Want to get a gate to stop my dog from running upstairs in the open plan house we move to. I have thought of other options i.e crating but i am fine with him having the downstairs space (at nightime he settles quietly in his basket anyway), but i  just know that if he comes upstairs he will not settle quietly outside the bedroom and i want to avoid letting him in our room/on the bed :-) Thats our space!!!
Problem is, house is newly decorated and im not keen to get a gate that screws into the wall and is up all the time.

Seen this: http://direct.asda.com/Lindam-Flexigate/002642691,default,pd.html

just wondered if anyone else has one/used one or could share any thoughts with me??

Thanks in advance.

I've always used the Lindam dog gates.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8704346.htm

And never yet once had to screw them into the door or wall frames they come with an adhesive strip either so that you can just stick them to the frames or walls. I would never have believed they would hold but after years they are as solid as ever never used a screw yet and my gates have had two well built GSD's and strong labs leaning against them so you don't have to worry about screwing and ruining your walls and doors.

Highly recommend them.

I have never used the mesh type stair guards before I think my grandchild and dog would ruin in within a week as they both are little horrors lol.

I use this one for my dog and grandchild for the past few years and have had no problems with it http://www.lindam.com/product/safety-gates/toddler-safety/easy-fit-wood-and-metal.html I have taken it down many times and it has not spoilt the paint work in the end I have just left it up as I look after my grandchild a lot and I find it easier to keep it in place. 

With the mesh one I think I would worry about my dogs nails getting caught up in it and I know my grandchild would use it as support to get over it, that one is a little monkey :)

I've always used the Lindam dog gates too, never had to screw them in. Over a long period of time they may work slightly loose, but just need the 'screw' type things that rest against the doorframe to be tightened up.

yes i have the Lindam dog gate also, can easily be taken down if need be, no screws, it does move over time but like Lucydog says can easily be tightened up, i wouldnt trust the mesh 1 neither. mine is up permanently.

Yes, we too have a metal Lindam gate that is pressure fitted like the ones in some of the links, our 2 Airedales haven't managed to shift it yet, it does just need occasional checking/tightening.  Our older one is very good at opening it with his nose though if we forget to use the bottom flippy securing things!  He can open almost any kind of door/gate/cupboard.

I use a Lindam baby gate on our stairs.  Without it, one of my dogs runs upstairs to steal dirty laundry and it's easier to keep this gate shut than get my kids to remember to shut their bedroom doors!

It's a pressure fit one so no screws and it opens like a gate. (I think the one you linked to has to be removed completely every time you want to go through).  I got mine on a special offer for two from Tesco Direct.

My gate is fitted on the bottom step, and against the riser, so that it can only be opened towards you as you go upstairs.  My youngster would push a gate open but will not pull so even we've forgotton to close the gate properly, he won't get upstairs.  It's also higher than when fitted on the floor so a baby gate size is fine - a taller pet gate is not necessary.

One thing to watch with a pressure fitted gate - the rubber pressure points can get a bit tacky if left in place a long time. (When we moved ours it pulled some paint off).  You are really suposed to screw fit the cup protectors on the wall first but I didn't want to damage the wall - I got round it by using cotton wool pads to protect the paintwork.

An alternative if yours just needs a visual barrier rather than a fixed gate.  Orvis do hinged 'fence panel' like ones.  These zig zag versions are quite expensive but nicer looking.  I'll bet you could get a handyman to make some for a lot less!

Lidl have them on offer this week then pet offers from thursday

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_8184.htm

Thanks everyone. I think i will be going for what i picked. I dont for one minute think my dog will try to get past it - he will just see it as a barrier to getting up the stairs and knowing him will have a huff then go and lie back down in his basket which im planning to put in the hall :-) 
I also like the fact that because i only need it for nightimes i can just put it up when i go to bed then take it down in the mornings. As it says on the description it is not hinged so would be a pain in the a** leaving it up and having to climb over it.
So glad i found a solution, didnt wanna crate the little man but OH was having kittens at the thought of damaging the beloved paintwork :-)

> I've always used the Lindam dog gates.
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I have had the dogs break the handles (jumping up whilst I lifted it) on two of the Lindam tall gates now, and use this one instead where it doesn't happen.  http://www.bettacare.co.uk/acatalog/Child___Pet_Gate.html#a116  and this one has a cat-flap http://www.bettacare.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Pet_Gate_plus_Cat_Flap.html

Mine would jump that in a trice as it is only 2 foot 6.

Mixed reviews all round then.
Onbly got a small dog and being that it will be at the bottom of the stairs it will be almost impossible for him to jump.

Thanks again for all the input

My friends Yorkie (bigger than standard but not much) has no trouble jumping on top of a 30 inch tall crate where he has a soft bed! ;)

Haha bless him. Freds not a jumper so i have no concerns. If the worst happens and he does (which i doubt) then i've only lost £15 which i think is really reasonable. Would much rather spend that first then uneccessarily get some of the other gates which are more pricey. Havent seen any yet that can be taken down either which this one does.

A dog gate with a cat flap :)
what a great idea unless you have a naughty pug that squeezes through cat flaps! :)

If you have a non jumper, unlikely to push etc, have you considered using something you already have in the house?

When the kids were doing homework, playing board games, or anything really that we wanted to exclude the pup from, I used a clothes airer to keep him out of their room.  When he was little I'd put a towel over it so that he wouldn't know he could walk through, but later on just the sight of it across the doorway was enough to keep him out.

I also still use it to dissuade my mongrel from pigeon chasing when the french doors are open in the summer.  I also sometimes just plonk an laundry basket in the way!

The advantage is that I don't have to find space to accomodate yet another piece of dog kit.  Worth a thought...

Thanks dogs a babe - didnt even think of that :-) dur - so simple!!!!

I have always used the type, like the link in carrington post but the taller 42 inch version, for my breed and no problems at all

When we took our dogs on their last holiday, they weren't allowed in the bedrooms, so their beds were put in the large hallway outside the bedrooms. I thought they might cry or scratch the doors (they had all slept in our bedroom at home up until that week, with the 7 month old crated) so put the wooden towel rail and a chair across the doorway - they were really good and could see and hear us and settled in their own beds. They could have got through if they'd really tried, but accepted it once they were put to bed.

my OH whos a cabinet maker, made me a nice one out of recycled pine, so it blends in well with out ancient cottge and doesnt look out of place.

I've used the Lindam ones (several of them :-D, like a bloomin prison in here) for about 6 years now and they are still going strong and find them really sturdy.  I recently bought the bettacareone because I needed a gate for an opeining wider than the Lindam extension would go and I haven't found it as good as the Lindam ones - I don't know if it's just because of the extensions but it seems less sturdy than the Lindam ones and quite wobbly!  Haven't tried it without the extensions though so may just be down to that.