The Super-Duper Great Dane Doorway Gate

So this is what we were faced with: we needed a gate that could withstand the weight of a 150 lb. dog, we needed a gate that was taller than 4 feet and we needed a gate that could be moved easily by all of us in the family. So we bought 4 Luan doors and actually hinged them together. Can you believe that?? We seriously did just that! Since I work from home with clients coming and going, we needed a gate that would keep Zeus away from clients, especially those afraid of large dogs. We needed a gate that he couldn't lean on because more than likely he'd knock it over with his weight and size. We also wanted a gate that wouldn't allow Zeus to see my clients. He's quick to bark at strangers and we didn't want him to know every time someone came into the house. He can't hear them come in, but he can smell them come in. So we figured if we could keep him from seeing people, we could scoot them into my massage room before he'd smell their presence. It works most of the time, but every now and them, someone with a very distinct scent will walk in and Zeus will smell him or her and start barking. But for the most part, this monster size gate has done the trick! We put a plug-in air freshener in his back room so he smells that mostly, and we also run a fan on him so he doesn't notice a change of air from the opening and closing of our front door (these things are typically very easy for deaf dogs to notice: change of air flow, scent of a stranger and also vibrations around the house). I've even put a perfume sprayed t-shirt of mine on his loveseat so he can smell me when he's down there.
Sometimes when the need is big, you gotta think big!