Ok so this is certainly easier to use than a classic baby gate! BUT we are using it to not only keep kids in but also small dogs, and the issue is if you need to have small gaps between the door frame and the gate. With this way this one works you can’t get the gate sides flush with the door frame so there’s like a 6+” gap depending on door size. Now maybe this is me being dense but I’ve not been able to figure out how to fix this. That being said, If you don’t have small creatures that would squeeze through the gaps it’s great! Not large enough gaps for a baby btw.