Best pet gate for large Newfoundland dog

A 7-month-old Newfoundland leaning on a gate is essentially a small adult bear testing it — most standard gates simply won't hold. Gate choice comes down to three things: the dog's size and jumping ability, the opening width you're working with, and whether you can wall-mount or need pressure-mounting (and pressure-mounted gates should never be used at the top of stairs). For a Newf, we're automatically ruling out anything flimsy or pressure-only, but I'd love to get the specifics right. Where are you installing it — doorway, room opening, or stairs — and is drilling into the wall an option for you?

Right, so 45kg at 7 months means you're looking at a dog that could comfortably reach 70kg fully grown. That rules out most of the market immediately. For a 110cm opening with wall-mounting available and a dog who leans heavily, I want to know one more thing — does he jump as well, or is it mostly the leaning and pushing that's the issue? That affects how tall the gate needs to be.

That's exactly the right concern — a gate that only reaches his chest is more of a suggestion than a barrier. Given everything: 110cm wide opening, wall-mounting confirmed, a dog who barges rather than jumps but is already enormous, I'd go with the Safetots Extra Wide Baby & Pet Gate. It extends to cover your 110cm opening, wall-mounts securely on both sides with proper fixings rather than just pressure, and the steel construction means his leaning won't bow or dislodge it the way wooden pressure gates tend to. It stands at 76cm tall — not enormous, but because he's lazy about jumping rather than athletic, that's workable, and the wall-fixed frame means it won't shift when he throws his weight against it. That combination of width, steel build, and solid wall anchoring is what you actually need here, not just a bigger version of a standard gate.

Yes — the fixings matter more than the gate itself in your situation. Use wall plugs rated for the wall type you have (plasterboard needs different plugs than brick), and don't rely on the screws that come in the box if your walls are anything other than solid brick. Fix both the hinge side and the latch side into wall studs or solid masonry if at all possible — with a dog his size, a latch side anchored only into plasterboard will eventually pull out. Tighten everything fully and check the fixings again after the first week, because the repeated impact of him leaning will work screws loose faster than you'd expect. Do that and the gate will hold him comfortably.

Good choice — it'll do the job. Keep an eye on the hinges every few months as he gets bigger and heavier, just as a habit. Good luck with him; Newfoundlands are magnificent dogs even when they're an absolute handful.