Finally, someone designed a gate with small children and pets in mind! I purchassed this gate to keep my puppy in one section of the house. She was able to either climb or jump over every other type gate we purchased, plus my children felt trapped from her. If they wanted to play with her I had to carry them over the other gates and then take them out when they were through. This is designed so that it is easy enough for them to open and close the doorway themselves, BUT it does have a locking mechanism so that I can keep my 3 year old from playing with it as well. I can't say enough positive things about the height and verticle desgin of the bars. I no longer have to worry about my children or pets getting hurt trying to climb over! The tension bars were a bit tricky to figure out, but once you realize how they work, they secure to the wall perfectly. This product is a great value and should be carried in every Walmart store, not just online. I would have purchased several of these gates a long time ago had I known they existed. As with anything new, read your instructions and have patience when installing. The gate does work and you will be very pleased!!

The door opening is 17 inches wide. 17 inches! That's the size of a laptop, my kids MacBookpro screen is 17 inches. Imagine trying to get through this thing if you have a backpack on. We will make it work because the price isn't bad, but I don't know how I'll lug groceries, baby bags, and whatever else through and forth.

Gate is nice and sturdy, made of steel instead of plastic. Imagine that, something made of steel and not plastic. Unheard of these days. Like everything about it. Just wondering why 3 of the holes the pressure pins goes in are not threaded but the 4th hole is????? We put up the gate going into the laundry room where our dog stays when we are out. Easy to operate, no complaints.

I bought this same one (different color) about two years ago. It's great. Easy to install, no screws or nails in the wall cuz it's pressure mounted. Main thing you should know is that it is not 36 inches tall. It's actually 41 inches tall. So it is extra tall. I don't know why they say it's 36. That's the max width. If you read further down on the description you'll see it says 36 by 41.

I had the older version to corral my lab mix dog. He eventually wore the lock out through brute strength and broke the hinge, so I bought a new one to replace it. It's more complicated to open for the humans (he hasn't figured it out yet) and only opens one direction, not two like the older version did.

My dog can jump over everything it seems, and this is the one thing she hasn't even tried to jump over. She is quite content behind it and it's quite sturdy. My only complaint is that the bottom of the door doesn't quite line up with the bottom of the gate, but I'm sure that is just user-malfunction in the set-up. (It sits on carpet.) I would highly recommend this product for those who have animals who can jump high. I've seen others mention it's difficult to open with one hand, but I would have to disagree. It's not just a simple push of a button, but it seems easy enough.

I bought this gate because it is very tall. Most gates aren not tis tall. I wanted to put this gate in my hallway so I also bought an extension. This worked for a little bit but the bars are a little bit wide and my cat was able to squeeze through the gate. I wanted a tall gate that my cat wouldnt be able to jump but unfortunately I did not think about the width of the bars. She is a little cat and she was able to squeeze through after trying. She can not jump the gate though. Even though this is pressure mounted, the gate is not stable without using the screws that come with the gate to mount the hardware onto the wall. So I had to put holes into my wall. I did end up keeping the gate. i put the gate on my stairwell to prevent my other cat from coming upstairs. he is a very fat cat so he will not be able to squeeze through the bars. again, i had to mount the gate with the screws and hardaware and i had to put a hole into my wall and stair case because the gate will can otherwise be pushed if the hardware is not mounted. i did like this gate although i wish the bars were closer together.

We bought this because our yellow labrador has learned how to open all of our doors. This gate is tall enough and sturdy enough that even when he jumps up on it, there's no way he can get over or knock it down. He also can not open the gate as it has a sturdy "lock" on it. We ended up buying three of these for two doors and a hallway. Was easy to put together. Would recommend to others.

Seems to be a good gate. My daughter hasn't managed to destroy it in the first few days. It was fairly simple to install. The only issue is for stairs. There is no way to install the gate next to a hand railing. I am going to have to modify the bars to make room for the hand rail to fit. Otherwise, seems to be excellent.

I was really shocked at how tall this gate really was, but we love it. I used it in the doorway to my toyroom that leads into the kitchen. I run my own daycare and was concerned about this doorway because all my little ones love to try and hang out with me in the kitchen, and I am not graceful while I am cooking. This way it is tall enough for them to look through and not short enough for them to try and climb over it. Our Beagle puppy doesn't like it so much since she figured out she can jump things. Works great for us as a family, daycare and a pet owner. Love it! Highly recommend it! The only downfall is you have to screw it into the wall, but I have over looked that now that we have used it and has helped us out having it!