Best pet gate for Bull Terriers

A Bull Terrier with a wide, squat build is one of the trickier gate problems — they're not jumpers, but they are absolutely wedgers and pushers, and a lot of gates have a bottom bar gap that a bully-shaped dog will exploit in about thirty seconds. Gate choice comes down to three things: the dog's size and jumping ability, the opening width, and whether you can wall-mount or need pressure-mounting — and pressure-mounted gates are not safe at the top of stairs. So tell me: where are you installing this gate (doorway, room divider, stairs), roughly how wide is the opening, and is wall-mounting an option for you?

Perfect — wall mounting is exactly what I'd want to hear for a dog that size. An 80cm opening is well within standard range, which gives you good options. Before I point you at a specific gate, one key question: does he actually try to get under gates, or is the concern more that he'll barge through a lightweight one? Knowing which problem he's most likely to attempt helps me pick the right build.

That's really helpful — and very on-brand for a Bull Terrier. What you've described rules out anything pressure-mounted and anything with a meaningful gap at the base. You need a gate that wall-mounts securely, sits flush or near-flush to the floor, and is built from steel rather than the lighter aluminium most budget gates use. My clear recommendation is the Safetots Wide Roomie Gate. It's a steel-framed, wall-mounted gate with a bottom bar that sits very close to the floor — typically around 5–6cm clearance — which is not enough for a Bull Terrier to get a shoulder under. It's rated up to 150cm wide so 80cm is comfortably within range, it comes with a wall-mount kit, and the locking mechanism is robust enough to shrug off a charging bully. It's not the cheapest gate on the market but it's the one I'd trust with a dog who has form for dismantling things.

Yes — the Safetots Roomie sits very low. The bottom horizontal bar is close to floor level by design, and because it's wall-mounted the whole frame is rigid with no flex. If you want to be absolutely certain on your specific floor (especially if it's not completely level), you can add a door draught excluder strip along the base of the gate — the foam or rubber kind — and it costs about £3. That closes any minor gap from an uneven floor and a Bull Terrier has no purchase to work with. Between the wall-mount, the steel frame, and that low bottom bar, this gate will hold him.