Barbara, I have several baby gates in my house to prevent my little trouble makers from destroying the place. I've run into two problems with them: the wooden gates have gaps they can climb through, and one of them is too short. Fortunately, I've fixed both problems at once by stapling heavy-duty plastic sheeting on the gate. By extending the plastic higher than the top of the gate, the fuzzy can't grab the top of the gate with their claws. Also, I extended the plastic past the end of the gate so they can't squeeze past the gate against the door frame (that part had to be reinforced with a chunk of cardboard). This should also let you climb over the gate, since the plastic is somewhat flexible. Jimbo, Mia and Pace PS. I'm still one step ahead of these little monsters, but it's probably just a matter of time. [Posted in FML issue 1465]