Best Dog Door For Wall Mount (Jan 2023 Update)

We were having a hard time trying to teach our 4 month old puppy to bark to let us know when it was bathroom time. We felt a doggy door was the next option. We did not have a door that directly addressed our back yard. The only option was a wall doggy door. I was kind of reluctant to cut a hole in a wall. It was either a hole in the wall or get rid of the dog. Long story short is the installation was breeze and in one day our puppy was house broken. She loves her puppy door and we are very glad we made this purchase. The door is mostly plastic but is very sturdy for our 10 pound dog. I would recommend this doggy door.Ty S

This is a great door! My Frenchie figured it out, but she is a little hesitant because the magnets are so strong she doesn’t think they’ll open. She just has to put her bull head against it and she can get in and out very easily. My builder put it in and was pretty impressed with the whole thing. It was a fairly inexpensive solution to a tough problem when one has a dog but doesn’t want to ruin their house. This is replacing another great item that was a door filler for a sliding door but I got tired of walking sideways through, constantly hitting it, and jaring it out of place. Highly recommend the permanent one one. This is a great door!Hope

We love this dog door for our German Shepard and yellow lab-loved it actually- until a visiting Great Pyrenees went through it and came out the other side wearing it, frame and all. So basically it was a great door for three years until it met its match. We’ve just replaced it with this new door and it went in easily as we had the hole already cut and had installed it once before. I totally do recommend this door.Marcy K-C

Had one of these for about ten years and bought a new one. One of our dogs damaged the old one by trying to run in when the panel was inserted to keep him out while a worker was in the house. This broke two of the screws away from the plastic frame. Even though it says aluminum pet door, the only aluminum part is the white door frame. The brown frame around it is plastic as is the wall tunnel. Since we now needed to replace the flaps, it costs just as much to get a whole new one as it did to replace the flaps. Now for the new one – Had it installed for less than a month and spring loaded knob on insert panel is broken (called for free replacement under one year warranty). Door panel flap lengths are adjustable, but don't seem as thick (and durable) as old ones. If this hadn't been a replacement project of an existing one, not sure if I would have decided to install this one or look at other options.AZTom

I am on my 3rd PetSafe door. I started with a smart door but I got tired of constantly changing batteries. I have 4 dogs. I got the double flap door. After about 1.5 years the plastic piece that holds the flaps started to break (little pieces at a time). There is no replacement part for this so I had to purchase a new door. PetSafe did give me a reduced price. Now, I have gorilla tape holding my one remaining flap on this door,since the same part is breaking once again. This part is cheaply made and I feel like you should at least offer a replacement part. Now, I'm facing buying another door…again.Crazydogmom

This is a great dog door for a medium size dog. It is a deluxe unit with dual flaps for maximum weather protection. It also has a slide-in closing door with a secure lock. It looks stylish and it fits (one of our main concerns) through the section of the house that has brick. We had a professional install the unit, unfortunately, it was a little higher on the outside than the dog would have liked (see picture above) which hindered her from going back into the door. I solved this problem by ordering something called the Ten-Eighty Mini Launch Ramp for about $30. It is designed for skate boards and bicycles but it will also work in this application. I needed a little modification to sit flush with the wall and I had it carpeted so the dog wouldn't slip in cold weather. Now the dog goes in and out of the door effortlessly. I hope that this idea helps others in consideration of this great dog door.norman3670

After reading all of the reviews, the VERY common problem is the hinge. This is going to be my 3rd or 4th door and second to purchase (the sizable hole is hard to find a replacement for), most EVERYONE has had the exact same broken and weak point of the hinge. Some of these comments are from long enough ago, you would think that the company would look at the common problems and try and fix the issue. But they seemingly have yet to make an attempt to fix the common and perpetual problem of the hinge!!! GUYS COME ON!!!!!!!! Not adding a photo, there are plenty of them on here already.Isaac09

