My family doesn’t have a dog, but we do have dog gates. It turns out that dog gates and baby gates are basically the same product, and the pet store had dog gates more cheaply than the kid’s stores had baby gates. The dog gates can be used to safely contain our baby, and seem to be sturdier than their child-intended counterparts. A dog gate is intended to withstand a large dog banging against it, which is far more force than an infant could ever exert. Our son is now a toddler, however, and manages to do serious damage to “baby gates” intended for children. But our dog gate is still holding up!