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Originally Posted by Elkd3  Hi Yorkiemom1, You said that you do not like doggie doors. Why? I have 2 of them, one going from my kitchen into the laundry room & then one from the laundry room to the outside. My hubby built a little "porch" so it's not a big step down from the doggie door to the deck. We have our yard fenced from the deck. There's a lock on the gate & my hubby & daughter are normally home all day. We take them for daily walks & I go outside with them after it gets dark. We also have 4 flood lights on the yard and a motion sensor. We go on poop patrol at least 3-4 times a day. I would welcome your opinion. Thanks. |
I can't answer for Yorkiemom1, but I won't ever install a doggie door. The doggie door is there so the dogs can go in and out on their own free will...unattended. I don't want my boys going outside unattended, ever. Too many things can happen to them if they are outside by themselves. Just recently, someone had to rush their dog to the vet bc it got stuck in a snow bank and the dog wasn't there for very long....there are lots of other animals that are bigger than a yorkie and can hurt them....possums, coons, stray cats and dog, hawks...heck, even a bee sting can kill one of these little ones quick. Not to mention that people steal them. I would not want to give my dogs the freedom of going outside like that. Once in a while, I'd leave my sliding glass door open in the summer....but I'd always be right there to watch my pup if he went outside. I never let him out of my eyesight.
My younger dog was a rescue that was found wandering the streets. It took them a month to trap him. I am sure someone left him outside unattended and that's how he was able to run away like that. He's very lucky to be alive.
I have a friend who has a doggie door. It works great for him while he's gone long hours at work, but he has a bigger dog. I am sure there are lots of people who let their dogs out unattended, but I am just too paranoid to do it.