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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

There are people who patrol there fences to check for problems regularly. Also mine is never left home alone so if she is heard going out the doggy door she is watched. There are dogs who have escaped from burning to death because there house caught on fire and they had the doggy door to escape out. No I would never think they are good for dogs small enough to be dinner for a bird to go out into an open back yard but there are cases that it's ok. Even with small dogs it should not be 100% marked as a bad idea because there are exceptions to the rule like a kennel attached to the doggy door that has a top and sides so nothing can get to them.

Agreed. If it works for you, I think they'd be great. You can also lock them so the dogs can't go out when you're not home.

I was going to get one just for the fire thing until I was told most dogs don't think to use them in a fire. They hide under a bed and suffer the consequences. But, hey, if they could be taught to use them in an emergency, it would be worth it.