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Do you think my LO could fit through this?

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We recently moved our dog's crate (shih tzu, so he's small) into our laundry room to keep DD out of it. She has been obsessed with it since discovering it and likes to pull up on it. The crate is wire and the corners are sharp. We also keep our dog's food in his crate.

I've quickly discovered that it does not work to keep the door shut because that causes the dog to stand at the door and bark when he wants access to his crate. Leaving the door open, the baby can quckly and easily make her way to the crate (the laundry room is right off the living room and is in fact within my line of sight from this room).

So, I found this gate: https://www.amazon.com/Carlson-0941PW-Extra-Tall-Walk-Thru-White/dp/B000JJFNJK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1287499953&sr=8-6

The pet door opening is 10"x7". DD is actually very close to the same size as my dog, but I know she will grow eventually. lol. Now that I'm thinking about it, I don't know if this gate will keep DD out after all? I'm wondering if it's likely she could fit right through the pet door?? WDYT?

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Re: Do you think my LO could fit through this?

  • teeah22teeah22 member

    Our pet door is a medium size and he gets through it pretty easily, but if it were any smaller I don't think he could do it.  Really the only thing you could do would be to get it and see.  Oh and my LO found the dog bowls this week and is obsessed, so I feel for you.  Ours are in the laundry room, that gate might be just the thing actually...

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  • SingingmamaSingingmama
    You may get lucky and she may not realize that she can get through the door before she's too big to actually make it through the door. Plus, it'll take her longer to get through the pet door and so you'll have more time to catch her, tell her "no" and redirect her before she makes it to the kennel.
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  • mattandbekahmattandbekah
    Jack got stuck under our bed today, which I would have sworn there was NO way he could fit under.  These babies, they are sneaky! I could think that your LO could at least get good and stuck if not all the way through that door.
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  • mags1984mags1984
    That is the gate i currently have, and my DS can't fit through it but he could get stuck so we ended up keeping it latched shut and not using the pet gate part of it.
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