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Originally Posted by ezYorkie  OK, that seems like a good idea. What size should I get for the playpen for my tiny dog? Is 33 inch too small to house the bed and the potty pads? |
I have three playpens, all have their pros/cons.
Iris playpen - 35x35 looks very cute, has a door - was worthless at containing my puppy, as the horizontal bars made a ladder, and she scaled the wall and escaped it..and risked injury falling from the top of it. So, personally, I wouldnt recommend it.
Pet Gear travel lite 36" playpen- folds up small so easy to take places. But, I walked into the room to find my puppy in trying to climb the wall, had flipped it on its side and was walking it around my living room, much like a hamster in a ball! So i dont use it unsupervised. Some puppies will also chew through these fabric pens. I mainly use it during the summer in my fenced in backyard, as a shaded area for her to go inside. This is the one i take to friends homes because its so light and portable.
North States Superyard- this is a baby playpen i bought at a big box store late one night after an emergency visit when my previous yorkie broke her leg. It works great and is hands down my fav, as neither of my pups scaled the walls of it. I also liked that you can remove panels. When ZoE was a tiny puppy i just used four panels, as she grew i added the other two. I also used this one after ZoE's spay to confine her when needed. It folds up, but is still pretty chunky to store compared to others, so not travel friendly size.
Remember there may be other times you'll want/need to use a playpen, other than just puppyhood, such as after spaying or other surgeries, after any injury, when people are over and you dont want to risk injury to your small dog by her underfoot but still want her included, and if you visit family and friends and dont want her having unsupervised run of their homes as people often have dangerous items laying around (meds,candy/gum with xylitol, chocolate, etc.) you wouldnt want your dog getting into. So dont necessarily go for the cheapest quality that wont hold up over her lifespan.