If you have a fenced-in yard or live where it’s safe for your pets to roam around outside, it’s nice to let them play off leash when they get restless or need a little exercise and stimulation. But sometimes they’re up for it when you’re not. A pet door saves time and hassle for you, since your pet can still play even if you can’t. And you won’t have to stop whatever important task you’re doing to let him out.
With a pet door, you have the freedom to be away several hours without worrying about walking your dog, since he can get out when he wants to or needs to. The small opening will ensure that your indoor heat or cool air won’t be wasted. A good quality pet door can bring a lot of convenience and flexibility to you and your four-legged kids.
Save the saw
If you live in a rental, or just don’t want to deal with the hassle of a permanent installation, this pet door is designed to fit perfectly in your existing sliding door. A variety of widths and adjustable height make it easy to accommodate a custom size. It also comes in multiple colors so it can look good, too. The outdoor flap maintains climate control when in use, and the hard inside panel slides up or down to control your pet’s access.
Keep your energy bills low
While other pet doors have one or sometimes two flaps to block airflow between the indoors and the outdoors, this model has three of them. The extra insulation of the layers blocks three times as much thermal energy as the average pet door, so whether you want to keep your house cool or warm, it will get the job done.
Whimsical design
This whimsical cat-sized interior door allows you to shut out unwanted mess or smells for a more pristine home environment. The frame features cute cat ears on one side and a cat’s tail on the other. Fits cats up to 20 pounds with a 12.5-inch by 10-inch opening.
Unobtrusive choice
The best thing about this pet door is that it is designed to fit unobtrusively into a wall up to eight inches thick rather than ruin the aesthetic appeal of your doors. The other best thing about it is the heavy-duty magnets on the outer flap seal tightly enough to block out temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit and heavy winds up to 50 mph. A sliding interior panel keeps the door securely shut so no unwanted animals enter your home.
For the finicky pet owner
This pet door fits any standard door in a variety of sizes, or with the additional purchase of a wall kit it can expand to fit into walls up to 7.25-inch thick. The telescoping frame juts out slightly rather than being flush with the door, and both sides easily lock together for a tight seal. Double flaps of thick flexible plastic and magnets along the bottom provide good insulation against heat, cold, wind, or rain while still giving your pets easy access to the outdoors. The sturdy foam molded plastic frame can hold a safety panel on either the interior or exterior to lock out unwanted visitors from stopping in.
Kelli Brandenberger is a contributing writer to Florida Travel & Life, an online brand that inspires active, affluent travelers, providing them with insider information on discovering the best of Florida. Informative and engaging, the website showcases travel destinations, arts and cultural venues, vibrant dining scenes, recreational activities, the great outdoors and the revitalized real-estate market. Kelli is a writer and editor who spends as much time as possible near the water.
