Pet Gear Octagon Pet Pen with Removable Top for Cats and Dogs Review

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The PET GEAR OCTAGON PET PEN is a snap to set up. It's basically one piece actually two if you count the zip on cover that folds up and pops open for an easy to use den for your cat or dog, while on the road.

I just got a Shiba Inu puppy in October and I bought the PENTAGON PEN to use in my office because I wanted a secure place for her while I'm working. I'm one of the lucky folks who can bring their pets to work, so that's what I use it for.

My puppy has a regular metal crate at home for potty training and sleeping in, so this is just her home-away-from-home den, which she naps in, plays in, and eats lunch and has her snacks in.

It's been pretty durable so far, and like I say it's easy to set-up: just unfold and the PENTAGON PEN will pop open. It has a floor covering, so you don't have to worry about putting something down on the floor before using it, which makes it great for outdoors or inside on carpet. There's a zippered door that can be closed or opened for easy access and the mesh windows all around give your pet a room with a view, but also comfort and security.

I wouldn't recommend the PET GEAR OCTAGON PET PEN for use with potty training, however. The inside is too large and you can't section areas off, which means your pup can just go to the other side to do his/her business, but it isn't so large that it would qualify as an exercise pen. That's why I say that this is more of a temporary use type of thing rather than something that your pet could use long term. If you are shopping around and looking at the various dens/kennels that are available, particularly if you're shopping for the arrival of your new puppy, I would suggest getting Midwest Life Stages Double-Door Folding Metal Dog Crate, 36 Inches by 24 Inches by 27 Inches. That crate is metal and can be divided and expanded to fit your puppy when he/she gets older.

The PET GEAR OCTAGON PET PEN is pretty light-weight, even when fully opened up, so you can move it around easily.

I deducted one-star because on the inside of pen, there are two vinyl tabs that are reinforcements for the external pocket. This is simply irresistible to a dog or puppy and I've caught my Shiba eagerly chewing on them. The tabs aren't sewn flush against the inside of the pen and so they have edges that are too easily grabbed by a dog's teeth to play tug with. I've sprayed bitter apple on them to stop the chewing, but I'm sure in time this will prove to be the weakest link in this pen. I would have preferred no external pocket and no tabs because everything else inside the crate/pen is pretty secure, i.e. all seams are covered, etc.

Anyway, it's great for temporary use as in office or travel but I don't think this will hold up to stand alone use unless you already have a well-behaved, toilet-trained pooch, who doesn't jump around too much.

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We bought this pen for our 5 month old Wheaten Terrier. The first few times she was fine but after about a week or so she figured out that she could tip it over and escape relatively easily by jumping up on one side. She's a little too big to put the roof on so for now we are going to save it for our next puppy. Very durable pen and great construction, I would recommend for smaller breads or go with the bigger pen.

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This Pet Pen is perfect for my Yorkie Puppy. She instantly went into it without coaxing once I put her bed in it. She goes in and out and feels very secure in it. I use it also for when I leave the house knowing that she is safe and secure. The item is quite sturdy and I have used it outside in the wind and I was expecting it to lift but it stayed in place. The only thing that was different than depicted in the pictures is that the zip top is only partially canvas and the rest is mesh. In the picture it looks like the top is mostly canvas providing more shade.

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The pen is not made by Pet Gear, as described. It is a cheaply made, inferior product. The photo has been changed, since I ordered, to reflect the pen you will receive, which is not Pet Gear. Don't be fooled by the "savings" because the original price of this pen cannot be as indicated. Extremely disappointed. Returned pen, and will purchase a Pet Gear, or another quality brand, at pet store chain, where I know what I'll be getting.

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We were traveling cross country and knew we'd need something like this. We got well ahead of time and left it sit around our apartment for a while. The cats liked and would often go sit around in it for no reason at all. While we were traveling it turned out we didn't it as we discovered the hotel chain we were staying at had base boards running around the beds, so we didn't have to worry about the kitties hiding under the bed and refusing to come out. However we set this up anyway, and left it open, and the cats stayed in it anyway if they weren't on the bed with us because it was a familiar zone in a strange room.

One cat is fairly large, 12 lbs (not a fat 12 lbs, he's not overweight, just large enough to weight 12 lbs) and the other cat is a small 6.5 7 lbs. I found this was large enough for the both of them even if they wanted to sit away from each other and also have room for a small dish of food and water and small small litter box. You're not supposed to keep all those things so close together, but our vet said it would be fine for the short period of time of overnights for a few days. And like I said, it turned out we didn't need to keep them closed in it, so left the food and litter box out of it and away from each other.