Posted by dognutter | Posted in Dog Supply | Posted on 29-06-2010
Tags: dog door, pet door
Although opening doors for your pet once in a while can be fun, the whole thing can become irritating especially if you are busy doing other things in the house. If you don’t like being your dog’s butler, consider having a pet door installed and train your dog or have it trained to use it.
Purchasing a Pet Door
It’s not necessary to make a big investment just to get a pet door in your house. There are plenty of affordable and easy to install pet doors available in the market today. Before you get a door that your pet will use, you have to take measurements of the body of your pet. Once you have the correct measurements, you may start hunting for pet doors either online or offline. Actually, it’s easier and more practical to get the pet door from an online store than by driving to a shopping center to a pet store. Shopping online will not only help you save energy, it can also help you save some money especially if you use a price comparison shopping tool. By comparing prices from different suppliers, you can get the best price for the model you want.
When buying pet doors, you should buy those doors that you can install on your own. This is so that you also get to save money by not hiring a handyman.
Installing The Pet Door
Installing the pet door is relatively easy and even if your carpentry skills are not really that great, you can still install this contraption within a few minutes. The first thing to do is to measure the distance from your pet’s stomach to the floor. You should leave two inches from the bottom of the door to your pet’s lowest point, and there should be a difference of at least three inches between the width of the door and the width of your pet. Remember, if your pet is still growing, you will have to expand the pet door from time to time to avoid having your pet stuck on the pet door.
Training the Pet
After the pet door has been installed, you should start training your pet to use it immediately. Take your dog or cat, place it in front of the door, open the door with the hand and hold it, and then gently push the pet through the door. Repeat this process until your dog or cat learns how to use the door on its own.