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Gracie2006 · 03-15-2008, 02:30 PM

It took her 3 months, but she finally did it. She climbed out of this this morning. Not once, but 3 times! She gets in the corner, jumps and puts her paws over the edges, then somehow pulls herself out. I am at my wits end. I am ready to try a pet tent. I thought about using a baby play pen turned upside down. Do you think she would chew through the sides of that?

Shelby&Seymour · 03-15-2008, 02:59 PM

OH my!!!...... Houdini Holly is so talented!!! I have no ideas...... it is too bad that the new pen wasn't a little taller that she couldn't reach the top! You may have to custom make one (or have one made).

kwaymon · 03-15-2008, 03:10 PM

LOL! I'm waiting for Tucker to be able to get out of his. Hubby's a contractor, maybe he could fashion me some type of lid when the time comes

Sorry about your little escape artist. I had an extreme jumper, he had to be crated. Nothing else was trustworthy. We also had a poodle/ terrier mix when I was a kid that figured out how to open his wire crate with his teeth. We had to start padlocking it. SHEESH!

yorkiepup2 · 03-15-2008, 03:16 PM

Does that pen have a bottom to it?

AprilLove · 03-15-2008, 03:23 PM

I like the looks of that pen. It took her three months before she could jump out? How old is she?

Gracie2006 · 03-15-2008, 05:33 PM

The pen does not have a bottom. Holly is almost 6 months old. I ordered some fish netting to try to tie over the top of it in hopes that will contain the little bugger!

Buddy-licious · 03-15-2008, 05:57 PM

How about this one....it has a cover?

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...en-us%26sa%3DN

pea496 · 03-15-2008, 06:29 PM

Conner is also a jumper. He could get out of anything without a top. I bought him the biggest cage from Petco. He has a lot of room for his bed, food and toys. It has a bottom on it, so I put a fleece blanket on the floor. He has room for potty pads, but does not use them now. Now he has a lot more room to play.

Bizzymammabee · 03-15-2008, 06:34 PM

A lady from a chat that I used to be on would not buy pens but she had hubby make them. She used pvc piping and the joints that they sell to make it. Doing it that way you can totally customize how high it will be. Then you use bag ties to secure the mesh garden sidings to it. Very cheap to make and easy. I used the same stuff when my son was a little baby to make what looked like a soccer goal post for the end of the driveway where I didn't want him to go.

Gracie2006 · 03-15-2008, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddy-licious

How about this one....it has a cover?

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...en-us%26sa%3DN

This looks like a great possibility, thanks. I would like something large enough for Gracie and Holly to share, but something Holly can't climb out of.

kalina82 · 03-15-2008, 07:10 PM

they make pens as high as 48 inches tall. maybe try something taller that she can't reach the top of and maybe put a sheet or blanket over the sides so she can't get a foot hole to use to climb

baby bellas mom · 03-15-2008, 07:19 PM

i have been looking for a way to give my baby some exercise time too. i just cant make up my mind. i want one big enough and most arent that big. hope this one will work for you.

kalina82 · 03-15-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by baby bellas mom

i have been looking for a way to give my baby some exercise time too. i just cant make up my mind. i want one big enough and most arent that big. hope this one will work for you.

the metal ones can be connected together or you can just buy some extension panels. i was thinking about getting 2-3 to hook together for the backyard since mine isn't fenced in.

yorkiepup2 · 03-15-2008, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Gracie2006

The pen does not have a bottom. Holly is almost 6 months old. I ordered some fish netting to try to tie over the top of it in hopes that will contain the little bugger!

Be careful of the fish netting. She might get caught in it.......personally, I wouldn't do that. Have you tried a wire crate? They have a tray on the bottom for easy cleaning, there are no openings, and she can see through it.

03-15-2008, 02:30 PM	#16
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa Posts: 4,541	Dang nab it! It took her 3 months, but she finally did it. She climbed out of this this morning. Not once, but 3 times! She gets in the corner, jumps and puts her paws over the edges, then somehow pulls herself out. I am at my wits end. I am ready to try a pet tent. I thought about using a baby play pen turned upside down. Do you think she would chew through the sides of that? __________________ Gracie loves Bailey. Holly loves Tucker. Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls.

03-15-2008, 02:59 PM	#17
Shelby&Seymour "& Seeger, too" Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,169	OH my!!!...... Houdini Holly is so talented!!! I have no ideas...... it is too bad that the new pen wasn't a little taller that she couldn't reach the top! You may have to custom make one (or have one made). __________________ Happy Fall Y'all! 🎃

03-15-2008, 03:16 PM	#19
yorkiepup2 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 789	Does that pen have a bottom to it? __________________ Kali and Nikki's Mommy

03-15-2008, 03:23 PM	#20
AprilLove My Three Hearts Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wrapped around their paws :-) Posts: 7,190	I like the looks of that pen. It took her three months before she could jump out? How old is she? __________________ MaryKay AprilLove Wubs Moosie R.I.P. Bailey & BitsyRoo

03-15-2008, 05:33 PM	#21
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa Posts: 4,541	The pen does not have a bottom. Holly is almost 6 months old. I ordered some fish netting to try to tie over the top of it in hopes that will contain the little bugger! __________________ Gracie loves Bailey. Holly loves Tucker. Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls.

03-15-2008, 03:10 PM	#18
kwaymon YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Posts: 699	LOL! I'm waiting for Tucker to be able to get out of his. Hubby's a contractor, maybe he could fashion me some type of lid when the time comes Sorry about your little escape artist. I had an extreme jumper, he had to be crated. Nothing else was trustworthy. We also had a poodle/ terrier mix when I was a kid that figured out how to open his wire crate with his teeth. We had to start padlocking it. SHEESH!

03-15-2008, 05:57 PM	#22
Buddy-licious Donating YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Charlotte,nc Posts: 1,976	How about this one....it has a cover? http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...en-us%26sa%3DN __________________ Rhonda, Buddy-licious and Sammie

03-15-2008, 06:29 PM	#23
pea496 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,511	Conner is also a jumper. He could get out of anything without a top. I bought him the biggest cage from Petco. He has a lot of room for his bed, food and toys. It has a bottom on it, so I put a fleece blanket on the floor. He has room for potty pads, but does not use them now. Now he has a lot more room to play. __________________ Conner - my best buddy

03-15-2008, 06:34 PM	#24
Bizzymammabee Luvs Lulu Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 6,931 Blog Entries: 1	A lady from a chat that I used to be on would not buy pens but she had hubby make them. She used pvc piping and the joints that they sell to make it. Doing it that way you can totally customize how high it will be. Then you use bag ties to secure the mesh garden sidings to it. Very cheap to make and easy. I used the same stuff when my son was a little baby to make what looked like a soccer goal post for the end of the driveway where I didn't want him to go. __________________ Lulu will always be in my heart

03-15-2008, 07:10 PM	#26
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	they make pens as high as 48 inches tall. maybe try something taller that she can't reach the top of and maybe put a sheet or blanket over the sides so she can't get a foot hole to use to climb __________________ Kellie and Morgan

03-15-2008, 07:19 PM	#27
baby bellas mom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: florida Posts: 179 Blog Entries: 1	i have been looking for a way to give my baby some exercise time too. i just cant make up my mind. i want one big enough and most arent that big. hope this one will work for you.