what play pen do you use, if any? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

y0rkiesR0ck · 03-06-2008, 06:23 AM

hi there!

i'm looking for the perfect play pen for Kash. i'm trying to train him and i need to confine him to a smaller space than my kitchen (but bigger than his crate). i don't want the octagon-shaped x-pens. i need something square or rectangular. i want it to be $50 or less. and it can't be mesh or cloth, and it can't have large spaces in between the bars (he's so small, he'd probably squeeze through).

what "play pens" do you all use?

Thanks!
Mae

crews81 · 03-09-2008, 10:27 AM

I found one at Target by Boots and Barkley that is a pop up type. It is really nice in that it collapses easily for travel. I take it with me to my parents when we go for supper so we can put Jasper up while we eat. IAt is about 3x2 and is nylon with a mesh window on both sides so you can see in. It also has a front door that zipped shut and is also mesh. It is rectangular in shape and is only around $27. Check it out on the Target website. We have really loved ours.

Gracie2006 · 03-09-2008, 10:30 AM

This one is a bit over your budget but it is the one I use for Holly, she can't climb out of it.

http://www.amazon.com/Richell-94115-Pet-Playpen-90...

patty58 · 03-09-2008, 10:32 AM

I don't have a recommendation but just thought I would share my experience. Murfee learned in about 2 days how to climb up the mesh sides of a playpen. I also got a zip up thingie for him and on the first time in it, he learned how to unzip it. Good luck

Jody Renfroe · 03-09-2008, 11:06 AM

I have two Graco Pack & Play playpens that I got at Target. I have one for the office and one for home! They work great.

crews81 · 03-09-2008, 12:30 PM

I have had Jasper to free himself from his zip up play pen but that was when he has been put in with the zippers meeting at the bottom. If you make the zipper meet at the top he stays put.

aquinn · 03-09-2008, 01:52 PM

Petsmart as a great white one in the small animals section. They have three different sizes and I believe the largest one is only $39. They also have coveres and linings for the bottom to secure against accidents. This has worked well for me. Mine is either 3 or 4 ft tall and has six 1 ft panels that you can shape however you would like.

4doggiemama · 03-09-2008, 03:18 PM

This is the one I use. Amazon.com: Iris 301515 CI-604 Commercial Grade...

Amazon.com: Iris 301515 CI-604 Commercial Grade...

poohchk25 · 04-01-2008, 12:48 AM

I was planning to purchase a graco play pen but I think it might crowd my room too much and I wonder if it's going to be enough space for my soon-to-arrive 3 lb yorkie. I was opting for something like the graco travel lite but the pricing on those is more than I want to spend on a playpen so I've been looking into xpens and the plastic playpens.

I have a question: When you're using the gated playpens, what do you use as flooring? I have wooden floors and I would hate to get them messed up because my baby decides to play with it, pee on it, etc. What do you advice to be good lining for the playpen?

a2luckygirl · 04-01-2008, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by patty58

I don't have a recommendation but just thought I would share my experience. Murfee learned in about 2 days how to climb up the mesh sides of a playpen. I also got a zip up thingie for him and on the first time in it, he learned how to unzip it. Good luck

That is Funny!

Well I got Cosco at Wal-mart for about $50! It folds up- has a little travel bag!It has mesh around all 4 sides! So far so good!

Yorkie Luv of 3 · 04-01-2008, 03:40 AM

i have a PetGear playpen and it works very well for what i need,,except for Trixie ,, who can climb out of anything but an enclosed crate!

deb22 · 04-01-2008, 09:30 AM

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I have two Graco Pack & Play playpens that I got at Target. I have one for the office and one for home! They work great.

Same here. $50.00. Unfortunately Penny hated it.

She prefered her crate. So I returned it. But it was a very nice playpen.

katelin · 04-01-2008, 09:43 AM

I use a baby playpen from Toys R Us. it is raised up off the floor, so you don't have to worry about your wooden floors. I put rubberized baby pads in the bottom to protect the pad and put a pee pad on one end and a bed on the other. There is room for water/food bowls too. So far this works well for whelping and raising puppies.

I have just ordered a pen without a bottom that is larger, and would like to know what people put in the bottom of their pens also. I have dark wood floors and am worried about keeping them clean and not ruining them too.

KimluvsLexie · 04-01-2008, 10:58 AM

On the bottom of our pen we just put a tarp that we got out of the fishing section and folded it to just slightly larger than the pen. It works great and thank goodness doesn't look too tacky

aquinn · 04-01-2008, 11:05 AM

My excersise pen came with a bottom matt, but I bet you could use a shower curtain liner to put it on.

