Carlson Extra Tall Walk Through Pet Gate with Small Pet Door, Includes 4-Inch Extension Kit, 4 Pack Pressure Mount Kit and 4 Pack Wall Mount Kit

I really like this style of dog gate. I like the cat door which lets the cat go from room to room, but keeps the dog in. I did end up returning the extra tall gate and got a smaller gate only because once I installed the tall gate, the top rail was lined up directly with the door knob, and it was not easy to open the door anymore.I will say it’s easy to install. The latch is sturdy. Just make sure before you order the gate, double check the height of your door and where the top of the gate lines up. It’s a great value.

I have three indoor only cat athletes and one brainiac chubster who have managed to defeat even the fabulous Retract-a-Gate. I've worried about one of them getting hurt to the point where I've discontinued the use of gates in restricting the cats. Now I just shut them in a bedroom when I need to restrict them temporarily. But I'm very shortly adding a puppy to the mix and I need something to prevent the dog from accessing the cat food and litter box areas. This gate will be the perfect solution.It is the tallest gate I've seen at 41 inches, and can even be raised higher in the doorway if needs be, though you will need to step over any additional height added, which might become awkward. I cannot fault the materials, the design, the construction--all are first rate. And all the "installation" materials are included, along with very clear, easily understood, step-by-step instructions. It took me less than five minutes to put the gate up in a bathroom doorway. Carlson gives a minimum doorway width of 29 inches, but my opening is slightly less--a smidge over 28 inches--and it sets up perfectly. Just read the instructions, follow them exactly, and all will be well.The gate can be installed for the door to open either into the area you're protecting, or flipped to open outward, not both. The small door at the bottom swings open in either direction and locks securely with a little spring-action "deadbolt." The small door is plenty large for any adult cat or small dog. I know my new puppy will be able to go through the cat door at first, but I'm hopeful that once she's full grown the door will be too small. Until then I will modify the cat door with one of the clever solutions other Amazon reviewers have kindly provided and posted. Thanks everyone for all the customer pictures, too. I love the various zip tie solutions and the person who opted to lock the small door closed and remove just one of the bars...genius! I strongly suggest anyone considering this gate browse through the customer pictures for ideas in modifying and customizing this product for your particular animal household.(There are even more useful customer pictures on the Carlson shorter, wider version of this same gate here: Carlson 0930PW Extra-Wide Walk-Thru Gate with Pet Door, White)If you're worried about a large dog knocking the door out of position I would certainly use the little "cups" which hold the rubber stops securely in place. The instructions clearly warn against using this gate without these "cups" at the top of a stairway, so I imagine they give a lot of extra stability. What I have done is position the gate so that the rubber stops butt against the doorway trim. It can't be knocked into the room, though I'm fairly sure that the gate could be knocked out of the doorway from the "room side" with some effort. The solution is to think about how you plan to use the gate and which area you're wanting to restrict and put it in place right the first time. If I were putting the gate in a hallway or open doorway, I would definitely use the "cups" to secure the door in place. I have not used them, but I may at some point, particularly if the gate becomes a permanent part of my home decor. Only time and dog training will tell.In the meantime I have installed the door to get the cats (and myself) accustomed to using it. They were cool with it immediately. Cats will always take the path of least resistance. After a week or so I will gradually reduce the opening of the small door so that only the cats can pass back and forth. Once the puppy arrives I may have to reduce it further temporarily. We'll see.Some reviewers have mentioned that the people pass-through opening of this gate is not very wide. It's 16 inches exactly. I measured it myself just now. If you're not able to do the sideways shuffle through a 16 inch gap, then this product won't work for you. I give this advice as a person of size and in the spirit of full disclosure. Even a "normal" sized adult shouldn't expect to be able to stride through this gate facing full front. It's just not designed that way. Larger people are accustomed to making these small adjustments in daily life. Just remember if you're on the borderline size-wise, the gate is steel and will not "give." Ask yourself if even this fantastic gate, and it is fantastic, is worth struggling through every time you need to pass. With this gate some "slim-jims" may have to learn the art of accommodation. 'Nuff said.The Amazon price on this gate is so low it could lead one to believe that it's somehow not as strong, or well-made, or "nice" as other higher priced gates. Not so. This is one of my top ten Amazon bargain finds of all time. (Believe me, I've had my fair share.) I am a 100% satisfied owner. It is everything I hoped it would be in functionality and quality, and price-wise it's an outright steal.

