ZP19072 1.9 H x 3.6 ft W WoodTek Vinyl Cedar Color Slatted Puppy Kit (2 Panels) Portable Fence

Wonderful fence alternative for the pool. Easy to assemble and set up.

These fences look great. They are made very sturdy and Customer Service is wonderful. We love these fences

These have been wonderful. I have 2 blind senior chihuahuas who get lost in the backyard, even on leashes. My mom and I are disabled so walking with them was hard on us, too. We got these to mark their pathway straight from the back door across the cement patio into a section of cleared out garden bed that Mom named "The Chihuahua Potty Pit." These freestanding fences are balanced and stable enough that my larger dogs cannot knock them over, but lightweight enough that it is easy for me to move one to open like a gate for larger dogs to pass and go out into the yard to run and do their business. When storms roll through, the wind doesn't knock these over. On one occasion, one fence was knocked over by a patio chair that the 45mph gusts of wind took for a ride across the patio. Fairly easy assembly, too. requires some tools, though.

Visually these fences are so beautiful. They made our backyard look so nice but that's not why we purchased them. It was purchased for our puppy and to keep him in an enclosed area. Our puppy is only 6 lbs and was able to move and knock over one panel. They were to be returned. Now taking them apart and putting them back in their boxes are such a pain.

Looks good, easy to assemble. Only problem is it blows into our pool with a gust of wind. Getting some small sand bags to see if that helps.

This product looks nice and is fairly well constructed. The main problem I’ve noticed is stability in outdoor use. The manual indicates that the included silicon pads are for indoor use. But without the pads the fence sections tend to wobble—even on a concrete surface. Optional rubber feet or some type of self leveling or adjustable foot would be helpful but none are included or optional. Perhaps the included silicon pads would work outside but the manual seems to discourage this. The wobbly nature of the fence section is complicated further by the fact that they are unstable in even a light wind. We use our fence to block the shallow end of a pool to keep our dog from constantly swimming. But the fence keeps falling into the pool. It’s light weight design is handy for moving the fence but even a 15 mph breeze will knock it over. And the fence U-links don’t seem to add stability. Rather they cause multiple section to topple together. Needless to say, the fence spends more time swimming that the dog. This brings me to a second criticism. The website suggests that the fence should only be used with small dogs. Yet the advertising material and the Amazon page itself depict what appears to be a large Lab seated behind the fence. Clearly, that constitutes a large dog and gives the impression that the fence can be used with larger breeds. It’s a cute picture but I’m afraid it’s somewhat misleading or at least inconsistent. One last point. Although assembling the fence is straightforward, the pickets required quite a bit or force to insert into the fence assembly. Yet the manual indicates that assembly requires no force and even notes that force should not be used. Perhaps that language should be changed or the pickets redesigned.

My human kids know how to swim, so we outgrew the standard, pole in gate. And our new (to us) home didn't have a gate. Totally fine. Until my English bulldog fell in the pool and kept himself afloat long enough for me to dive in, fully dressed, cell phone in pocket, to save the love of my life...I mean, my dog. I bought this gate piece by piece, until our pool was safely gated for my bully babies. I use zip ties instead of the metal pins that come with. This provides extra stability for our needs. The packaging is so clever and waste reducing. Kudos for that design alone! I've ordered these panels over the last 2-3 months, due to cost and seeing if it holds up to our adaptation. Definitely worth it. I now have peace of mind for my dogs, or any visitors with non swimmers. And even with the zip ties, so lightweight to move around. I did notice on my very last order the caps came off easier. I hope hardware suppliers haven't changed.

This is a revision to my initial 5 star review! All the pieces might make you think assembly will be onerous but I timed the second panel at 15 minutes and I was still consulting the instructions. I eventually bought enough panels to enclose our 20 X 40 pool (17 kits) but afterwards discovered their suggestion NOT to install the included pads under the feet for use outside is WRONG. Slight wind blows the light fence panels several FEET -not inches - so I will now have FAR more difficulty installing them to HOPEFULLY add friction to keep the sections from moving on the brick deck. I DOUBT it will stop it completely. See attached photo of this VERY light fence after mild wind gusts. One other MISTAKE in the instructions (and my suggested change) is Step 3.1. They say to insert the pickets and show a diagram of doing it through the top slot first. It would be VERY difficult due to the tabs on the pickets to lock them into the bottom slot. I inserted them UP through the top rail and then DOWN into the bottom rail slots where they lock. This made it Very EASY. Even their video shows them being inserted DOWN through the top slot first. That would be almost impossible for the ones I received whose top slot was the same size as the bottom slot. And one final (an MAJOR) oversight in the instructions (but NOT a design flaw in the product) is that there is NO mention of securing the small connectors which hold the fence panels together. They simply drop in but there is a hole in each one that can serve to secure it but the instructions make no mention of it! Once I saw the wind move these light fence panels several feet and realized these connectors would be useless if they had moved the other direction (into the pool) which would have allowed the fence sections to drop down releasing the unsecured connectors I decided I would have to secure them and also how useless the entire fence would be if I lost a few of the connectors. I recommend you buy some 18 gauge stainless steel wire and use the hole in the connector pins to secure them to each fence. 16 gauge will work but I found it hard to install. Otherwise the small connector pins could easily be lost if the fence were knocked over destroying its integrity until they were replaced and the company charges an absurd $2.56 per pin plus $6 shipping. I need to remove one panel to remove our pool cleaner so I secured the pins at the top and bottom on the SAME side there but everywhere else I secured the pins alternating at the top of one panel and the bottom pin of the adjacent panel to prevent the fence from coming apart when it is blown into the pool. I bought 4 spare connector pins as back-up but HOPE I will never need them if the stainless wire holds. Amazon sells a spool with 100 feet of 18 gauge stainless wire for about $10 which should be enough for all 68 pins or if cost is no object Zippity sells pre-cut wire for $.72 each (almost $50 for 68) but again NO MENTION is made of this in the instructions I received with any of the 17 kits I bought. I still like the fencing but have to admit I am taken aback by the company's pricing of these tiny parts and apparently no idea how the product should be used as indicated by the woefully inadequate instructions. If I had known what I know NOW it would have been EASY to install the rubber pads and secure the connector pins with wire during initial assembly but NOW I will have a much harder time correcting all the mistakes in their instructions. Hopefully you can benefit from my experience! I still think this is the best solution to enclose our pool but i feel there is no excuse for a manufacturer not to correct inadequate instructions for an otherwise decent but expensive product. I have had to learn what I am hoping helps you the hard way. My last photo shows the fence blown into the pool after I had only secured the top pins. I went back and secured the bottom pins with the stainless wire making sure I alternately secured the opposite pins on adjacent panels. ( i.e. top pin of right panel and bottom pin of left panel) Now the fence still gets blown into the pool when it is windy but at least doesn't come apart and is far easier to restore. And my last recommendation is a tool for your drill that makes twisting the stainless wire easy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXQ5SXPM?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2 It was under $10 when I bought it. The first tool I bought did not work for me but this one has holes for the two wire ends and works. Good luck!

It is a very good looking fence perfect for my little dog

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