Doggie Doors: What should I know?

[Doombot]

I think one of our dogs has a thyroid problem and has to pee. Unfortunately, she loves to sniff and sniff and sniff before doing her business.

In addition, they both just love to go in and out. Since we're probably getting a house, I'm thinking about getting a wall mounted doggie door.

I figure one with a dual flap that I can close so they don't go out at 2:00 AM in the morning. Does anyone have experience with doggie doors?

I suppose kitty doors would do as well.

[Brugdor]

I think one of our dogs has a thyroid problem and has to pee. Unfortunately, she loves to sniff and sniff and sniff before doing her business.

In addition, they both just love to go in and out. Since we're probably getting a house, I'm thinking about getting a wall mounted doggie door.

I figure one with a dual flap that I can close so they don't go out at 2:00 AM in the morning. Does anyone have experience with doggie doors?

I suppose kitty doors would do as well.

My parents have a kitty door for their porch. It's a square dealie that has a swinging piece of hard plastic. There's also a little latch you can set to keep it closed. It's definitely not big enough for your dogs but I assume they make bigger ones.

[Loveshack]

They make those kind with the electric sensor that only open for the intended animal so you don't have possums and stuff running through the house.

[Swash]

They make those kind with the electric sensor that only open for the intended animal so you don't have possums and stuff running through the house.

I've heard of those ones.  They need some kind of magnetic chip on the collar of the pet, I think.  Might be worth looking into how reliable they are before deciding on one.  I know access control card swipe systems need the card to be held pretty close to the reader and it's unlikely a pet would do that.  Of course, the animal version may work differently.

[Loveshack]

They make those kind with the electric sensor that only open for the intended animal so you don't have possums and stuff running through the house.

I've heard of those ones.  They need some kind of magnetic chip on the collar of the pet, I think.  Might be worth looking into how reliable they are before deciding on one.  I know access control card swipe systems need the card to be held pretty close to the reader and it's unlikely a pet would do that.  Of course, the animal version may work differently.

Worked okay for my cats. Kept the raccoons out of the garage. The only downside is they open and close kind of slow, so if something was chasing them, it could be inconvenient.