We live in a Chalet style home with open concept living-room kitchen. We've got 6 dogs who love hanging around in the kitchen, especially when my wife is there slicing tomatoes, carrots and other vegetables. Truthfully it's more like doughnuts, twinkies, brownies, cookies, cake.. but she's not going to read this review so I'm safe.. and you guys out there know what I'm talking about.
When I'm in the kitchen I can handle the dogs guys. I tell them to stay out in the living room and they stay out there. When the wife is in the kitchen they are all over the place in there.. walking around her.. tripping her.. in the way..etc. It only takes one stumble and you can tweak your back.. sending you to the Chiro or at least a week of painful back spasm misery. It's not the dogs fault.. they're just hopeful that maybe something might drop to the floor.. like all 8 cupcakes she had in her arms on the way to the computer to play Farmville. She's also not the type to be very strict with them.. so they just go ahead and do what they want when she's at home alone.
Anyways, She was talking about these versatile lightweight pet containment systems that can also be used as dividers and such. I hopped online and found this particular item. I checked it out.. then checked some others (more expensive..and smaller) then went back to this one. I (like you are doing) read through several reviews.. both the good and bad and decided this was the item that I needed. Ba-zoom! I pulled the trigger with 1-click and awaited it's arrival.
It qualified for free shipping so I went with that and it took several days.. so fast forward through that until the next paragraph
A couple hours ago it arrived and I drug the box inside... cut the packing tape and popped it open. I've gotta say one thing.. this whole system is chimp simple. Like my wife says, even I can figure this thing out. Each plastic panel connects to the other with a plastic connector rod that you can pull out.. and slap pack in with ease...FAST. You've gotta attach the doggie-door with the included metal hardware, screws and such.. which was a piece of cake. Not like that Metal Shed I bought a couple years ago which had a billion screws and required a degree in engineering to assemble. I finally hired a 12 year old to finish it for me.
So back to the pet pen.
It's together.. out there in the living room as I write this keeping my curious dogs from wandering about out in the kitchen. It works well guys.. and I'm serious about that. It assembles, disassembles with ease.. can be bent in all kinds of different configurations to suit the purpose. In our case that purpose would be from the wall..around the lazy boy.. a couple stability bends..wrap around the coffee table.. then to the patio doors. I got the 8 panel which is a hair longer than I really needed but for the price I couldn't beat it.. plus having a few bends in the barrier gives it a little more support. The dogs have been kinda testing it.. poking with their noses to see what they will be able to get away with when I'm at work. It will do the job.. hands down. We've got one Minpin, two Cocker Spaniels, Two English Setters and a Rottweiler/Boxer Mix. These guys won't jump over this pen.. and they're all UKC registered Agility Competitors who do the shows. If you've got a Great Dane then maybe you might need a modification of some sort. Same things applies if you've got an aggressive dog like a German Shepperd who tends to get a running start and ram the gate with his head. I've never heard of one doing this but there might be one out there who does.. and that guy might write a bad review for this product. Not to mention going on to write a bad review for his new Norelco Razor that does a lousy job cutting the lawn Naturally, such a pet with that habit would require something different like steel panels that are double bolted through the floor of the house.
That concludes my review. I'm just an average guy who needed something to keep our pets from tripping and harassing my wife when she was baking and this plastic pen rig will get the job done.. especially through Thanksgiving/Christmas. We are good to go!
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This Item  IRIS USA Dog Playpen, Exercise Pet Playpen with Door, 8-Panel, 34" H, Frosty White |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | Currently unavailable. | $109.99 | -5% $132.99 List: $139.99 | -18% $89.99 List: $109.99 | $39.32 | $49.99 |
| Delivery | — | Get it as soon as Sunday, May 19 | — | Get it as soon as Sunday, May 19 | Get it as soon as Sunday, May 19 | Get it as soon as Sunday, May 19 |
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| Easy to fold | ||||||
| For potty training | ||||||
| Sold By | — | MEEPOLINK | GumiSeao | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
| material | Plastic | Metal | Plastic | Plastic | Metal | Plastic |
| size | 34''H | 32 inch | — | 8 Panel w/ door | Extra 2 panel | 4 Panel w/ door |
| closure type | Latch | Latch | Foldable | Latch | Latch | Latch |
| shape | Square | Octagonal | Rectangular | Square | Square | Square |
| assembly required | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| style | With Door | Dog Playpen for Indoor Use | Portable,Indoor,Outdoor | Playpen | 2 add on panels | 4 Panel |
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Perfect Playpen for our Newest Puppy!
I purchased the IRIS 34" White 8-Panel Pet Playpen for a new puppy my family recently adopted. I wanted a product that was tall enough so she wouldn't jump out, sturdy enough to withstand a puppy or my larger dogs jumping against it, and something made of plastic as I didn't want a metal pen which could scratch my floors if it moved around with a puppy jumping against it. This product meets and exceeds my expectations! Getting a new puppy can be just as hard or harder than tending to a new baby, and it's great to have a place to put our new puppy for a few minutes if mom or dad need to complete chores around the house, go upstairs/to another room, or relax for a minute without having to fully tend to a puppy.Firstly, the assembly was extremely easy to put together. The only true assembly is attaching the hinges and latches for the door (see photos below of both the hardware as well as a close up of the fully assembled playpen), as well as popping in a few rubber bumpers for the bottom of the panels (so they reduce sliding and don't scratch floors). I was able to assemble within 15 minutes.I love the look, and it has performed well with a medium sized energetic puppy. I could envision using this to put our puppy in if I were leaving the house to run an errand as I have no doubt it would be able to contain her. As a tip, I placed an old comforter as a base to put the playpen on, for puppy comfort. It's large enough to put down a puppy pee pad, bed, water and food dish, and still have ample room for our pup. I rate this a perfect 5/5 for many reasons! Thank you for reading and rating my review!
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