I have the 36" x-pen and Desi jumped over it when the bed was on the other side, but has never tried to jump over it with nothing except floor on the other side. But once when he was very young, I had been gone and when I came into the Master Bathroom, Desi was standing on top of his soft crate and had one of his paws on the fence.I got there in time and then I took the crate out of his area and just put another dog bed in there instead.
I started Dolly in her 'gated community' when I got her. That is where I would put her when I go out. She has a puppy pad, food, water, bed, toys, etc. When I got Desi, I bought another pen and put it in the master bathroom where he has everything also. When I go out, they both run to their 'gated communities' and get the little treat telling them that I will be home as soon as I am done. They love it. Now, I did try to put Dolly is Desi's area for about 5 minutes while I was getting clothes out of the dryer and the carpet was wet. I came back and Dolly was so upset and she pooped all over the floor in Desi's area. I have tried putting Desi in Dolly's area if I dropped something glass and I need to clean it up (Dolly is close to the kitchen) and he has a fit because he doesn't want to be in there. I am thinking of trying to move Desi's pen closer to Dolly so that when I go out they will be by each other, but separated because Dolly is a free-feeder and Desi is a vacuum cleaner. I am not sure that is going to work though, because they are both very territorial right now. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 5:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Hello to everyone I kept Emiliano in a pen until I could trust that he was not going to chew up the house. I still put him in there at night and when people he doesn't know or like come over (the cleaning lady for one). I keep his sleeping tent, a water bowl, toys, and the litter box in there and lucky for me, never once has he tried to climb over.. Gloria
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