Carlson 29.5–36.5” Extra Wide Dog Gate with Small Pet Door, Walk-Through Pressure Mounted Metal Indoor Pet Safety Gate, Tested and Trusted by Pet Parents, American Designed, American Owned

Great Gate!
Exactly what we needed for our doorway to the basement. Easy to install and easy to operate, and so far has stayed in the doorframe very snugly despite a 6 and 9 yo slamming it open and closed. We did use a baby fridge safety latch to close the cat door to just small enough to keep our mini dachshund out but let our cats through to their litterboxes in the basement (the reason we got the gate to begin with). If you need to let cats through but keep small dogs out, you will probably need to rig the cat door to only open wide enough for a cat, but it is possible to do that if you’re inclined. I like this the best of all the gates we have!Update to answer (hopefully) some recent questions:I have this gate and it is used for both our mini dachshund and our youngest child. The sticker on my gate (purchased in the last 6 months) actually says it is a pet gate, but that WHEN used for children, the pet door should be closed and latched. Obviously this renders the gate less useful for those with crawling children or even small toddlers if the pet door use is the intended goal! That being said, I would guess that the maker is interested in limiting their liability should someone let a crawling/toddling infant get lodged in the pet door while unattended. In my opinion, the risk of that if you’re watching your crawling child is probably minimal (just my opinion of course-not a recommendation for anyone to use the pet door with tiny kids around). My kids are just out of their preschool years, but I think I would have used the gate anyway and been very alert to their proximity to the gate had I needed to do so when they were younger (we actually installed a regular cat door in our old house’s basement door for the cats to get to their litter box, but to keep our first born out of that stairwell and the basement. She never once tried to go through the cat door, though it was the same size as the pet door on the Carlson gate.)Another precaution with children involves not installing at the top of stairs (I think most pressure mounted gates are not 100% with toddlers when mounted at the top of a stairwell/staircase). Ours is installed at the top of the basement stairs with plenty of floor space between the gate and the first step, but I would not have risked that with a very young child.On the subject of the pet door dimensions (7″ wide x 10.5″ tall available space), we have a 9 lb. mini dachshund who is smaller than our 4 cats so we have to rig the pet door to only open wide enough for a normal size cat to squeeze-and I do mean squeeze- through. We actually use a zip-tie type child safety lock to restrict how wide the cat door can open, it takes care of keeping our 9 lb. dog from getting to the litter box.So, long and short is I do not think that the gate was intended ONLY to be a pet gate, but the use of the pet door is advised to be restricted with small kids (again probably due to the liability if the company doesn’t advise that).And as far as any difficulty opening the gate, I have found that when the gate is not mounted square in the door frame (it shifts after lots of openings/closing…stays firm but just not square), the gate latch becomes “off” and can be harder to open and close. Remounting/fixing the gate at the sides fixed the problem for us. Also, if anyone needs to know this-the pet door opens in both directions (though if you rig the pet door it stays open one way!). Okay, hopefully that answers questions people may have about the gate. :)Update 2-15-19: We have a regular span and extended span gate now and both are working well for our cats and youngest child. The extended span gate does slip over time so it needs to be re-aligned in the doorway at times but both gates have performed now for years and keep our younger kids out and our cats can get through easily. We do use baby rings to keep the pet doors open bc otherwise our younger kids would close the pet doors.

Great Gate for Big Dogs, But Sizing Caution for Clever Beagles!
This Carlson Pet Products Metal Gate is a very nice and sturdy option for keeping larger dogs out of areas that only cats are allowed. The price is good for the quality you get. It works perfectly for preventing bigger pets from accessing certain areas.However, be warned if you have a clever, medium-sized dog: my 40 lb beagle can still manage to squeeze his way through it! Overall, it’s a solid purchase and I like it, but perhaps measure your determined escape artist carefully.

Genuinely can’t believe these can’t be bought in Australia, what a game changer!Keeps the kids out of the laundry area where the cat litter is and gives the cats a safe place to eat where they can’t be terrorised by a toddler who loves them.

Pros:-Lightweight-Easy to install-Gaps are small between the rods, works if your puppy is not too small (<2months)Cons:-Has a limitation with installing extensions (the opening to my kitchen is a bit bigger for the gate without extensions, and small for either of them to be installed). had to tape one of the smaller extensions on the other side to cover the gap-Mechanism for opening the door is a little flimsy, so have to be careful while handling itOverall a quality product to avoid your furry friends from entering places you don't want them to