Best pet gate for Shar Pei with skin folds

A Shar Pei rubbing against rough walls is a real skin-fold risk — those creases trap debris and friction can cause irritation or infection pretty quickly. Gate choice comes down to three things: the dog's size and jumping ability, the opening width, and whether you need a pressure-mounted or wall-mounted option. One hard rule upfront — pressure-mounted gates are not safe at the top of stairs. So: how big is your Shar Pei, where exactly are you installing the gate (doorway, bottom of stairs, room entrance), and is drilling into the wall an option for you?

Good, wall mounting gives us much more to work with. At 25kg he's solidly medium-large, but Shar Peis aren't big jumpers — their build works against it. The key concern here isn't containment strength so much as the gate's surface around the edges. What's the width of that doorway?

That's a standard width, which makes this straightforward. My recommendation is the Safetots Extra Tall Wide Pressure Fit Baby Gate — but in your case you'd use the wall-mount kit it ships with, which gives you a solid anchor. The frame and vertical bars are smooth powder-coated metal with no exposed rough edges or protruding bolts on the dog-facing side. That matters a lot here — if he leans into it or shuffles past it, he's not catching his skin folds on anything sharp. It opens 76–82cm in standard fit, or you can add the 9cm extension to reach 85cm exactly. The bar spacing is tight enough that he won't get his face or a fold wedged through. It's about £45–55 on Amazon UK and has a straightforward wall-cup fixing that doesn't require a professional to install.

Wall-mounted with the fixing cups properly anchored, it won't shift under pressure. The latch is a two-action mechanism — you have to lift and push simultaneously — which a dog pressing forward won't accidentally trip. A persistent 25kg Shar Pei leaning on it shouldn't be an issue. Just make sure you're screwing the wall cups into a stud or using proper cavity anchors in plasterboard — that's the one place people cut corners and then wonder why it moves.

Good choice. One extra tip while you're at it — once the gate's up, it's worth checking the hallway wall section he's been rubbing. If there's roughcast or bare plaster, a coat of smooth masonry paint on that stretch will remove the abrasion risk entirely, gate or no gate. His folds will thank you.