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Piper can scale her pen! We have a plastic pen for piper to play in when we are gone. It has plenty of room for her pee pad, bed, and a play area. It is 3 feet tall I believe. We came home the other day and were greeted at the door by both dogs. Cute, but what? So, I thought our great dane, Lucy, was helping Piper out of her pen while we were gone. Today I put Lucy in her crate and piper in her pen. Well, she got out again. I don't want her to hurt herself but I dont want to leave her in a crate while we are gone because she does great with the pee pads. Should I look into a taller pen? I think I can get a 4 foot off of ebay. Dang smart dogs! LOL! |
Mia is a climber not to mention has some real spring in the rear shocks. I worry about them getting hurt. She can nearly jump over the 30" gate. |
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There are pens with tops, that might be a better option than a taller pen. |
Well, I'm not 100% she is climbing or jumping. LOL! Either way its time to think of something else. |
Fortunately, my Bailey doesn't climb. But if yours is climbing, please be careful that her collar and tags do not get caught on the sides of the pen. Good luck!! |
Oh no, no collar or tags in the pen. If she did have them on it would be a cat/break away collar. |
How about something like this?  Amazon.com: Pink Grid Pet Tent Exercise Pen... I've heard others have used it with great success. |
It's hard to see, but my husband shot this video for me tonight. Now we know how she does it. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. |
There's nothing on your link. |
Try that |
The little stinker!! She's one determined puppy I'll give you that. The one with the top may work, and the taller one you said you saw could work too. |
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Oh, Hey! I kinda like that!! Thanks!:D |
I've seen people with jumpers/climbers suggest those. If I would have known they were only around $20-$30 I might have gotten one of those instead of the one I have, which is just like yours. |
Luckily we had this one from when our kids were younger and we use it around the Christmas tree so it has been worth the money! I think I may get that pink one off amazon...I am loving it! |
I've actually heard of puppies who've gotten their paws caught in x-pens while attempting an escape and suffered a broken leg in the process :( In the meantime when you need to be away, I would probably put Piper in a bathroom or laundry room with the door shut just until you can find an alternative x-pen solution. These lil' darlings are very much the masterminds, aren't they?:rolleyes::D |
Okay, I found one that is 42 inches in diameter and one that is 53 inches in diameter. I need one that can have her pee pad tray and her bed in it with enough room in between to keep her comfortable. Which one would you get? Also keep in mind I plan on getting another yorkie or 'morkie' eventually. This means I can take her on vacation with us! |
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I know! That is why I love her though! LOL!! Okay, I think i need to get the 52" but I want to be sure as it is more expensive. I have found a 42", 45", and a 52" I made a diagram on the floor using paper tape measures (I'm at work LOL!!) and I think the 52" is the way to go. The pee pad tray I use is the one you can get from Petsmart. |
I have one of those pee pad trays too. It keeps my boy from peeing on the wall somehow. |
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My granny's pup use to climb out .....she was a tiny little thing too. She got a mesh playpen-climbed that too. She ended up having my crafty uncle make a cover to place over the top. |
Boy that is one determined girl!! My Benjamin did the same thing when he was tiny....i had to go and get a taller pen, but i wish i had seen the one from ebay...i like the idea with the lid! Good luck! Hopefully, she wont decide to chew her way out!! :eek::D |
Pippin was a climber. We have one of the wire fold-up exercise pens and he would pull the walls inward and then scale up by putting his feet on both sides. We ended up having to get a top for the pen. Not only did it cover the top to discourage the climbing, but it hooked on so he could no longer pull the pen inward. He was soooo smart! Lyric has been using the pen in a rectangular shape (not square like when we used it with Pippin) and she hasn't gotten out yet. She also can't pull it inward like he could because it's wedged between our dining room table and a hutch. Hoping she doesn't figure out a way to get out because the top only works if the exercise pen is in a square shape, and we have no where to put it in our house! Good luck! |
Just happened to the pup of a friend of mine! 4 fractures in its tiny leg. Everybody was so upset. Once our Pepper started the climbing out of his pen, we removed it, for that very reason and now he is confined in room only (and loves it). I suppose, lid on pen would be alternative, otherwise. |
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♥YORKIERESCUE.com♥ Donating Member I've actually heard of [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]puppies[/COLOR][/COLOR] who've gotten their paws caught in x-pens while attempting an escape and suffered a broken leg in the process Sorry, the quote did not show up in my reply. It refers to this post.:( |
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