03-06-2008, 06:23 AM	#1
y0rkiesR0ck YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 336	what play pen do you use, if any? hi there! i'm looking for the perfect play pen for Kash. i'm trying to train him and i need to confine him to a smaller space than my kitchen (but bigger than his crate). i don't want the octagon-shaped x-pens. i need something square or rectangular. i want it to be $50 or less. and it can't be mesh or cloth, and it can't have large spaces in between the bars (he's so small, he'd probably squeeze through). what "play pens" do you all use? Thanks! Mae __________________ Mae & Gus , Kash , Milan & Miss Kitty

03-09-2008, 10:27 AM	#2
crews81 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 5	Play Pen I found one at Target by Boots and Barkley that is a pop up type. It is really nice in that it collapses easily for travel. I take it with me to my parents when we go for supper so we can put Jasper up while we eat. IAt is about 3x2 and is nylon with a mesh window on both sides so you can see in. It also has a front door that zipped shut and is also mesh. It is rectangular in shape and is only around $27. Check it out on the Target website. We have really loved ours. __________________

03-09-2008, 10:30 AM	#3
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 3,850	This one is a bit over your budget but it is the one I use for Holly, she can't climb out of it.http://www.amazon.com/Richell-94115-Pet-Playpen-90... __________________ I love my precious babies Gracie and Holly! Gracie Wuvs Bailey! Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls!

03-09-2008, 10:32 AM	#4
patty58 Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: texas Posts: 4,835	I don't have a recommendation but just thought I would share my experience. Murfee learned in about 2 days how to climb up the mesh sides of a playpen. I also got a zip up thingie for him and on the first time in it, he learned how to unzip it. Good luck __________________ Patty, Murfee's Mommy Believe Everything Happens For A Reason

03-09-2008, 11:06 AM	#5
Jody Renfroe YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,375	I have two Graco Pack & Play playpens that I got at Target. I have one for the office and one for home! They work great. __________________ Scooter's Mom: PROUD MEMBER OF THE SPOILED ROTTEN CLUB

03-09-2008, 12:30 PM	#6
crews81 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 5	Play pen I have had Jasper to free himself from his zip up play pen but that was when he has been put in with the zippers meeting at the bottom. If you make the zipper meet at the top he stays put. __________________

03-09-2008, 01:52 PM	#7
aquinn Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 420	Petsmart Petsmart as a great white one in the small animals section. They have three different sizes and I believe the largest one is only $39. They also have coveres and linings for the bottom to secure against accidents. This has worked well for me. Mine is either 3 or 4 ft tall and has six 1 ft panels that you can shape however you would like. __________________ Tuck-Tuck is the best Tea-pot ever! Not to say the rest aren't totally awesome too I'm a Porky Yorky Lover

03-09-2008, 03:18 PM	#8
4doggiemama Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: KS Posts: 1,827	This is the one I use. Amazon.com: Iris 301515 CI-604 Commercial Grade... __________________ Joanne Rosie Cocoa Chipper Snowboy

04-01-2008, 12:48 AM	#9
poohchk25 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pomona Posts: 28	what do you use as lining for the xpens? I was planning to purchase a graco play pen but I think it might crowd my room too much and I wonder if it's going to be enough space for my soon-to-arrive 3 lb yorkie. I was opting for something like the graco travel lite but the pricing on those is more than I want to spend on a playpen so I've been looking into xpens and the plastic playpens. I have a question: When you're using the gated playpens, what do you use as flooring? I have wooden floors and I would hate to get them messed up because my baby decides to play with it, pee on it, etc. What do you advice to be good lining for the playpen?

04-01-2008, 03:40 AM	#11
Yorkie Luv of 3 Ayla now makes it 4!!! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana(home) & Texas(work) Posts: 1,707	i have a PetGear playpen and it works very well for what i need,,except for Trixie ,, who can climb out of anything but an enclosed crate! __________________ Cricket~Proud Petite Pup! Daisy~Proud TeaPot!! & Trixie ~Texas Girl & Ayla~Cherokee Baby! Yorkies!!! What's Not to Love!

04-01-2008, 09:43 AM	#13
katelin YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,395	I use a baby playpen from Toys R Us. it is raised up off the floor, so you don't have to worry about your wooden floors. I put rubberized baby pads in the bottom to protect the pad and put a pee pad on one end and a bed on the other. There is room for water/food bowls too. So far this works well for whelping and raising puppies. I have just ordered a pen without a bottom that is larger, and would like to know what people put in the bottom of their pens also. I have dark wood floors and am worried about keeping them clean and not ruining them too. __________________ KATELIN COCO RUBY BIZZY BEEJERSEY BOY SUMATRA and LATTE ghug:

04-01-2008, 10:58 AM	#14
KimluvsLexie YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Springfield Posts: 469	On the bottom of our pen we just put a tarp that we got out of the fishing section and folded it to just slightly larger than the pen. It works great and thank goodness doesn't look too tacky __________________ Kimberly Lee, parents of Lexie , Tucker , and Jordan

04-01-2008, 11:05 AM	#15
aquinn Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 420	My excersise pen came with a bottom matt, but I bet you could use a shower curtain liner to put it on. __________________ Tuck-Tuck is the best Tea-pot ever! Not to say the rest aren't totally awesome too I'm a Porky Yorky Lover