calliecritturs
Posted : 7/24/2006 11:56:40 PM
Something I use CONSTANTLY -- over here in the States you can buy 6 foot sheets of plywood (thin layers of wood glued crossgrain to each other so you get a thin board with incredible strength). The same size you can also get panels of lattice -- essentially thin strips of wood nailed sort of like a # -- (except many crossing each other that way) -- it's used for open airy structures like a gazebo or you can put them vertically for climbing plants to use like a trellis -- those sheets (sold in home improvement stores and always in the same area as the plywood) are always cheap here.
Taking a sheet of that and cutting it in thirds or even in half -- then put a strip of molding or furring across the top and bottom for strength and you have a moveable 'baby gate'. You can use hook and eye bolts to link them together and form a 3 or 4-sided 'crate' OR you can simply use one and put it in the corner of a room or between two natural barriers -- it can keep her in one spot while you are nearby. This isn't meant to be "secure" like a crate -- merely a barrier for her to respect that will give her a bit of time-out space if you need to give them some distance for sanity's sake.
For a female mostly it's that they don't want them to over tax those stitches-- it can be a follow-on effect that if they pull them, then they are painful and the dog may 'worry' them during the night and get the stitches undone. THAT can be a problem.