This is a wonderful gate! I purchased it to keep our new dog from attacking our cat. I originally bought a smaller gate but she jumped over it like it wasn't even there. This one is tall, convenient (you walk through it) sturdy and such a great bargain - (I shopped around) I would definitely recommend this gate to anyone who needs one.

I looked for a baby/pet gate that was tall enough to keep out cats. I found only one other, but it needed two extensions to make it tall enough to keep out cats. It was also, with the two extensions, over $100. This gate is tall enough to keep out my very athletic cat and it's walk-through feature is great since we don't have a wide enough hallway to allow a gate to fully swing into it. The entrance is a little small (due to the walk-thru feature). It was wide enough for me to get through (carefully) when I was over 9 months pregnant and absolutely huge. Highly recommended.

I purchased two of these high gates so I could keep my cats out of certain areas. They jumped right over them. Also, my skinny 2 year old 2 lb. Manchester Terrier could fit through the bars! My older kids were easily able to open and close them, which was good because they are 3 and 7 and need to be able to get to the bathroom. The "door way" is a bit small, but would have been fine had they been tall enough to keep the cats out. I've just decided to let the cats roam where they want and be sure to close the baby's door when she's in her crib.

Using this to keep 3 chihuahuas enclosed in mudroom. Great that it's metal & they can't chew through! Bad that the gate didn't reach far enough to latch & we had to bend (squeeze) the gate so it would close. There was a large enough gap between the gate door for one of our dogs to squeeze through so we weaved some striping through the bars. Works great for our purpose now.

I'm using it for a dog, not a baby. Its probably better suited for a baby. When my dog gets bigger she's going to be able to knock it over easily. The tension system and rubber holders isnt the greatest. It looks nicer than the smaller wooden ones but I think those have better rubber tension grips. Overall, so far so good!

To me, "easy step" implied a "step to open" type situation. No such thing with this gate. Also, the instructions recommend screwing the mounting cups into the wall, making this a not-so-temporary installation. The price is fair I suppose. The only thing keeping me from returning this is dealing with the hassle of going back to Wal-Mart. I'll adapt the gate on my own to make it more user-friendly and a bit more portable/temporary.

This was exaclty what I needed. I use it for my dogs. It separates my Shar Pei and Belgian Mal from my Chow Chow, Border Terrier and Chihuahua. None of the fit through the bars. It is perfect and sturdy. I would absolutely buy this again! Great for barriers for dogs.

love this gate!!!!!!!!!!!!!i use it to keep my (large) dog off the carpet... works perfect!!! he just climbs over the wood ones even with 2 stacked like they are not there. but, best of all no more stepping over. best price any where!!! and free shipping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HIGHLY RECOMMENED

I purchased this to try to stop my cats from wandering upstairs and so far none have tried to squeeze through the bars. There is only one space possibly large enough and that is at the door and it would require lots of investigation and some major wiggling. So far so good. I also decided to not use the wall cups to keep from having to patch holes since my house is for sale and it still is very stable. The only minor problem is the gate is a little narrow and you need to be careful going through when carrying things. It is very easy to remove and put back though.

I purchased this for 2 reasons: 1) to keep my 2 1/2 yr old daughter out of certain areas & 2) to keep my 10 month old pug puppy out and in certain areas. When you first get this item, you will probably think that yours is defective. It probably isn't. Apparently, they leave a large gap where the latch connects to the gate. When you pull it out of the packaging you will really notice this. They make it this way so that when you tighten the gate against the door frame, the gap shortens and everything works properly - so don't freak out until you actually try the gate! And definitely try the gate in the door frame before you install the cups just in case it doesn't work for some reason, though it probably will. We just bought a "new" house which was built in 1939 and has numerous "projects" still in process. For example, the bathroom on the main floor is connected directly to the laundry room. There is no door in between, but the laundry room itself has a door - so you can shut the door to the laundry room to have privacy. However, my dog is not allowed in the bathroom because he chews on everything, drinks out of the toilet, and licks the inside of my daughter's training potty (EW). So we put this gate between the laundry room and bathroom to separate the two. The doorway is just drywall - it doesn't have wood like the doorway in the photo. BUT the gate still works great and doesn't damage the drywall in anyway. We did install the cups for better stability - we tried without the cups, and it wobbled. We would have to tighten the gate so much that the gap would shorten too much and the gate part wouldn't work properly. With the cups installed, it's very stable and everything works great. We also are going to install the other gate in the kitchen doorway which DOES have wood around it like the one in the photo - to keep our daughter out while we're cooking and to keep the dog in when we leave. We'll probably install the cups for this gate as well. All in all, this is a very sturdy gate but I do recommend you use the cups. They provide more stability and ease the mind. My daughter and my dog run into the gates all the time and nothing happens. The gate mechanism is fairly easy to use as well. I've only had the gate up for 2 days and I can already open and close it one-handed. My dog chews on it and it hasn't scratched the paint. The gate is also much taller than I expected (I'm 5'4" and it comes up to my collar bone) which is great because the dog can jump over the standard height gates. The gate opening is kinda small, so if you're a large person or have large people in your house or large people who visit, it might be a problem depending on how often they will need to go between rooms. I am average sized and I have to walk through the gate at a slight angle to avoid hitting the opening sides with my arms/shoulders. I am extremely happy with these gates and I recommend them to everyone with kids or pets! (WARNING: make sure that you periodically check the pressure of the gate. I check mine every couple days because normal use can cause the gate to loosen slightly.)