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Need to keep your dog off the stairs?
There is a cleaner solution than a gate blocking your hallway. Answer a few quick questions to get a personalized recommendation for your home.
Baby gates are ugly, inconvenient, and dogs learn to push past them.
Whether you need to keep your dog off the upstairs, out of a finished basement, restrict a senior dog on vet advice, or stop a puppy from taking a dangerous tumble, a baby gate across the staircase is the go-to fix. It is also one of the most frustrating.
You trip over it. Guests trip over it. And a determined dog figures it out within a week.
Shields® by Invisible Fence® Brand creates an invisible boundary at the base or top of your staircase that your dog learns to respect completely. No hardware. No eyesore. No stepping over something every time you use the stairs.
Shields® by Invisible Fence® Brand Outshines Baby Gates on Staircases
How They Compare
| Baby Gates & Stair Gates
| Shields® + Expert Training |
|---|---|---|
How It Works | ||
Physical barrier mounted at the stair entrance | Invisible boundary your dog learns to respect | |
Effectiveness | ||
Determined dogs jump over, push through, or wait for the gate to be left open | Designed for consistent results that hold even with no physical barrier present | |
Convenience | ||
You and every guest must step over or unlatch it every single time | No barrier to step over. You move freely. Your dog stays back. | |
Behavior Change | ||
Does not address the underlying behavior | Trains a reliable, lasting response | |
Installation | ||
Hardware-mounted gates damage walls and trim. Pressure gates shift over time. | No wall damage. No hardware. Professional setup with no permanent changes to your home. | |
Aesthetics | ||
Bulky gate is an eyesore in a high-traffic area of your home | Discreet transmitter. Virtually invisible in your home. | |
Best For | ||
Dogs with very low drive who never test the gate | Dogs that climb stairs at night, race upstairs when guests arrive, or push past gates | |
Three Situations Where an Invisible Stair Boundary Makes All the Difference
Keeping Dogs Off Certain Floors
Upstairs bedrooms, a finished basement, a home office. Whatever floor you want to keep dog-free, Shields® creates the boundary at the staircase entrance so your dog understands exactly where their space ends. The rest of the house stays open to you.
Senior or Post-Surgery Dogs
Repeated stair use puts significant strain on aging joints and can set back recovery after surgery. When your vet says the stairs need to be off limits, Shields® gives you a reliable way to enforce that restriction without closing off rooms or mounting hardware your dog will eventually push past.
Puppies on the Stairs
Puppies and stairs are a combination that ends badly more often than owners expect. A young dog that has not yet developed full coordination can tumble down a full flight. Shields® keeps your puppy safely away from the staircase until they are old enough and trained enough to use it safely.
Our vet told us to keep our lab off the stairs after her hip surgery. We tried a gate but she pushed it over twice. After Shields® was installed she stopped going near the stairs entirely. Six weeks later she was cleared and we just turned it off. Simple as that.
- James P., Minneapolis.
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