I've had this door for a year now, and after a year of modifying, and remodifying, I give. Simply not a great door for strong dogs. Our doberman broke the door out initially, it was put back in place. The 2nd time he broke it out some of the plastic fasteners broke off. My SO ended up modifying the door with an aluminum strip and all new hardware. It's been broken off several times even with the new modifications. The key backs fall off and we didn't end up using them anyways to begin with. The frame is solid, we got the wall kit which is flimsy and had to seal ourselves but nonetheless it's installed. I'd love to order another model that will fit the already permanent opening. As of current, our heat's turned off until we figure out what to do to fix the door. It's not strong enough for large dogs, they bust it right out!Bunnyfromdahood

Purchased the door about a month ago. We have 4 dogs ranging in size from 6.5 lb to 60 lb. All of them use the door even the little guy. The big dog did not need any training at all he instinctively new when it went click he could go! I was concerned about the reviews but it seemed to me that these were all very large dogs by height and the photos of the installs seemed low to me. I would recommend the product. No more getting up two or three times a night. YAAA I installed it myself, granted I am more of a handyman than most, but I am also over the 65 mark +. So I would expect the young bucks to do it even faster. But you do need to have a supply of the D cells. Batteries are not what they used to be and you only get about a month or a little less use. I am concerned about how long the tag battery will last, time will tell. Great Productricky5437

We had previously bought and installed a medium sized through-wall door from Petco, and our Pugs loved it; but now we have a 4 month old Bull Mastiff puppy who is already 40lbs., and was almost struggling to get in and out of the medium sized door. The answer was simple: upgrade to a LARGE size door, and now our fuzzy kids go flying through it without even slowing down…even the Bull Mastiff. It's hilarious!! We expect her to grow to around 125Lbs. and 24" tall at the shoulders, and we aren't sure what we'll do at THAT point, but we have a year or so to think about it. 🙂 I would very highly recommend this PetSafe pet door, and Petco had the best price.Burner01

Had one of these for about ten years and bought a new one. One of our dogs damaged the old one by trying to run in when the panel was inserted to keep him out while a worker was in the house. This broke two of the screws away from the plastic frame. Even though it says aluminum pet door, the only aluminum part is the white door frame. The brown frame around it is plastic as is the wall tunnel. Since we now needed to replace the flaps, it costs just as much to get a whole new one as it did to replace the flaps. Now for the new one – Had it installed for less than a month and spring loaded knob on insert panel is broken (called for free replacement under one year warranty). Door panel flap lengths are adjustable, but don't seem as thick (and durable) as old ones. If this hadn't been a replacement project of an existing one, not sure if I would have decided to install this one or look at other options.AZTom

It's ok, I needed it that exact day….if I would have waited I could have had another brand in 6 days which would have been a little more sturdy. The locking door is pretty flimsy and could be kicked in very easily. Plastic is not the way to go. I dropped the door just a little above the floor and the corner broke off the door.Caroadstar

I moved houses and had a door just like this. I wanted the same type of swinging doors instead of flaps so I got the exact model that I had before. My dogs were used to it and it is a very good quality door. The first one we had was mounted on an exterior door. The new one is mounted on an exterior wall, and leads right into the dog run. It can be locked with a key for security. I love this door.vtanco

