Get the 36, the bigger ones are unwieldy, and too tall. :-)
I need to bite the bullet and get one. I'm looking at the Midwest exercise pen on Amazon. Do I want the 36", 42" or 48"? Thanks!
Get the 36, the bigger ones are unwieldy, and too tall. :-)
Annette
Cookie (HIT HC Jamrah's Legally Blonde, UDX, OM2, BN) 6/4/2015
Sassy (HIT Jamrah's Blonde Ambition, UDX, OM2, BN) 6/4/2015
Chloe (HIT HC OTCH Windsong's Femme Fatale, UDX4, OM6, RE) 6/7/2009
And remembering:
Scully (HC Coventry's Truth Is Out There, UD, TD, RN) 4/14/1996 - 6/30/2011
Mulder (Coventry's I Want To Believe, UD, RN, WC) 5/26/1999 - 4/22/2015
And our foster Jolie (Windsong's Genuine Risk, CDX) 5/26/1999 - 3/16/2014
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For an adult Lab, I would have gone for the 48", too. I'd definitely put a wooden frame around the base regardless of the height you get.
I had a 48" that I gave away because it was HUGE. LOL
The expens are not very large in area, so unless they can jump straight up and over from a standing or sitting position, (and I had an adult one that could) it is unlikely a young puppy would clear it. I use 36" expens for youngsters at shows.
My outdoor puppy pens are the Courtyard Kennel panels, and they are 38" high and I haven't ever experienced puppies, youngsters or adults going over it. Amazon.com : Precision Pet Courtyard Kennel Silver Crackle : Precision Pet Products : Pet Supplies
YMMV
Definitely depends on the dog - most of mine would be fine with 36 inches even as adults, but Cookie was jumping out of the 36 inch one from around 5 months old. She’s a jumping fool though, and most Labs wouldn’t be able to do that. At less than a year old she was jumping the slightly over 4 foot fence in our yard.
Annette
Cookie (HIT HC Jamrah's Legally Blonde, UDX, OM2, BN) 6/4/2015
Sassy (HIT Jamrah's Blonde Ambition, UDX, OM2, BN) 6/4/2015
Chloe (HIT HC OTCH Windsong's Femme Fatale, UDX4, OM6, RE) 6/7/2009
And remembering:
Scully (HC Coventry's Truth Is Out There, UD, TD, RN) 4/14/1996 - 6/30/2011
Mulder (Coventry's I Want To Believe, UD, RN, WC) 5/26/1999 - 4/22/2015
And our foster Jolie (Windsong's Genuine Risk, CDX) 5/26/1999 - 3/16/2014
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We got the 36"
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Mocha:Born 7/13/14 Gottcha 9/13/14 Latte: Born 7/15/16 Gottcha 9/9/16
Labs- "Hearts of gold, heads of stone, cast iron stomachs"
You also have to consider when blocking in a puppy, you may need to reach over and in. 36" is best.
Jen
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For a new puppy I get it, but I see a post here "for an adult lab I'd get a", what are you doing with these things? 16 sq ft of area for a big dog? that's a 4'x4' area... may as well use a crate.
Rocco decided he needed exercise today, ran across the wheat field, then the bean field and wound up at the neighbor a 1/2 mile down the road.
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