Best Pet Pens

MidWest Homes for Pets Folding Metal Exercise Pen is a massive enclosure, with 8 panels measuring 24 (width) x 42 (height) inches each. Owing to these sizable panels, the pen can fit dogs as tall as 27 inches.

Setting size aside, there are not too many differences between this playpen and most dog pens. You can choose between optional wire mesh tops or sunscreen tops. The aforementioned panels come equipped with ground stakes, so you can use the pen outdoors, securing them into the ground. Even the strongest dogs will not be able to move the pen when the construction is secured via these ground anchors. In fact, we would recommend using this playpen outdoors or, at least, choosing a rug as a surface when you put the pen indoors since the wires can easily scratch hardwood floors.

As always, despite incorporating multiple ground anchors, panels, and countless wires, the pen enables hassle-free assembly thanks to the 4 thumb-snaps that come with the package.

All things considered, including the attractive yet durable black finish that the wires are sporting, MidWest Homes for Pets Folding Metal Exercise Pen is the playpen that large dogs need and deserve. Creating a 16-square-foot enclosed area, this pen surrounds good boys without making them feel restricted.

MidWest Homes for Pets Folding Metal Pet Playpen is not just as huge as the company's exercise pen above. This time, the panels measure 24 x 30 inches each (24 referring to the width and 30 representing height). As you can imagine, because this enclosure is more compact, the dogs that the pen can accommodate with decent comfort cap at 20 inches tall. Of course, more sizable dogs will fit the enclosure as well but they might feel imprisoned inside it.

Also, the construction is a little shaky this time, even though the wires seem the same and the wire spacing mirrors its less space-saving relative (1.57 x 4.37 inches). In other words, the more capable dogs might move this pen. Sure, the 8 ground anchors securing the construction outdoors will help but might just not cut it with the largest canines.

What will cut it though is the black E-coat finish that makes the wires more attractive and also immune against rust and corrosion. The finish rests upon high-strength metal wires, making them also practically immune against deformation.

Bottom line, assuming that your beloved tail-wagger is not taller than 20 inches, this pet pen from MidWest Homes for Pets should prove right up your alley.

Huge dogs deserve all the love and affection they get but small doggies are alright as well, don't let anyone convince you otherwise. Plus, even the most massive canines start as tiny puppies, hence this playpen from MidWest Homes for Pets.

This one stretches individual panels 24 inches wide and tall, making the enclosure suitable for small pooches and cute little pups below 16 inches tall. As long as they fit the description, this enclosure will serve as a playpen and exercise pen rather than a prison inside which the dog will not feel uncomfortable at all. That being said, small paws can easily get stuck between the 1.57- x 4.37-inch gaps, and while the doggo should not be able to get injured anyway, we would still recommend occasional oversight.

Emphasis on occasional though since the double-latch door ensures that the dog will have a hard time escaping this enclosure. Meanwhile, along with 8 ground anchors, the 8 corner stabilizers will be able to prevent the pen from moving even when the wind gets fierce and the pooch starts applying pressure.

In short, with this playpen, you can protect small dogs and pups from harm without imprisoning them. Plus, the pen will also fit small pets like rabbits, ducks, and cats.

This time, MidWest Homes for Pets presents its most universal/versatile playpen yet. On the one hand, this enclosure will fit 23-inch tall dogs but not ~27-inch fellows, so the first pen still deserves its spot on the list. Having said that, unlike that enclosure, this pen's also shipped with 8 corner stabilizers, meaning that even the toughest dogs will not move the pen one inch.

Of course, these stabilizers are not replacing the 8 ground anchors, without which securing the enclosure outdoors would be quite difficult. What's more, the stabilizers are a little shaky, so make sure they click-on before you move to the next one. Unlike these stabilizers, the 4 thumb-snaps are smooth, enabling easy assembly without using separate tools.

But, back to logistics, the 8 panels that constitute the enclosure (once you put them together) reach 24 inches width-wise and 36 inches height-wise, so 23-inch tall tail-waggers should feel nice and cozy inside a pen like that. Plus, owing to the E-coat finish, the wires will not fall victim to rust and corrosion, so the pen should last.

In closing, MidWest Homes for Pets Folding Metal Exercise Playpen will provide ample room for play without letting your 4-legged friend escape the enclosed premises.

PetMaker Exercise Playpen has its strengths and weaknesses compared to the product's direct competition. Starting with the former, the epoxy-coated finish protects the wires from the elements and makes sure the panels do not start showing rust and corrosion signs eventually, even when stored somewhere humid. To add more, the spacing between the wires stretches ~1.25 x 5 inches, meaning that even the smallest paws should not get stuck between the gaps. As much as these parts contribute though, there are good chances that you'll find the paintwork unsatisfactory, running an otherwise great first impression that this enclosure makes.

Still, as shoddy as the paintwork is here, the overall product is not shoddy at all, including the double-latch door preventing the more unruly dogs from going AWOL and the 8 ground anchors serving the same purpose by stabilizing and securing the enclosure outdoors. Adding to its advantages, the construction easily folds flat, enabling convenient storage, while the 4 thumb-snaps let you assemble the pen in minutes.

Cutting to the chase, people with ~20-inch tall dogs and some space outdoors (or indoors, both work) cannot go wrong with this exercise playpen from PetMaker.