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RingosMom · 03-04-2012, 05:23 PM

Hi everyone,

I'm new here, and I hope I'm putting this thread under the correct topic! I adopted a 4 month old Yorkiepoo from a rescue about a week ago. He is the sweetest dog and had been doing GREAT until I gave him his Drontal last night. Ever since he has been extremely hyper, clingy, whiny, and barking at an ear-piercing pitch if I leave him gated in the kitchen. I'm sure it's the medicine, as he has been doing wonderfully up until now. Last night he discovered that he could jump over the baby gate, and my husband found him in our upstairs hallway when he woke up. Thank God he did not get into any trouble while he was on the loose as far as I can tell. Needless to say, this dog does not want me out of his sight, and I'm pretty sure it's because he's not feeling well

Anyway, we replaced the gate with an extra tall baby gate that we had. He is unable to jump over it, but he IS able to stick his head in between the bars. He tries to wiggle his body through, but I think he's a bit too chubby to be successful. I've observed him doing this twice and both times he was able to free himself, but it kind of freaks me out. Do you think this gate is unsafe for him? It's the type made from metal bars that you can get from places like PetSmart. I'm just terrified that he'll injure himself during the night. We were planning to gate him in the kitchen rather than crate train (and he's been doing great until now), but I will do the crate thing if that's the only way to keep him safe. In his current state I don't think he'll do any better in a crate, though.

03-04-2012, 05:23 PM	#1
RingosMom Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Syracuse, NY, USA Posts: 13	Is a baby gate safe for my puppy? Hi everyone, I'm new here, and I hope I'm putting this thread under the correct topic! I adopted a 4 month old Yorkiepoo from a rescue about a week ago. He is the sweetest dog and had been doing GREAT until I gave him his Drontal last night. Ever since he has been extremely hyper, clingy, whiny, and barking at an ear-piercing pitch if I leave him gated in the kitchen. I'm sure it's the medicine, as he has been doing wonderfully up until now. Last night he discovered that he could jump over the baby gate, and my husband found him in our upstairs hallway when he woke up. Thank God he did not get into any trouble while he was on the loose as far as I can tell. Needless to say, this dog does not want me out of his sight, and I'm pretty sure it's because he's not feeling well Anyway, we replaced the gate with an extra tall baby gate that we had. He is unable to jump over it, but he IS able to stick his head in between the bars. He tries to wiggle his body through, but I think he's a bit too chubby to be successful. I've observed him doing this twice and both times he was able to free himself, but it kind of freaks me out. Do you think this gate is unsafe for him? It's the type made from metal bars that you can get from places like PetSmart. I'm just terrified that he'll injure himself during the night. We were planning to gate him in the kitchen rather than crate train (and he's been doing great until now), but I will do the crate thing if that's the only way to keep him safe. In his current state I don't think he'll do any better in a crate, though.