> Laura, what brand of doggie door do you use? I am considering using a doggie > door for puppies and there are so many to choose from.
My doggie doors are the old Johnsons, with about a 9 X 12 opening--I guess it would be the Medium Size as they say they are 8 X 11 1/2--that is close enough. They are now called the Ultimate Pet Door by Pet Safe. They have worked really well so far, plus it is fairly simple to buy new flaps and replace them. My puppies virtually always learn to use them within 3-4 days. I *push* them through the door for a couple of days and usually they learn to come back in by themselves instead of waiting for me. Once they start doing that it rarely takes more than a week for them to freely use the door all day long. My 7 week olds are doing pretty good even though it is only 20 degrees outside at the warmest point each day (born Nov. 10th so they are just 7 weeks old). However, I am building a house starting in May and am looking for suggestions as to what others thinks are good doors. I will not have any sliding doors and won't use one that needs a collar to open, nor one that takes some force with a nose to open because of the puppies. There is Staywell, Pride, Carlson, Hale, Pet-Dor, Duro-Door, MagnaDor and I'm sure others. Anyone have experience with any of these? Laura Trunk Roycroft Cavaliers ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
