the stairs).
Cheers. Dunno what to do now.
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