[linz06]

I am wondering how many of you use a doggy door, and how many of you use it in cold weather?

I know many of you who know us are probably wondering why we need a doggy door if we have a dog who has her bladder expressed by us....

Well...

For the last couple of years we had been contemplating adding a second dog, but then Layla had her problems and our lives were derailed for awhile as you know! We haven't been actively looking, just keeping our eyes open. We don't want a puppy because we both work full time now and don't have all the extra time needed to train a puppy! We were mostly keeping our eyes open for seniors or special needs dogs who many people aren't willing to take on.

Well yesterday I saw a posting a local rescue made on Facebook for Adopt a Senior Pet Month. There was a picture of two little dogs, a bichon cross and a yorkie cross, who are seniors and best friends, who can not be seperated. They are so adorable and it just spoke to me. Layla is now 6 years old and she could have some companions for her golden years! We could still bring Layla into the city with us during the day for expressing, and the other two could keep each other company at home while we're at work. It just seems perfect!

Well, we got home and filled out an adoption application last night and explained our situation and Layla's situation, and said we hoped we could do a trial and see how well they'd fit into our lives.

Tonight we will go to the foster home and meet them, and we will take Layla for another meeting later, and if that's all good, we can bring them home for a trial. Whether it works for us or not, I hope they find a good home, but I really do hope we're the ones who get to give them a good home!

So back to my original question... we have been seriously thinking about installing a doggy door so that they can go out when they please during the day while we're at work. I have never had one before and I'm not sure how they work exactly and if they'd let a lot of cold air in when it's -40 outside! We would be installing one in the wall if we do go that route, since we just have french doors to the back yard and we can't install there because of the glass.