Love it! Got it for my dog who won’t stay out of the litter box! The gate is very easy to put together and install in the door frame. The little door stays open just fine and my fat cat can get through just fine. Very sturdy and easy to open!

First, this gate is more sturdy than I expected. It's mostly aluminum with a few plastic parts. More on that in a moment. The gate comes with all of the parts you need to install it without any tools of your own. It also has a little pet door that a small dog or a typical cat can fit through so if you have pets and toddlers, you can leave the pet door open and the main gate closed. The gate also has a plastic mechanism that allows you to open the gate in one direction or the other, or to open it in either direction.The gate installs easily in about 5 minutes, but you have to pay attention to a couple of key things in the installation instructions (and be aware of a couple of things not in the installation instructions).1) Not in the installation instructions: The gate comes with an extension in case your doorway is more than 32.5" wide. If your doorway is close to that width, try inserting the extension and and THEN the "spindle rods" and check to see whether the BOTTOM of the gate will fit in your doorway (the top will not fit at this point - this is by design, and it will fit when you're done). This is important to check because if your doorway is 33" wide or more, you need to use the extension because the spindle rods need to be extended no more than 2.5" on either side when you tighten them. My doorway was 32" exactly, and that means that the spindle rods are extended 2.25" on each side of the gate, and the extension is just a bit too wide to fit my doorway.2) Included in the Instructions - When you install the gate, you have to tighten the bottom spindle rods first, but not quite all the way. Do not try to tighten the top spindle rods first. I installed the bottom horizontal frame of the gate flush with my floor, however, you need to be aware that when you tighten the top spindles, the gate will pull up slightly on the side where the gate latch is, which means that the bottom spindle rod will also pull up slightly and the base of the frame will not be perfectly flush with your floor. You can also install the gate so the bottom frame is up to 2-3" above your floor if you prefer.3) Included in the Instructions - When you tighten the top spindle rods, it's going to look like the top of the gate frame is too wide for your doorway and that the gap where the latch is will look like it's too wide. When you tighten the top spindle rods, particularly the one on the side where the latch is, the gap will close. This is by design. You just need to tighten the top spindle rods to make sure that the latch closes securely, but not too much. It's easy to adjust.The gate also comes with four plastic "wall cups" that you can screw into the door frame and the spindle rods sit in those wall cups for a little added stability. I was installing the gate as a pet gate, so I don't need the wall cups and skipped them. However, if you are using the gate as a baby gate, you should follow the instructions to install them (which entails drawing a circle around the base of each spindle rod, loosening the spindle rods and removing the gate, and then installing the wall cups with the screws provided - in which case you will need a philips screwdriver).The only reason I give the gate a 4 star rating for "sturdiness" instead of 5 stars is because of the way the top spindle rods tighten and hold the top of the gate in place. Unlike the bottom of the gate which has a single horizontal frame piece (after you screw the two end frame pieces together at the beginning of the installation), the top is a little less sturdy because it has to have the hinge and the latch to open the gate. The spindle rod on the hinge side of the gate is therefore a little bit looser than the rest of the spindle rods. You can't tighten it too much because then you won't be able to open the latch. Again, for a pet gate, this is fine, but for a baby gate, it's super important that you install the wall cups to ensure that the top spindle rod can't slip out of the frame. It would take some pulling or pushing at the top of the gate to do that, but it's definitely possible if you don't install the wall cups.Overall, this was a good value for the money. I have used different baby gates in the past. This one is far more sturdy than the plastic or wood pressure gates, and it's a good value for the price.