Dog owners with a garden can use one doggy door At any time enable her beloved four-legged friends to go out on their own and enter. The big advantage is that mistress or master does not have to constantly play the doorman, or the door is always open. Especially in cold weather can such doggy door even help to save energy, because the door remains closed and the dog still has all the freedom he desires.

What should be considered when buying?

The installation of a doggy door is permanent and can not be easily undone. Therefore, you should be well informed and take into account your and your dog’s needs when choosing a product. It is important that the doggy door is enough for your dog, even if he has gained a few pounds. So you better choose a slightly larger model. The doggy door should also be equipped with gaskets so that it closes well. A dog hatch that closes badly has a negative impact on your energy costs in the long term. Before buying, you should also consider in which door the dog flap should be installed. For glass doors, for example, there are special dog flaps. The security of your home should not be forgotten. If you have a large dog and therefore a large dog hatch, it can be big enough for a human. A burglar could use the dog hatch to get into the house. This riskYou can exclude, because there are security mechanisms for this as well.

Cheap dog flaps

The simplest dog flap is the one with the two way lock. It has a two-part frame and a swinging door, which closes automatically by a built-in magnets in the lower part of the flap and is very popular because of its low price. With this simple model, you have two options for adjustment: either your dog can use the flap in either direction or it is completely closed. For example, you can use the Staywell aluminum pet door from PetSafe. Here the soft flap sits in a sturdy aluminum frame, is easy to open and closes tightly. It is available in various sizes, thanks to its professional workmanship and resistance even large dogs up to 100 kg withstand, and can be easily installed in wooden doors or garage doors. Also, the dog hatch with a 4-way closure differs only with two other settings of the simplest model. Thanks to the 4-way closure, the dog can only in addition to the possibilities of the 2-way closure, but not out, or he can only out, but not in. For example, leave your property and your dog is still in the garden, he can eventually go into the house, but then does not come out again. Also, the thermal insulation is rather low in the simple models, but for flats with a mild climate, these flaps are quite suitable.

A variety for all special needs

Protection against wind and weather offers a dog door with double door technology, which is equipped with two flaps and brushes. The air that collects in the gap has the function of thermal insulation and the outer flap repels wind and rain. Through a built-in magnetic stripcloses the dog flap automatically and protects against drafts. In all previously presented dog flaps, even foreign cats or dogs can come into the house. This can not happen with a dog flap with infrared mechanism, because the flap is opened only by an infrared pendant on the collar of your dog and remains otherwise securely closed. The pendant should be well attached to the collar, because if it is lost, the dog can not open the flap. The safest and best dog hatch available on the market today is the microchip dog hatch. Most dogs already carry a microchip anyway. If this is not the case, it can be implanted by a veterinarian. At the beginning, the dog flap reads the microchip and stores the data, so that only the dog with the corresponding chip can open the flap. The microchip pet flap by SureFlap, for example, offers two options. It recognizes the dog on the basis of its unique microchip number or on the SureFlap RFID collar tag and opens the door exclusively for stored animals.