This is my second dog gate and I was skeptical that it would work as well as my wooden one.  While it was confusing to work at first, once I understood how to do it, it was very easy to use.  Since I use it in various places I needed something that was not permanently mounted and this works very well.  Another advantage is that when it isn't being used, it doesn't take up as much room as my other one.  Since I have small dogs as well as cats, I haven't used the small door at the bottom.  I assume though that if you had a larger dog with a cat or small dog it would work well.  If I needed to purchase another pressure gate, then I would get another one of these.