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Old April 15th 04, 08:35 PM
Alison
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"Kristine Kochanski" wrote in message
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A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an

over-sized
catflap?? Must be an American thing. The electronic thing sounds

best,
though I've never seen one so I couldn't comment! Presume it works
like the magnetic catflap. Or do what the Brits do - take your dog

out
2 or 3 times a day supervised when it needs its poop!


We have fenced back gardens (yards) and front gardens are usually
fenced and gated but not always . ( An Englishman's home is his castle
LOL) and we also let our cats out so its not a problem.
Alison



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Old April 15th 04, 08:44 PM
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It *is* just like a big kitty door --
unfortunately, some of them are big enough for a person to crawl through,
which
I always thought was kind of creepy.

Sherry


I always figured that a person may not want to chance what KIND of dog (nice or
not!) may be on the "other side"!

That said, with indoor cats, dog doors with full access are obviously not a
good idea. "Keyed" ones don't seem to come in the larger sizes either.

There was a company that used to advertise in magazines several years ago, that
had a model called "not a cat exit". I could never get them to disclose how it
worked to not let cats in/out, and I wasn't about to spend the few hundre
dollars they wanted for the thing in order to find out! They seemed to stop
advertising it, which probably means it never worked all that well.

Janet Boss
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Old April 15th 04, 08:44 PM
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It *is* just like a big kitty door --
unfortunately, some of them are big enough for a person to crawl through,
which
I always thought was kind of creepy.

Sherry


I always figured that a person may not want to chance what KIND of dog (nice or
not!) may be on the "other side"!

That said, with indoor cats, dog doors with full access are obviously not a
good idea. "Keyed" ones don't seem to come in the larger sizes either.

There was a company that used to advertise in magazines several years ago, that
had a model called "not a cat exit". I could never get them to disclose how it
worked to not let cats in/out, and I wasn't about to spend the few hundre
dollars they wanted for the thing in order to find out! They seemed to stop
advertising it, which probably means it never worked all that well.

Janet Boss
http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/
http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience

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Old April 15th 04, 08:47 PM
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a pet door for medium-large dogs - electronic opener.



http://thepetdoorstore.com/petdoors/...nic/index.html
Janet Boss
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Old April 15th 04, 08:47 PM
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a pet door for medium-large dogs - electronic opener.



http://thepetdoorstore.com/petdoors/...nic/index.html
Janet Boss
http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/
http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience

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Old April 15th 04, 09:00 PM
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"Alison" wrote in message
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"Kristine Kochanski" wrote in message
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A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an

over-sized
catflap?? Must be an American thing. The electronic thing sounds

best,
though I've never seen one so I couldn't comment! Presume it works
like the magnetic catflap. Or do what the Brits do - take your dog

out
2 or 3 times a day supervised when it needs its poop!


We have fenced back gardens (yards) and front gardens are usually
fenced and gated but not always . ( An Englishman's home is his castle
LOL) and we also let our cats out so its not a problem.
Alison


We have a wall but the cat can easily jump up and over. Are you mainly
talking about keeping your cat from being attacked because I can't see how a
fence can keep a cat from roaming off and running away (my wife will be
heartbroken for months if this happens with Brittney).







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Old April 15th 04, 09:00 PM
Tom Meter
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"Alison" wrote in message
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"Kristine Kochanski" wrote in message
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A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an

over-sized
catflap?? Must be an American thing. The electronic thing sounds

best,
though I've never seen one so I couldn't comment! Presume it works
like the magnetic catflap. Or do what the Brits do - take your dog

out
2 or 3 times a day supervised when it needs its poop!


We have fenced back gardens (yards) and front gardens are usually
fenced and gated but not always . ( An Englishman's home is his castle
LOL) and we also let our cats out so its not a problem.
Alison


We have a wall but the cat can easily jump up and over. Are you mainly
talking about keeping your cat from being attacked because I can't see how a
fence can keep a cat from roaming off and running away (my wife will be
heartbroken for months if this happens with Brittney).







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Old April 15th 04, 10:50 PM
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"Tom Meter" wrote in message
. com...

"Alison" wrote in message
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"Kristine Kochanski" wrote in message
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A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an

over-sized
catflap?? Must be an American thing. The electronic thing sounds

best,
though I've never seen one so I couldn't comment! Presume it works
like the magnetic catflap. Or do what the Brits do - take your dog

out
2 or 3 times a day supervised when it needs its poop!


We have fenced back gardens (yards) and front gardens are usually
fenced and gated but not always . ( An Englishman's home is his castle
LOL) and we also let our cats out so its not a problem.
Alison


We have a wall but the cat can easily jump up and over. Are you mainly
talking about keeping your cat from being attacked because I can't see how

a
fence can keep a cat from roaming off and running away (my wife will be
heartbroken for months if this happens with Brittney).

Again see www.catfencein.com


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Old April 15th 04, 10:50 PM
Karen
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"Tom Meter" wrote in message
. com...

"Alison" wrote in message
...

"Kristine Kochanski" wrote in message
...
A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an

over-sized
catflap?? Must be an American thing. The electronic thing sounds

best,
though I've never seen one so I couldn't comment! Presume it works
like the magnetic catflap. Or do what the Brits do - take your dog

out
2 or 3 times a day supervised when it needs its poop!


We have fenced back gardens (yards) and front gardens are usually
fenced and gated but not always . ( An Englishman's home is his castle
LOL) and we also let our cats out so its not a problem.
Alison


We have a wall but the cat can easily jump up and over. Are you mainly
talking about keeping your cat from being attacked because I can't see how

a
fence can keep a cat from roaming off and running away (my wife will be
heartbroken for months if this happens with Brittney).

Again see www.catfencein.com


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Old April 15th 04, 11:37 PM
Tom Meter
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"Karen" wrote in message
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"Tom Meter" wrote in message
. com...

"Alison" wrote in message
...

"Kristine Kochanski" wrote in message
...
A doggy door??? Never heard of that, I presume it's like an
over-sized
catflap?? Must be an American thing. The electronic thing sounds
best,
though I've never seen one so I couldn't comment! Presume it works
like the magnetic catflap. Or do what the Brits do - take your dog
out
2 or 3 times a day supervised when it needs its poop!

We have fenced back gardens (yards) and front gardens are usually
fenced and gated but not always . ( An Englishman's home is his castle
LOL) and we also let our cats out so its not a problem.
Alison


We have a wall but the cat can easily jump up and over. Are you mainly
talking about keeping your cat from being attacked because I can't see

how
a
fence can keep a cat from roaming off and running away (my wife will be
heartbroken for months if this happens with Brittney).

Again see www.catfencein.com



So you put that all along your fence? I'll look into it. Thanks.






 




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