This was very handy with our baby Shih Tzu,  she was too tiny to run around the house for quite sometime so when she was in our great room she either hung out on our laps, the furniture with us or in here.  The mesh is impressive,  its still in tact and we used it for 4 months.  Her nails were very sharp and she didnt break though.  It was a great way too, to teach her "off". Lol. Very satisfied.