We've always had gates, but the one we have wouldn't do when we get a Yorkie, it could get through the bars, we will have to sort something else out.
In our past houses, we've had stable type doors(they look like normal doors), so that we could just open the top section to take parcels etc. It also meant we could leave it open to let a breeze in and not worry. When home alone, I felt safer with this type of door.
In our first home, we had a doggie room, where they slept and where we put them when we had lots of visitors (especially when there were lots of children and we couldn't watch, every move they made) My husband, converted that door to a stable door, which meant the dogs could get a breeze, see the guests, be talked too, but not touched. He made the bottom section a bit taller than usual. It had a low lock on the inside, which an adult could reach, but not a child.
All the dogs, would sit stay, when the door opened, but I liked the added protection. |