Description
Price: $29.99 - $24.88
(as of Feb 25, 2025 04:00:14 UTC – Details)
The Carlson Mini Tuffy is an amazingly versatile expandable pet gate with patented small pet door. This all-metal expandable is the first of it’s kind. Expanding 22-38 inch wide and stands a convenient 18-inch tall. The metal frame is strong, sturdy, and durable making this gate extra secure and superior to plastic. Super easy to install, takes literally seconds. Pressure mounts and locks with the patented Easy Fit Locking System. Soft rubber bumpers are gentle on walls and keeps them scuff free. The lightweight compact design is great for travel and storage. Slate size is 1.75-inch wide. With one hand on each side of the gate frame, pull away from the center until the gate spans the entire length of your doorway or opening. Be sure to pull from the outside frame of the gate, not the inner round bars.Sturdy Construction, Quick Installation : Mixing functionality with convenience, the Carlson Lil Tuffy Expandable Pet Gate features a 100% steel frame, with a quick and easy pressure mount system to make installation a breeze. To leave your wall scuff free, the gate features rubber bumpers for gentle protection. We understand that setting up a pet gate needs to be simple, if it takes more than few minutes to set up, it’s not even worth it. To keep things moving, the Lil Tuffy expandable gate features a lock and screw system to create the perfect pressure on the gate. To set the gate, grab both sides and expand to the desire width, lift the locking pin, moving it into place and securing it the open hole. Now just twist the plastic knob to adjust the pressure until the gate is safely secured against the wall.
EXTRA WIDE: Expands to stairways and openings between 22” – 38” wide and stands 18” tall. The rust-resistant pressure mount design sets up quickly and is gentle on walls.
ADJUSTABLE: Expandable up to 38” wide. Perfect for a doorway, hallway, or bottom of stairs.
SMALL PET DOOR: Features our patented small pet door. Allows small pets to pass through while keeping everyone else out. Includes a locking feature for safety.
CONVENIENT: Easy stepover design to keep small pets out while allowing humans to pass through. The gate can quickly be removed out of the opening for easy storage.
DURABLE: The all-steel gate is reliable and is designed to withstand everyday needs.
SAFE: Non-toxic finishes and wall mounts for added security.
Customers say
Customers find the temporary gate to be the perfect size for keeping their pets in or out of a specific room. It fits doors perfectly and is easy to install. They appreciate its sturdy build quality, rubber stops that don’t damage door frames, and simple tension screws that ensure a tight fit. The gate is also easy for customers to step over, providing good dog protection and height.
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Sharkey Johnson –
Works for our Chihuahua!
Since we like the product so much, we have now ordered a third one so we can use them throughout our home. It is sturdy, very easy to install, and keeps our Chi safe when we can’t be eyeballing him. The added bonus is the small hinged puppy/kitty door, which you can open optionally when your want to give your fur baby aded access without having to take the gate down. The pet door can be easily secured with a thumb lock. Also, the gate is low enough that you can easily step over it without tripping. Our only wish is that there was an even wider gate for wide hallway areas. Overall a 5-star product!
Natalie –
Works great keeping my Corgi out the bedroom
I love this gate! I wanted something that was easy for me to step over, to keep my Corgi out of the bedroom as itâs a safe space for my cats when sheâs being too wild. She is 21 pounds, and with her short legs cannot jump it. She can fit through the small cat gate, though. I wish that was made a bit smaller, however the cats can jump over the gate just fine. Otherwise this is perfect, the price affordable, and I have ordered another one for another section of the apartment.
Andrea –
Great Quality Pet Gate!
Perfect lower gate for our 2 small Yorkies! Replaced our existing baby-gates and so glad we did. These are much easier for us humans to walk over the gate without tripping. The little access door is great too, allowing the gate to remain in place and give the dogs access to areas when supervised. Easy installation and stays in place perfectly! Bought 2 of these and am so thrilled with the quality and sturdiness of these gates.
Ismael G. –
Perfect little gate! Puppy and Cat friendly.
We got a 6 week old puppy and would wonder into our bedroom (the only carpeted area in our apartment) and she would have accidents in there while we have been potty training her. We have a doorway that connects the kitchen to our bathroom and our bedroom also connect the the bathroom and these were perfect!. Originally had only ordered one, then my wife was convinced they were good and we needed another one. We have both installed in under 1 minute. The cats knew exactly where they needed to go through (I zip tied the little door open on top for the cats to use) puppy doesn’t bother the gate or has come close to knocking it down or even a wobble. They are nice and snug in my 34″ door way. As we need constant access to bathroom and bedroom, just a simple leg over the gate, yet tall enough to keep puppy out and cats can get in and out as the please. Works as intended!
