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DOGGY DOOR – For Safety and Convenience DOGGY DOOR – For Safety and Convenience Besides having the luxury to allow your animals out to a closed area to Potty being extremely convenient for them and you, the issue of them being to evacuate the residence/enclosure in the case of Emergency is something to consider. Many animals who are restricted to an enclosure/inside, have lost their lives, because of no evacuation route. Besides the Doggy Door, there are Signs which one can place on the outside of their home, where emergency personnel can see that there are live animals in the house, and rescue them. There are all kinds of Doggy Doors, some with hard and soft flaps, most can be locked. For the average DIY’er, installation of one of these is not all that hard, and can be installed through a Door, a Patio Door, or wall, whichever is more appropriate for the owner. There are even some assemblies where one can have a temporary (removable) unit, for those who do not own the residence. Beyond the Labor involved, one should consider the quality of the product. I’ve installed several and have come across a product line, which is really good quality. I don’t work for this company, and am just giving the Link for your convenience. Ideal Pet Products Have a good Day ! :) S.W. |
I would love to have my kiddos in the yard whenever they wanted to - but here in AZ there are birds of prey who could pick up a yorkie, and we also have coyotes. We don't let ours outside unless we can observe them at all times. They sure would love all that access though, they love that yard to no end :). |
Yes, Tibbe would be out there all the time except when he needs to cuddle! Can't do a Doggy Door for this one of mine. |
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The doggie doors sure seem to be a great convenience though. Just can't take advantage of them here. I would also worry about theft from reading news reports & some experiences here on Yorkietalk. Sad that is the case, but too many getting snatched. |
In addition to all the risks listed above, there is the possibility of unwanted critters entering your home through the doggy door. We would probably find an opossum in our family room if we had a door. :eek: I remember reading here on YT a case where a neighbor's dog was loose and entered the home through a doggy door and mauled the Yorkie. :( |
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We have a pool too, and our kiddos always have done so well with it (ie, safe). Then, one day I was out back with them - and our exterminator came for the regular spray you have to do in AZ. So, I was inside signing the billing, and had left the doggies out back for just a minute. After I signed, I looked out through our back patio door and saw ripples in the pool. Marcel had somehow fallen into the pool! He and Wylie always do their 'jogging laps' around the pool deck - and I think they just ran into each other and Marcel fell in. I fled outside to get him, and he was fine (I was much worse than he was)...but that's all it takes for something to happen....less than a minute, and an environment that makes them vulnerable. Sure learned that lesson. It did motivate me to buy that 'critter ramp' or whatever that's called, for the pool - just in case anything ever falls in there (mouse, lizard, pet....although it won't be my pet anymore!). |
I have one of the ramps too but am embarrassed to say it is in the box in my garage instead of in the pool. My pool cleaner is very sensitive and seems to hang up on anything at all extra in the pool. I even have to pull my ladder up when we are not in the pool so the Polaris does not get stuck on it. When my youngest son was little I had an extra fence around just the pool so he could not fall in as he ran everywhere. I didn't let him out by himself either but there was no slowing him down, so we figured the extra fence was needed. :) Wish I still had it up now with my grandson coming over & the pups everyday. It just made one more safety net between them and the water. |
WOW !, I feel so lucky, living in an area which many of those "dangers" do not exist. I have a very (tightly) closed back yard, with a 6 ft fence, and do the insecticides which take care of that problem. Though I have seen a "predator" type Bird (Hawk I think), there are none which I think could pick up one of mine (no Teacups). As in all instances, one need decide if having a Door applies to their individual circumstances. Remember, that most all Doggie Doors have an "Insert" which locks them, and intruders out. Some may think that having this "elective" access still would be worth installing one. Even with my quite secure location. I don't leave mine open all the time, and close it when we go to bed. So, I suppose that even in my situation, their "outside" activities are monitored. |
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My Husband has wanted to get one and I just keep discouraging it. Im worried about mice or a raccoon getting in our house I just really dont want one |
I live in California and of course in the Dallas area......no doggy doors for this crew....They do not go out without someone being with them. Houston area does have birds of prey as well as poisoness snakes and of course Coyotes......Coyotes are everywhere. I have a friend who had her yorkie taken from her yard by a Coyote and she lives in Beverly Hills on Rodeo Drive......One can't be too careful with these wee ones. |
I don't think doggie doors for the small guys is such a good idea. Mine never go out without me or my husband. Too many large birds of prey that could easily pick them up. I wouldn't even have one for a large dog because I'd be afraid that some wild creature would come in. |
I have mixed feelings about this, and if I had a larger dog, I'd have a doggy door. I'm still am deathly afraid of leaving Joey alone, my childhood dog died in a fire at my parents home. The smoke got to him, and he was found under the couch. This picture haunts me, and I become very upset when I have to leave Joey for over an hour. We do see hawks all the time, and I don't feel like Joey is safe in the backyard by himself. |
I would love to have a doggy door some day but the kind I want is too costly for me right now. The only way my yorkies would get a doggy door is if first the doggy door lead out to a completely enclosed area so that not even birds of prey would be a worry (I'm working on this now). Secondly the doggy door I like has an electronic key that you attach to the dog's collar. This locks and unlocks the door and makes it so that no unwanted critters can get in. It is quite pricey for a doggy door especially since each key is extra but it does everything you want it to. |
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