Petmate 8-Panel Wire Dog Exercise Pen with Door, Black

We bought three of the Petmate 8-panel wire dog exercise pens with doors, on a buy-two-get-one-free promotion. They aren't as sturdy as I was expecting, based on our use of several fences from another brand. But they do the job of fencing in a portion of our yard to enclose a space for our small dog. We haven't experienced any wet weather yet, but I hope they withstand rain without rusting, since they are vinyl coated.

I'm a new puppy. Almost 3 mos old and I need to be contained but not too restrained. This "x-pen" lets me see what is going on in the house without letting me run around like crazy (maybe even peeing inappropriately in multiple locations). My home has THREE x-pens. Works for me!

I've been trying to figure a way to block my big, strong determined dog from going upstairs. Heavy furniture, prickly pads on the stairs, you name it. But I set this wire pen up in a simple "V" at the bottom of stairs and put a elastic cord around one of the wires and around the banister. She can't budge it. Finally something that works! Great quality, sturdy, lots of ways to use it.

This pen is strong and easy to put up. I would definitely recommend it. I, however, made one small misjudgment about our new puppy, who is 8 weeks old now. I put her in the pen and as long as someone stays in the room with her at all times then it’s great to help keep her corralled. Unfortunately I made the mistake of leaving the room for a minute. Next thing I know, puppy is bouncing into the kitchen to greet me. Turns out the puppy is a great climber. Still glad I got it though. I have her toys in it and a washable pee pad under is (also bought from chewy) and it keeps puppy from chewing on things she shouldn’t.

This item is super flimsy and almost unusable. It is put together funny and folds up horribly. Very disappointed :(

I have rescue cats who have gradually trashed my house so I am reclaiming my spaces from them. I used this exercise pen to exclude the little rascals from a large room with no doors. It looks silly but works perfectly. It comes with hooks and connectors so you can configure and attach to things, It's light weight so is easy to get out of the way if needed and high enough to keep the brats from jumping over. thanks to petmate for making.

Easy to set up and also fold down for travel. My dog is very happy in his crate

I bought two of these 4’ers and put them together in my front yard. I like them because they are barely noticeable. I didn’t intend to redecorate my yard with them. I appreciate the fact that my tiny little dog can’t escape and my big half greyhound/half lab can’t jump over the top. So we can sit out front and enjoy a whole new world together.

We bought this as a recovery pen for our 50 lb pit mix after TPLO surgery. We chose this one because of its flexibility. And that part is great. We flipped it upside down so he doesn’t have to step thru. It’s doing exactly what we need it to. All of that said, if he were the type of dog to put pressure on the sides, I think he could easily knock the thing over, even if it was outside & staked to the ground. So all in all. It’s a decent pen if your dog is pretty chill. If you need something strong, this is not the pen for you,

I got this for my niece and her dog. Now I want one for my house. My niece had borrowed on until I purchased this one. She likes this one better and tells me it is sturdier than what she was using.