Reddit reviews IRIS USA 4-Panel Pet Playpen with Door, size 35.25"L x 35.25"W x 24"H CI-604

Not OP, but I have the same one from amazon. Amazing buy!

IRIS 24'' 4-Panel Pet Playpen with Door https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00D5P846Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_gAlRDbPQWCA6Q

When I first got my dog I found a pen to be much better than a crate. It was roomier, and more multifunctional – you can use it to block off part of a room, contain the dog, or undo the hinges in the corner to use them as barriers for a doorway or hallway. The one I have is similar to this one. It’s very sturdy, but I did end up using a loop of rope under my couch leg to make sure that my dog jumping on it didn’t allow it to slide around (I have hardwood floors.)

I found that the pen helped a lot with his anxiety, a friend of mine thinks it’s because the dog feels ‘responsible’ for the whole of the house when you’re gone, but only the pen when he’s penned. My dog quickly became very comfortable with the pen, I put his bed and food/water inside, and he now goes into it to relax and will also go inside on command if I walk to the door and call him.

Personally, I think that separation anxiety is something that gets better but is really hard to get rid of completely, much like anxiety in humans. Even though my dog has gotten much better over the past year, he still has episodes some times where he eats things that he knows he’s not supposed to.

I also think that traditional approaches to dealing with separation anxiety are kind of BS. For example giving a treat, going away for a short time and coming back to take the treat. People say the idea is to have the dog associate you coming back isn't always a good thing, but people who come home and yell/hit their dog accomplish this as well and everyone agrees that's not an effective approach. (I know people will argue it’s about negative rewards vs positive punishment, but the dog isn’t losing a reward for their own action so I think it still doesn’t make much sense.) In doing this, I feel you’re just conditioning your dog to want you to come back and give more treats – since you only give the treats when you leave.

What I did instead was give my dog his food before leaving. He’s not very food driven anyway, so his food isn’t something he gets excited about at all – I honestly think he views eating as more of a chore, unless it’s raw meats. I also always make sure I clearly tell my dog that I’m leaving, that way he understands that I’m not trying to sneak away (abandon him) or that I’ve mysteriously disappeared (been harmed or eaten.)

Another point is that if the dog is pooping only when you’re not around, it might be because of your negative reactions to their pooping. If you’ve punished them or otherwise reacted to seeing the dog using the house as their toilet, they may think that they’re not supposed to go in front of you – regardless of inside or outside. Try asking your roommate to walk them instead and seeing if the dog reacts the same way?

Smaller dogs need to go more often, it’s digestion isn’t a linear process so if the dog didn’t go now but does three hours later, it’s quite possible the dog simply didn’t feel the need to relieve themselves earlier if your dog is really small. You could try using a puppy pad in a container inside the pen, and then moving the pad to outside the pen, and ultimately moving the pad to outside your house. The idea here being for the dog to associate going to the bathroom with the pad’s container, which will eventually be outside and then removed.

The last thing I want to mention is that potty training and anxiety work both are things that regularly take months, sometimes upwards of a year. If you’re stressing over it now and need it to end now then it might be best to find another way for the dog to be cared for.

> Oh! What do ya'll think about using a doggie pen and adding on a bottom instead? Something like: http://www.amazon.com/IRIS-Indoor-Outdoor-Plastic-Panels/dp/B00D5P846Y/ref=sr_1_2?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1465253053&sr=1-2&keywords=dog+pen

Max and Sophia have two of the 4 panel pens plus the 2 panel extender kit.

Max has focused his destructive energies on one corner of the other rug. The green shag has been spared for now.

I like this one for my one dwarf rabbit but also have this one at my partner's house when the bun is staying over there. I got the large for the second one, FYI - the others are a bit small.




Both are big enough for my bun to run laps, hop about and binky - the one without a bottom is more customizable but the other is easier to store and travel with.

Get him immunized. Avoid contact with other dogs, wash your hands before contact until he's in the clear. Better safe than sorry!

Buy vinyl flooring from Home Depot (one roll can be cut into two squares) and this to keep the puppy in one area to avoid getting accidents around the apartment. Don't let him get to the edges of the vinyl though, or he'll rip it up in no time. Gradually introduce him to other rooms of the apartment, making sure you enter first and show that it's YOUR territory. Helps tremendously in the future. Let him wander around but always return him to his pen area. within 15-30 minutes of when he might possibly have an accident, and then take him out when it's time. Praise him a TON when he pees/poops outside. Great re-enforcer.

Get earplugs. The first 3 weeks were terrible with barking at night. We did the cold treatment (ignoring his yelping in the crate overnight) for about a week before some other neighbors with doodles suggested knocking on the crate each time the dog barked. After two more nights, our puppy stopped barking at night, and as soon as he did a full week without barking we got a second crate for him to sleep in our bedroom with us.

Get some enzyme cleaners for the inevitable messes that'll occur.

Wouldn't hurt to also get a can of pumpkin in case your puppy has diarrhea at some point.

As soon as they're able to, start taking them to obedience classes. You really only need to do the first 2-3 courses for basic obedience, then keep reinforcing what you learned to the dog. They learn FAST. Also, expose them to lots of people so they're sociable. My house is a block away from an elementary school, we spent 2-3 days a week standing at the street corner letting kids and parents pet Boomer (after he was fully immunized) and now he loves people.

IRIS 4-Panel with Door Plastic Pet Playpen https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5P846Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_TrZZxbD9WMAC7


I bought that one from amazon. There are some customer photos that have their bunnies there. Really easy to put together and it has a little door.

Mousey can't get out haha

hahah, that is awesome. How do you cope, will she lay in the same place after you move her?

These helped me while my dogs were smaller. It confined them to their own little area while they were being house broken. Good luck! Here's a link to the /r/Dogtraining/ sub.

I have this [bucket booster seat] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ZJOKIU/ref=sr_ph_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485473609&sr=sr-1&keywords=k.h+bucket+seat) for my pup, and she loves it. When visiting other people's houses, I take it out of my car and bring it inside and she uses it as a bed. I also have a [puppy playpen] (https://www.amazon.com/IRIS-Exercise-4-Panel-Playpen-White/dp/B00D5P846Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1485473676&sr=1-1&keywords=iris+plastic+puppy+and+dog+pet+playpen) that is super easy to disassemble and take with me.