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For pet lovers who own many dogs, it’s not surprising for them to have dog doors installed in their homes. But even long-time dog owners face problems involving their doggie doors. For dog owners shopping for dog doors, here’s a list of problems you might face and could plan for.

Mistakenly locking/forgetting to lock the dog door. The aim of having a dog door is to forget about those annoying moments of having to get up just to let the dog in and out - that’s fine and good - but this can have a backlash. If you had a hard day and forgot to lock the doggie door, your dog could be in danger when it goes out at night. In the same vein, should you come home tired, you may out of instinct lock the door anyway, forgetting to check if your dog made it home at all. You could just lock your pet outside.

Automatic dog door problems. Automatic dog doors open and close when it senses a device nearby, one that is installed in a dog collar your dog is to wear. That way only your dog can get in and out. One problem is that the batteries on the collar can run out - this can happen while the dog is outside your house. It may not be able o get back inside. If your room is far from the doggie door, you might not hear the barks and cries. That’s not a situation you should let your experience. Also, there are cases involving automatic doors where the collared dog brings home a friend-dog. The friend-dog walks into the door immediately after the collared-dog, so they both get in.

The height of the dog door. Some owners have several dogs, and of varying sizes at that - such as a combination of small and medium sized dogs; if you have this combination and you got the right door height size, at least the bigger dogs won’t be able to get in. The problem is, dogs can be resourceful and resilient, even forcing their way through openings. Even when the dog has grown in size, that problem remains. Suppose the dog door has remained the same height? The outcome could range from a slight inconvenience for dogs who use the doors, to injuries the dog could get being forced to use a door it has outgrown.

Loss of heat or cold. For dogs owners with many dogs, a stream of dogs constantly getting in and out means insulation problems - and energy expenses going up. if you live in an are that’s cold climate most of the year, think of the heat loss the dog door can cost you. If you live in a house that’s air-conditioned, the same energy loss can happen. The dog door, on one hand allows the convenience of not have to get up for your dog, but also allows some energy loss.

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