Karen M –
It works good… But….
Sturdy and easy to install. The little door would be best for a cat or very small dog like maybe a dachshund or chihuahua. My 15 lb Jack Russell mix can get through it, but he has to scrunch down a little and it rubs on his back.. But my 60 lb black lab is able to get through it with no problem… 𤣠(See video) ð¤£ð¤£ Thankfully she is not the dog I’m trying to keep out of the room. Only design flaw is that the little door swings free and could easily trap a dog in or out so I zip tied it open. I wish they had some kind of latch to keep it open.. Other than that it looks like it’s going to work just fine.
Amazon Customer –
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! Step Over / Easy Install / Adjustable / Sturdy / Fits 38″ Across
EXACTLY what we needed – a lower, Step-Over pet gate that actually works!PROS:18″ tall: perfect step-over height but still tall enough to stop our smaller dogs from jumping over (larger/younger/untrained dogs might jump this gate).Extremely easy to install: this took me literally just a couple minutes to securely install all by myself, no sweat (I did not install the wall-mounted bumper brackets / I found them unnecessary).gate WIDTH adjusts in half-inch increments, then simple tension screw insures a strong, tight fit (staircase where I installed gate is exactly 38″, wall to wall; gate is extended to it’s maximum width and still secure, sturdy and stable).Made with sturdy materials (metal, rubber, heavy-duty plastic).Bumpers clear taller baseboards (as seen in photos), allowing all four to maintain full contact with walls.Narrow bar spacing prevents stuck heads.Itty-bitty built-in door was unnecessary for us since our cat can hop over gate.CON: Wish it came in more colors, such as black, silver, or bronze.
Vanessa –
great!
this gate works perfectly! This is the 2nd one I’ve bought and I love it! It’s just low enough that I can step over it easily, and high enough our small dogs can’t get over it!
Christina –
Locking positions are predrilled and donât always fall where needed.
I recently got a new puppy and because we are potty training I donât want her in my bedroom where there is carpet. I thought this gate would be perfect to keep her in and not having to worry about keeping the door closed. The theory of it is great! The height is great, itâs well made and I love that it has a pet door because my older dog is a small breed and he can fit through the pet door to go to bed without the puppy being able to get in. The only problem is the design. The cross bar has holes every 1/2 inch roughly. You have to align the pin with the hole to lock the gate in place. To get I snug fit in my doorway I really need to lock it in between the holes that are available. The hole that it goes into is to loose and the gate can be easily knocked over. The next hole is impossible to get to because it wonât expand enough no matter how hard I try to get to it in my doorway. I have figured out a way to manage it by putting one side on the door frame and one side on the bump out in the frame that the door sits up again when closed. I have to lock the gate into the size I plan to use and then squeeze it into place. This gate would be perfect if you didnât have specific slots to choose from and could choose the tension you need instead. I havenât found any other gates like this one so they have the marker cornered but their design could use some adjustments to be better accommodating.
Denisse Hernandez –
Vale totalmente la pena, es justo lo que necesitaba para mis perritos, se ajusta perfectamente al marco de una puerta y el material es muy resistente 10000/10, no duden en adquirirlo es la mejor compra de mi vida.
Jewell –
So, I have an 8-month-old Pomeranian with an affinity for trying to steal things out of the cat’s litter box, and I was going out of my mind trying to figure out how to keep him out of the box without simply locking my cats in their room. It felt cruel to them for a problem that he had, but it seemed equally cruel to have him live his life on a leash inside.Enter this gate, and all of my problems vanished. The gate is just high enough so that he can’t jump over it (and believe me, he’s tried) but my three cats can jump over it no problem. They rather enjoy having a safe place where they can eat and use the bathroom in peace. The pomeranian is less thrilled, but at least he gets to wander!Seriously, if you’re having the same problem at all, give this a shot. It was one of the easiest set-ups ever, and it’s so sturdy that not even a charging, driven pomeranian can knock it down.
I. Kreuzberg –
Die Gitter gefallen mir sehr! Sie sind schnell auf- und abgebaut und sehr stabil. Wenn sich mal ein Hund darauf mit den Pfoten darauf stellt hält es immer noch fest, nichts ist gelockert. Man kann ideal darüber steigen.
Nadine –
Pros: Really robust, easily adjustable, do not mark door frames as padding is cleverly placed, exactly the right height to keep out a small dog, no problem at all for an adult cat to jump. Adore the little door that enables you to grant access at will.Cons: They stay in place so as the human of the house youâll need to learn to pick up your feet stepping over the barrier! Once youâve tripped over them a few times youâll adjust.
Caroline –
The dimensions of the gate met my needs perfectly & the quality of the gate is not bad too. Am very pleased with my purchase.