Climbing over the gate

[Madvelazquez]

I keep Dezi is the laundry room while I am at work. We have a door in the laundry room, but I put a gate so she can look out. She will be four months on the 12th. When I got home yesterday from work, (she usually starts barking when she hears the door) Dezi was really quiet. I figured she was sleeping. I go upstairs to laundry room and the gate is on, but Dezi is not in the laundry room. I walked into my bedroom and who is sleeping in her bed? She looks at me like "I was able to get out of the room". I have a potty in my master bedroom which she used. No mistakes on my carpet. I was impressed that she did not make any mistakes. I thought maybe my husband stopped by before going to the gym and forgot to lock her up. Anyway, husband comes home to get ready to go to the gym and I tell him Dezi was out. He said "maybe she climbed out" I told him I did not think so, she is 3.3 pounds and is still tiny and the gate is 27" high. Anyway, I decide to put her back in the laundry room and watch her. My husband and I are watching her and she pushes her back up with the back of the door and she climbs up the gate. As she gets to the top of the gate, she shakes a little and down she jumps. OMG, she can really hurt herself. I am going to try putting two gates and if that does not work, I will have to close the door while she is the laundry room. I could not believe Dezi was able to climb like a little monkey.

[chachi]

I am amaed by these little ones that can climb so far. Both of my yorkies are one year old and they never try to climb out of their xpen.

[kitty]

I have a litter of 5wk olds that are now trying to climb the gate. They only get part way up before I remove them. I am looking into getting a playpen for them so I won't have the gate. I am afraid they will really hurt themselves! They are great climbers!

[hunniebunnie]

yeap, they're little climbers they are. bunjee can climb outta his baby gate too. i had to get a 2nd gate. one really high one with bars only and place it in front of the one that he can climb then wait until he's too big to slip through the bars in the taller gate before i stopped double gating.

[Juliealfies mum]

I didnt realise they could climb!! Until I seen Villette's chanel climbing the tree!! I suppose if they want to do somthing enough they find a way!LOL

[Madvelazquez]

Great idea hunniebunnie, I never thought of doubling the gate. I have other gates around the house, I was going to put it on top of the the gate in the laundry room. I have one with bars, I am going to put it in front of the baby gate. I know she can't climb up that one. Thanks.

[lilannie]

LOL...they never cease to amaze us.....I have seen them doing that, I was a little concerned about Bailey and the gate. We have it set to keep him out of the kids bedrooms, because they are boys you never know what he may find on their floors. or under the bed lol...so far so good....lucky for us he doesn't seem to be a climber.

[Brandy101b]

My lil girl was 12 weeks old and climbed over the gate everytime I tried to put her in the laundry room... I got smart bought a play pen and bought a crib tent riged it up so she is caged in but the playpen and crib tent is see through. I covered the comfy bottom cushion with large trashbags and put down a towle, she is now 6 mths old NEVER has had an acciendent in her playpen and stays put LOL.. she has her bed, toys and food in there at all times I love it it was a brillant idea... Good luck with your lil escape artist!

[JeanieK]

Well what a little Hudini.

[shamrockx72]

haha...I believe it. My yorkie does the exact same thing. I also doubled the gates and although she cannot jump over them..she still tries. It's soo funny to watch. She runs and jumps and hits about half way up into the second gate, which is really high. I wouldn't put her past somehow getting over it one day.

[suninthesummer]

Can you put a sheet of something smooth like a thick cardboard on it so she can't get her little feet in it? My one hasn't figured out how to climb yet and I hope she doesn't!!

[ldenise]

Originally Posted by suninthesummer

Can you put a sheet of something smooth like a thick cardboard on it so she can't get her little feet in it? My one hasn't figured out how to climb yet and I hope she doesn't!!

my thought too. if you double the gate you should put something smooth on the bottom one. she now knows that she can climb it and will try with 2. the higher she goes the more dangerous it is for her.

[SnowWa]

I've been there. I put my new little pup in child's play pen the first week I had him - a pen with the mesh sides. He learned how to climb out that the first day. And, like you --- the scary part is their dropping or jumping off the other side.

He's confined to the kitchen now - so I crossed my fingers - but he hasn't gotten over the gate I'm using.

Some gates work better than others. A puppy can easily get over a gate that is formed with "squares" - where they can place their feet and just climb up and over. The gate I am using is totally horizontal - it is made of straight bars going up and down. So, he really has no place to plant his feet to get any climbing done.

But "never say never." I may still come home one day and find him running all over the house.

Good luck!

Carol Jean

[romeos mommy]

omg.. my baby is an acrobat too. the vet said becareful because xrays are $300.

[Madvelazquez]

Thanks for the advise. I am doubling the gate until I receive a horizontal one I ordered and yes, I am putting a thick blanket in between them so she does not get hurt. She is truly a little monkey. I bought her a port a pen and she climbs on top of it also. Here is a picture of her. She looks so innocent. She will be 4 months next week. This is her first bow.