Installation was not easy. According to the instructions all you need is a jigsaw and a screwdriver…HA! False! All in all it was a 10 hour project between my Engineer dad and me (Thank God I didn't attempt it by myself!) -Cosmetically 10 out 10 -Durability 10 out 10 -Ease of Use 10 out 10 -Cost 7 out 10 -Installation 4 out 10 I shopped around a long time for a quality dog door, and this was the best I could find. A month ago when I purchased my large Plexidor w/wall insert there were no reviews, so I was little leery to spend over $500 on a DOG DOOR! In the end I went with this door for security reasons. Every year my wife and I go on vacation for a week or more and we felt more secure with this door versus the plastic versions. Our old house had a plastic dog door and that was how we used to break in when locked out. It was so easy, and therefore easy for a burglar to break in, so we made the investment in this door mainly for security reasons. NOTE: Once we received our large Plexidor my 6ft 170lbs butt could crawl through it, therefore, if not locked so could anyone else. So when you leave for vacation…lock it. It secures fairly well. Installation: You will install the door side on the inside which leaves the recessed portion facing the exterior -making it really obvious that you have a dog door. My remedy is to build & place a dog house on the exterior side of the door; so no-one would ever see or know the dog door exists! It simply looks like the dog is going in & out of his dog house! Plus it could act as a "mud" room to help clean their paws before going into the house. I actually choose to install ours into the garage, especially after the first rain when I saw all of the wet paw prints all the floor from my 80lb black lab. I don't know how people keep the floors clean when installed into a living room? The size Large door fits right in between the studs ~16" wide (as opposed to X-Large which you need to cut into the studs) & the width of the actual o…Slothneck

Since this is our third purchase, we obviously love this product. It is so nice to not have to let our dogs out and in several times during the day. The more dogs you have the better. No problems with rain. Keeps heat in our house during the winter and cold air during the summer. We currently have two Bichons.Camille B.

We were having a hard time trying to teach our 4 month old puppy to bark to let us know when it was bathroom time. We felt a doggy door was the next option. We did not have a door that directly addressed our back yard. The only option was a wall doggy door. I was kind of reluctant to cut a hole in a wall. It was either a hole in the wall or get rid of the dog. Long story short is the installation was breeze and in one day our puppy was house broken. She loves her puppy door and we are very glad we made this purchase. The door is mostly plastic but is very sturdy for our 10 pound dog. I would recommend this doggy door.Ty S

I looked around and this is the only pet door with the option for buying an extension in the middle. We have thick block wall and drywall which made the "tunnel" length a little over 10". We used this door for our cats and bought the extender tunnel. Placed the door high so the dogs dont bother them. I was afraid to put a door in but after i looked at the instructions they made it super simple and easy!Jeni eni

Bought the wall unit. Surprised the plastic was so thin. Assembled fine but the two pieces are not snug and I had to put screws thru the plastic sides and into the wall The rubber flaps hang with 5 little screws and just normal use by two dogs had the flaps half off in two weeks. SO cheaply made. I’m stuck with this unit for now but will search for one from another company that is made better. Very very disappointed to spend so much money for a unit that is so poorly designed and made so cheaply.Hawkeye

I’ve had this (XL) installed since March and am very happy with it. My 80lb pit had no problems shoving his big blockhead thru it. My dainty 38lb female mix took about a week. She kept pawing at the doors and eventually realized to use her face. Sometimes they really blast thru it but it has held up very nicely and there hasn’t been any noticeable draft. Still have the summer and winter months to experience. Would recommend and also buy again!Freedom in PA

I really don't know if I would recommend this door. There are good things about this dog door and some not so good things. First, the directions are terrible. I realize this doesn't speak for the quality of the door but I want to warn you of a few things. There is a template for the inside of the wall but not one for outside, the outside hole is bigger than the inside hole. The template for the inside was too small for the door to fit in and we had to cut it three times before we got it right. You will have to cut through four pieces of thick metal to make them fit the width of your wall. This was not an easy task even thought we were lucky enough to have the right tools. There were instructions on the template which were different from the instructions in the owners manual and the instruction manual had a third set of instructions. Even the sizes of the holes and model were different. When purchasing, they don't tell you that you will need to cut and place 2 x 4's or 2X 6's (depending on your existing studs) on either side of the door inside the wall. Some models you will have to frame all the way around the door inside your wall. The door itself is very heavy duty and could be energy efficient if they hadn't left open holes around the pegs where the doors pivot. My dogs are used to the flap style doors. These door swing open/closed and when my dogs go out and stop right outside the door to look around, there tails get caught in the doors when they close behind them. The door doesn't close tight so it doesn't hurt them but it does scare them a little. One of my dogs still won't go through the doors and it's been four days. I have to hold the door open to let him in and out of the house. I've even tried putting his favorite treats on the other side. They have a great idea with this door but they really need to work out the bugs before they sell any more of these. I hope this is of help to anyone interested in buying this door.HealthFirst

