(note this is not our house, but it is the exact gate we bought)
well, the puppy proofing has begun. and by that, I mean we (Tim) assembled a few (two) baby gates. i somehow convinced him that we needed fancy baby gates for the puppy bc we could re-use them again for kids. win!
well, these gates happened to come with ikea-like directions. you know, the picture-only type of directions. would it kill them to print a line or two? just point us in the right direction here. so, anyway Tim decided he'd put one together...which is good since i had started one then given up.
i started to worry when he told me we'd have to DRILL the gates INTO THE WALLS. what! i did not see anything about this in amazon description or reviews. and let's be honest, permanent gates? sounds a little like prison.
In his defense there was a drill pictured, but i'm still not sure what they meant by that. good thing i intervened, and we figured out with a little tweaking that the gates just used a standard baby gate pressure mounted system.
i may or may not have left a message on their 1-800 number voicemail at this point. they called back THREE days later. good thing we didn't drill them into the walls, or i'd have been a little less pleasant about their timeliness in returning my call.
i just want to get a cabinet locking/kid-proofing thing for under the kitchen sink where we have all the cleaning stuff. then, bring on that puppy! any advice for puppy proofing? i should also mention we have new couches...this will most likely not go well.
xo
Kate
Hah...good luck with the new couches.I need puppy proofing advice also!But the gates are an excellent idea!
ReplyDeleteOkay, the part about the wordless directions cracked me up. So true! Once I helped my cousins put together an armoir thing, and at one point I was upside down in a shelf trying to fit a screw into a hole that was way too small. (Also, that puppy gate is way too cute!)
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Brooke
liningthecloudswithsilver.blogspot.com
Your baby gate is way better than mine... mine is pretty old school, lol. My dog is a little angel but my boyfriend's dog... um, not so much. And as much as we try to puppy proof he always seems to find SOMETHING. Too smart for his own good.
ReplyDeletethats so awesome you're getting a puppy!
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elisabeth
lavitaebella-elisabeth.blogspot.com
How cute is this!! I remember puppy proofing the house, even if it's sometimes a hassle it's so exciting! xo
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I have no puppy proofing tips unfortunately, but that seems awesome!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! I need a pet so bad. Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteYay! Puppies are so exciting! You could get a couple of washable blankets to lay on the couches to make shedding clean up easier. Also get some enzyme cleaner like "Pee-Pee Cleaner" for the accidents-it completely removes all traces so he won't return to the same spot. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, that gate is really really nice! So much better than the ugly white plastic ones or the lattice ones that are such eye sores! Congrats on your new pup :) If you're anything like us, the cats are going to be low man on the totem pole now!
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