Works wonderfully for keeping our dogs from the stairs/accessing upstairs while we're away. They haven't attempted to jump over the gate, even though both of them easily could (90lb German Shepherd and 70lb Lab/Pit mix). It is JUST wide enough to stretch across the bottom of our wide stairs, which is why I went for this size. The stairs are carpeted, and the GSD will chew carpet when stressed/anxious about being home without us, and this gate was the answer. The dogs have free roam of the entire downstairs and haven't messed with the gate at all. The gate is slightly see through, which is fine, however it is a little difficult to pull across and latch or unlatch with one hand, but that's fine with us. I do recommend reinforcing where you attach the side with the roll-up part, because ours started to get loose, but with some reinforcement into a stud it holds up perfectly.