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baby / dog gates

Project by Peloton posted 298 days ago 492 views 1 time favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Ok, we don’t have any children, but we do have two small dog-like critters. The goal was to keep them out of the rooms with carpet so I made these dog-gates. Didn’t take too long and looks better than the plastic ones you buy at the stores. Bonus, you can simply step over them as well.

-- “I'm thinking about it, ... I'm thinking it's the best way to piss [the French] off.” -Lance Armstrong


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lew

4405 posts in 633 days


posted 298 days ago

Wish you had made this earlier so I could have copied it. The puppy is now big enough to roam free.

Great looking project!

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ProutyBoy

22 posts in 636 days


posted 298 days ago

Very nice, but you put them in backwards. The dogs are still on the carpet. Maybe try turning the gates around.

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GaryK

9496 posts in 866 days


posted 298 days ago

Looks pretty good.

It would only work with dogs though. You need vertical bars to keep kids from climbing over.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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BarryW

869 posts in 784 days


posted 298 days ago

Those little beggers look way smart like they’ll learn how to jump the fence…keep an eye out for surprises…

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.

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lumberknowledgist

30 posts in 312 days


posted 297 days ago

That does look like a nice dog gate, but I also agree with GaryK about the kids. The Baby Gate I just built is a similar design but has the vertical slats so our little climber can’t escape. I like your criss-cross pattern though. How did you joing those to the frame?

-- Jason

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fredf

315 posts in 588 days


posted 297 days ago

What breed is the one with the teddy bear face and the fuzzy tail?? unusually cute

-- Fred, Springfield, Ma

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jim1953

1561 posts in 720 days


posted 297 days ago

Great Lookin Gate and Dogs

-- Jim, Kentucky

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Peloton

27 posts in 313 days


posted 297 days ago

lumberknowledgist: I joined the criss-cross pieces with glue and a pin-nailer. Hidden inside the framework are some blocks for the nails and stability.

fredf: If you shave a Pomeranian, that’s what’s underneath. You’ll notice his right eye doesn’t glow in the camera flash as he’s blind in that eye. His name is Barney Fife (Barney). His Chihuahua buddy is Captain Jack Sparrow (Jack). They’re both around 8 years old, we think. They’re rescue so we aren’t certain of their ages.

-- “I'm thinking about it, ... I'm thinking it's the best way to piss [the French] off.” -Lance Armstrong

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dan_fash

35 posts in 304 days


posted 297 days ago

I like the gate, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be much of a deterrant to my Doberman

-- "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most logical explantion is that I was made for another world." -C.S. Lewis

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