I already had this same door in my garage door, this time I purchased the wall version of it. Love this door, it's super quiet. Very high quality, arrived packed very securely, even included the tools required to install it!CatHerder3

Dog loves it but presentation is misleading. It does not show that it needs to be plugged into a power supply or you need to purchase an additional battery pack. But after spending the additional hundred dollars for the battery pack it allows the dog to easily go in and out, but remember to change the battery out every two weeks or the dog will get locked outside in the middle of the nightCelestecatcrazy

Learn from my mistake and run far away!!! This door was somewhat convenient when first installed, but I quickly found that the transmitter didn't always work, which left my dog inside or outside at times. However, with the first hard rain, this door became a disaster. The door flap leaked water all over my floor, both under the flap and down through the body of the dog door. I didn't discover the flooding until a large puddle had developed, warping and splintering my hardwood. I spent two hours on my knees mopping with towels and trying to seal things with duct tape as the rain continued to flood in under the flap opening. When I called the company, I was told that, since the door had been purchased over 90 days prior, that "the credit card company won't let us do a refund so we can't" (obvious untruth) and that the owner would only let me return it for store credit. They had no interest in finding out what the problem/defect was and trying to cure it or change it so as not to do this to other consumers. I'm was already out the cost of the purchase, hiring a contractor, and having it installed, and now I have to buy a new door and have it put in, as well as repairing my cupped, splintering flooring. Do they really think I'd want to have store credit to buy another one? This failed experiment has cost me well over $1000 so far. I'd suggest avoiding any of this company's products, and particularly this one.BusyBadgerMom

The door itself works great and at first all was good. Unfortunately the door only works with the collar which is junk and even after you buy their expensive batteries will not work because it is junk. Honestly the first time your dog gets the collar a little wet, for example running through sprinklers it will stop working. Do not buy.aaron.brown03

I installed this and immediately wasn't happy with it. The plastic screws are useless. The flap itself is flimsy, flexes, and never forms a decent seal. The magnet isn't strong enough to hold it in place and fell off within weeks. The bad seal lets in bugs and wind. I'm now left with a terrible draught which makes heating and cooling the house a continual struggle.Bero

Installation instructions are lacking. Installation took over 8 hours. If you decide to get this door which I don't recommend do get some 6mm thread bolts (that need to be at least the width of your door) before you leave Bunnings. I can understand why the maker has provided plastic bolts as they are designed to be cut off but the plastic is no where near sturdy enough to do the job of holding in this door. If you do buy it do yourself a favour and don't use the plastic screws at all they are useless/strip and the X for use with a screwdriver/drill strips out also making them even harder to remove. When cutting out the hole to the template size part of the dog door will not sit in the recess. You need to cut this slightly larger, but be very careful as the holes you need to drill to put the bolts through are WAY too close to this hole to have proper purchase in the door. Cutting the inserts yourself is a nightmare (instructions say to cut with scissors, this is a joke as it's so tough) I had trouble cutting this even using my Chicken shears, normal scissors won't do the job. Once this is installed the flap doesn't actually seal fully from weather and wind but will keep the flies out. There have to be better/easier doors to install.Jill & Brian

We bought this last weekend. We read the instructions carefully and were nervous at first cutting through our expensive screen door. My husband used the angle grinder to cut around the supplied template. It was so easy following the instructions. It took 1 hour. A great price too. We sat either side of the door with dog treats and our dog learnt how to go through within minutes! So proud 🐶Kylie

We had our kitchen remolded from top to bottom and one of my favorite things continues to be our new pet door. We had the contractors build a bench under a new window concealing the beautiful pet door in the wall. Our little Westie loves it and we do too. The door faces North West and catches a lot of wind. Only once, with high winds, have I caught it not closing completely. There is no draft and it is so secure! Worth every penny! Our contractor built a little slide to hold the cover so we can simply slide it over to lock the door if needed. Our dear Westie is now the queen of her castle coming and going as she pleases. Love it!Mary B.

