ourwully Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 When I first got Juno we also got two cats so we had to keep them apart for a while. I had an old piece of clear plastic so I put some hinges on it and made a permanent gate from the sunroom to the rest of the house. Now that the cats and Juno get along okay I still left the gate up as it is useful at times when I want to confine Juno to a smaller space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloria Atwater Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 So I have been evaluating my sitation that past few days, and doing a little work on some things. I am inclined to believe preventing access is the best method for now, I have gone back to crating her for the past week and have noticed when I get ready to leave she promptly walks over to her crate and lays down in it. I am hoping to interprit this voluntary and calm reaction to be that she does not mind her crate and is content to be there while I am gone. Do ya'll think this is the case? Even if I ask her 'go to your crate' she will calmly walk or jog to her crate and settle down promptly. This takes care of prevention while I am not there, for while I am in the house she is polite and does not follow me into the kitchen. However since she has taken to keeping me in her sights I have placed her pillow in a new location that can be seen from the kitchen and have insisted on her being there everytime I enter the kitchen. Is this teaching her that only while I am in the kitchen she isn't allowed, but when I am not she has free roam, or would her brain even work like that? About these x-pens I assume they range in sizes, but from the picture Betsy posted that looks flimsy, could they not knock it over or flat out jump it? I do have a dog gate, more like a puppy or baby gate that stands wedge between the door jam, but she has learned she can easily jump that. I understand some work must be done to help her understand she needs to stay one the side I put her on of whatever gate or pen I use, just wondering how to go about doing that. I think it may help pattern her to the idea that she isn't allowed in the kitchen, but I don't know that she'd take that to mean she's not allowed when you're not there. Per her crate behavior - that's fabulous! My dogs all love their crates and even the grown ones, ages almost-6 and 7, still choose to sleep in theirs with the doors left open. Done correctly, they begin to think of their crates as their den or safe place. As for X-pens, they range in height up to about 4 feet tall. Heavy, then, but they are long enough - about 16 feet total - that you can fold up either end to create a pretty sturdy barrier. Plus you can install hooks in a door frame to help hold them. I like the plastic trellis idea, though! Light, nice to look at, easy to fasten to a wall or door frame for sturdiness, and you can cut to size. ~ Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloria Atwater Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Here is a quick example of a 3-foot x-pen set up as a bedroom door barrier. (At a friend's house, so just staging for example.)Each folding section of the x-pen is @ 24 inches, so you can fold it various ways to make it less susceptible to being knocked over. ~ Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDFOSTER Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I love the trellis idea. May have to try this! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket's mom Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Saw this on pinterest and thought I would share! I'm guessing a determined dog might chew through the trellis http://www.imaginemechanix.com/2013/07/pet-barrier/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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