 yes and no...
My yorkie is not allowed in the yard off leash and we don't have a fence. What we do have is a deck that is 10+ feet off the ground with a baby gate at the stairs so Huey is confined to that area when outside. This is where he goes to potty and to lay in sunbeams. I would love to have a doggie door for the deck door and it is on our "to do" list...eventually. Right now, we just leave that door partially open so he can get in and out when he wants. Spring and fall, this is OK. Winter and summer, not so much. This door is NEVER open unless we are home, of course, and any doggie door would have to operate along the same rules, because that fool dog will bark at anything in the yard and we must quickly call him back inside when he gets started. So, my opinion of a doggie door is both yea and nea, depending upon the particular circumstances. |