Our house is not even finished and we already have changes in mind. Being a two dog household, one of the things we are looking forward to is having a backyard for all the fetch and frisbee we can handle. To maximize the benefits of having a great backyard, we want to install a dog door. Specifically we want this automatic dog door. The dogs wear magnets around their collar so the door opens when they approach the door, but stays shut when anything not wearing the magnet approaches.
Since we do not have drywall yet, now is the perfect time to pick out a place to install the door. That way we know where all the wires are hiding in the walls. We have narrowed the location of the door down to two options: A and B. These locations are both on the patio, hopefully decreasing the amount of mud the dogs will track into the house.
Ideally, we would put a dog house in front of the exterior door. This would not only hide the door, but discourage curious humans from trying to enter.
From the inside: While there is more space for the door on the B side, the main problem is that the door would be in the direct line of our front door. A is in our breakfast room, so it would be mostly out of the way.
From the outside: Again, B has the most room. It would be difficult to put a dog house in front of A.
Where would you install the dog door?
Since we do not have drywall yet, now is the perfect time to pick out a place to install the door. That way we know where all the wires are hiding in the walls. We have narrowed the location of the door down to two options: A and B. These locations are both on the patio, hopefully decreasing the amount of mud the dogs will track into the house.
Ideally, we would put a dog house in front of the exterior door. This would not only hide the door, but discourage curious humans from trying to enter.
From the inside: While there is more space for the door on the B side, the main problem is that the door would be in the direct line of our front door. A is in our breakfast room, so it would be mostly out of the way.
From the outside: Again, B has the most room. It would be difficult to put a dog house in front of A.
Where would you install the dog door?
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A... Sounds the best. Jolie, I enjoy your blog. Its a nice preview into what we will be doing in a couple of years when we move back to TX. I'm sure I'll be using your blog as a guide, and sending you questions! Hope you are doing well.
That is a great idea with the dog door, if we had dogs I would totally get that! Umm...it looks like B is going to give you the most room. Since you have that window right there, it could be hidden by curtain panels, but then those might get dirty from the dogs. Tough decision!
Is there room on the other side of the window by A?
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