Four Paws Smart Essentials Wood & Mesh Pet Gate

The Four Paws Smart Essentials Wood & Mesh Pet Gate is a hardwood frame with a plastic mesh panel across it, which makes it much lighter than a solid wood gate and lets you see through to the other side.

Key Features

• 24 inches high and expands from 26 to 42 inches wide
• Hardwood frame with a plastic mesh panel
• Rubber bumpers that protect the walls and frame
• Pressure mounted - no tools required

How A Pressure Gate Works

• Four rubber-tipped bolts push against the frame and hold the gate by friction. Nothing is screwed into the wall, so nothing is damaged
• That friction is also the limit. A pressure gate holds against a dog leaning on it; it does not hold against a dog throwing itself at it
• Tighten the bolts evenly and re-check them every few weeks. They work loose, and a loose pressure gate is the one that falls over

Low And Light Has Limits

• At 24 inches this is the shortest gate in the range. It suits small dogs, puppies, cats being kept out of a room and small animals
• A medium dog will step over it and a determined one will go through the mesh. Match the gate to the animal honestly
• Mesh is also chewable. A puppy left alone with it may well test that

Where A Gate Should And Should Not Go

• Never use a pressure-mounted gate at the top of a staircase. Pressure gates can be pushed out of the frame, and a gate that gives way at the top of stairs is worse than no gate at all. Hardware-mounted gates are the only safe choice there
• This is a pet gate, not a certified child safety gate. If a toddler uses the same doorway, buy a gate tested to the child standard instead
• Check the gate from your dog's side. A determined climber or a dog that can get its nose under the bottom rail will treat any gate as a puzzle rather than a barrier

Good To Know

• The previous description for this listing described it as solid hardwood throughout. The frame is hardwood; the panel is plastic mesh
• This item is currently out of stock