Playpens that puppies can't jump or climb out of
Most open-top playpens are not tall enough to keep active puppies from jumping or climbing out. Additionally, poorly spaced grid designs can trap a puppy's paws, leading to dangerous and frightening situations.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using a crate instead
- 2Watching the puppy constantly
- 3Buying taller exercise pens or baby playpens from online retailers
- 4buy a solid wall pen
- 5buy a vertical slat pen
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I originally had a playpen for her before the crate and she jumped out of it the very first time I left her alone in it”source ↗
“I can't seem to find an open-top play pen taller than this.”source ↗
“twice has gotten his paw stuck in the grid and it has been awful- he has frantically cried and screamed.”source ↗
Where this came up
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