When the weather is nice, there are few greater joys than sitting outside with your dog. Soaking in the rays, enjoying the sights and sounds and generally relaxing. It’s good for both of you to get outside and enjoy the fresh air.
Depending on your dog and the setup of your yard, however, this could be somewhat tricky. Especially if your dog is a puppy. It’s not great for puppies to be hooked up to a tie out as you might with an older dog, but you still want to let them play in the sunshine. Enter the puppy playpen.
Puppy playpens are equally good indoors, too, bridging the gap between letting them free roam (which could mean your stuff gets chewed) and sitting in a dog crate all day. Puppy playpens are the perfect solution for corralling your young dog that hasn’t quite figured out all the rules yet. You can load the pen up with toys so they learn what things are theirs to play with and what things are not.
The options on this list will work well for very young puppies or small breeds, but might also work for especially docile larger dogs. Dog pens come in a variety of configurations, and we’ve chosen one each of the most common styles for you to peruse.
For the puppy or puppy at heart who could benefit from having a limited place to play, here are our options for the best puppy playpens: