doggie doors

my concern if you live where extreme weather could endager your pet a door malfunction could kill them.

Thats why I have 2 seperate doggie doors, poodles are small and could freeze to death in winter sometimes zero degrees.

Its not a issue currently with hoighs in the 90s.

my dogs are smart they mostly stay indoors in the AC when its hot like this:)

Have you tested what happens if one door sticks? One of our dogs is intelligent about some things and completely stupid about others - I could imagine her just standing outside the stuck door until she froze, even if the other one was working!

cheers

Jules

Yeah, I could end up doing that if it's needed; there's space for it where the current doggie door is.

Anyone know where to get the door material from? I could make a door if I knew where to get sheets of the clear rubber stuff from - couple of flaps of that, a little metal trim on the bottom, some kind of brush trim, magnets, wood frame etc.

I built a 20x20' kennel on the back of the house where the house doggie door comes out; forming part of the back wall of the kennel is an old well shed that we don't use for anything, so it might make a nice outside covered space for the dogs. I could run power to it, put a heat lamp in etc., but I don't fancy spending another $100 on another door :-)

cheers

Jules

Meanwhile, the OP has yet to return to this discussion, unless he/she has a second identity.

Spoilsport!

You can buy the clear plastic flaps at pet stores, as replacements.

my minature poodle size costs around 20 bucks

drsfostersmith.com is a good source.

your probably better off buying a door assembly, they seal pretty good and include magnets to help the sealing