Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:32 pm Post subject: Stair Gate??
Hi All,
The breeder suggested getting a baby gate for the stairs to stop Charlie getting up and hurting himself.
I think this is a good idea and want to get one, as I would worry all the time that he fell down the stairs, also think its a good idea to prevent him from destroying/pooing/weeing.
The OH is not keen on the idea and thinks its unecessary.
Not only dangerous but also bad for thier hips and joints.
I suppose it depends where your strairs are as well. Ours are in our loarge tiled hall where we tend to leave the dogs when we go out.So with the stair gate up I know when we are out they are safe and not destroying things.
Honey at 11 weeks can get up the stairs now, she managed it when I wasn't watching and was struggling with the washing!! Little monkey.
It puts my mind at rest as I know she would be up them all the time given the chance xx
I have a baby gate on the bottom of my stairs, ive had it since Kaiser was a pup. I got it so that Kaiser wouldn't be able to go upstairs (unless with me) because like you i worried he might try go go up and end up hurting himself.
Kaiser is 3 now but we've kept the gate for the sake of Inca. I don't think she would want to go up the stairs even if she could cause she doesn't like going up or down steps, its mainly a precaution and its always better to be safe than sorry especially with a puppy's delicate joints.
We use one for Harvey. Our dogs have never been allowed upstairs so it's an easy way of getting them in the habit of staying downstairs if you don't want them up there. I also don't think it's good for the joints on puppies to be going down stairs a lot, because a lot of the dog's weight is put on the front legs when they are going down.
At some point we will remove our gate, but not yet. When we go to my in-laws Harvey runs up the stairs whenever he can and is always sticking his nose into everything!
we still have one and got one when tiber was a pup (infact it arrived the same day as our crate and the postie left it outside - god knows what our neighbours thought was gooing on when we had a baby gate and a cage (crate) delivered on the same day!!!
Grouse is not allowed upstairs and never has been (it is not a joint thing, just a preference thing). I have never used a stairgate for her. From day 1, she learnt upstairs was out of bounds and it saved me the hassle of a gate and the money to buy one and because she was taught and not forced by a barrier she also respects the rule in other peoples houses too
till have one at the bottom of my stairs, upstairs is the cats place of refuge if CJ decides to have a quick chase, which he does at times, he will go up if the gate is left open but thats to eat their food and investigate the trays
I don't have stairs in my house, but I have a baby gate across my bedroom door. Initially it was so my had 2 cats had somewhere they could get to and the dog couldn't follow.
I think it very much depends on the temperament of the pup. When Bracken was tiny she was a holy nightmare. She just went at everything at a million miles an hour and saying no was relentless. More recent pup wasn't nearly as pushy. A firm no that was memorable enough the first time, meant she didn't try whatever she'd been doing again.
I'd definitely stop your pup climbing the stairs when little, but whether you set about doing that with or without a stair gate is entirely up to your preference
Hi, My pup is now 11 weeks and we don't have a stair gate on the stairs, our children are runnining up and down all day and he does'nt follow at all.
We have not encouraged him to go up and he hasnt even tryed, if you set it from day 1 then he will not go up, however it may change once he reaches his rebelious stage :
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