We have 4 dogs (lab, husky, dingo-like & chaweinie). They can really get into things, so we needed to block them from going up/downstairs. We love this little gate b/c we can block them, move it easily, not attach it to the wall or deal with locking doors & we just swing one segment in/back when we want to go upstairs. It's much better than anything else we've tried!
A friend has a German Shepard and got one to use with him. They love it too!