I have a small 14 lb dog that I want to keep in the kitchen during the day while at work. How well would this pen would work? Does it have stabilizers that would keep the dog from knocking over the pen? Do you have any other recommendations short of using a crate?

The only way to know is to train the dog to accept the ex pen while you are home. I don’t leave any dog I have doubts about in an expen unattended.

I’m not sure what you mean by stabilizers, but the taller ex pen is fairly sturdy. My 15 pound dog can scoot it around a little but she doesn’t knock it over. She has also been trained to an expen since 8 weeks so she isn’t looking to get out. Some dogs simply don’t like being in the expen especially when they are left alone. Those dogs are best left in a crate so they don’t get into trouble.

Cindy Rhodes