This is a great product. We've bought two over the years for two different houses. Even after four years of use, it they were in almost perfect condition. This is a made in America product. The double flaps, magnets and side sweeps do an excellent job of insulating. It also is a relatively quick, easy installation with the self-framing tunnel. We highly recommend this door and should have bought it again (instead of the Endura Flap brand) for our new house.Rosebud

My dogs absolutely love the new dog door. It took a little longer to train them to go through both doors, but now they go right through it with no problems. Both dogs were already housebroken, but still had an accident every once in a while. But since they are using the dog door, we haven't had one accident. The durability of the product is excellent, the magnets are very secure and the door lock slides in very smooth. This was money well spent.Vikkie

My husband checked all the various reviews for dog doors before buying this Plexidor model. This one had the best ratings and now we know why. He installed in the garage wall. Instructions were easy to understand and the door works great. We love it! We highly recommend this door. Kyle and JoanneJoanne K.

I just installed this door and it doesn't come with the RFID collar and they make it impossible to purchase. I'm literally leaving this review while I have a robot "agent" pass me around from person to person trying to find the right collar…Coopaloop3456345645

Now that I have it I couldn't live without it. It has stood up to my three large dogs for a year and half so far. We haven't had s problem yet.Sarah L.

We wanted to keep out new kitten inside whilst allowing our existing pets (2 small dogs and older cat) to come and go. Unfortunately, this product is virtually useless- will allow any animal to exit, schedule must be the same for all pets (not good when you have a dog who needs the loo throughout the night?), and if you have to override on the door itself, you have to reimpose the curfews through the app manually. Such a shame, as this product had so much potential, but falls so far short.Minnie

Works fine with the collar tag. My cat not microchipped. He is a big cat but can get throught ok. Standard cat door too small. Have it fitted to an insect proofed cage so he can feed outside ( no i door smell)with no other cat or anything else steeling itWendy B.

Excellent opening size for our pet who is 18 lbs. I purchased the Medium opening. Our sliding door is a custom height of 12 FT, not a normal height, so using the extension included with the patio panel still doesn’t reach the top of the sliding door, which of course is not the problem of the manufacturer of this product. We remedied the problem by using and cutting to size a disposable hard foam cooler, fitted with a foam edge window and door sealer in order to eliminate cool and hot air from coming in and out. It’s not perfect, but works for our pet and for our use.Grace

I currently own 2 doggy door slider inserts from a competitor brand. I got this PetSafe insert to replace one of my inserts that is worn out, and I am so glad I did! At first glance you can see that the PetSafe is far superior to my competitor door. Upon quick exploration, I could feel that the PetSafe door was much better quality. The PetSafe door itself is more substantial and heavy duty just off the bat. I like that spring-loaded panel at the top of the door is taller (than my competitor brand) so that it can accommodate more sizes of sliders. I have multiple different heights of sliders at my house so that gives me more options of doors for me to place the insert in. This is beneficial to me when I have a party for example because I can give my dogs indoor/outdoor access to a secluded part of my house when young children are over. The second part I really like is the extra security with the locking panel to close the doggy door. Whereas my competitor version only has a plastic lock that could easily be broken into by potential intruders, the PetSafe has a very secure metal pin lock. Third, I appreciate that this insert has a slight tint to it. My competitor version does not. When I open the doggy door in the early morning in my bedroom I "hook" my curtains around my original slider handle for my dogs to access the door and I go back to sleep. The tinting on this insert is at least some attempt to block out the daylight. Finally, I like that they include some weather striping to help combat some unwanted drafts. Although I would recommend to combo the weather stripping provided with foam weather stripping to really complete the seal. Overall, I highly recommend this PetSafe doggy door insert, their attention to detail is prevalent making their door superior to competitors.MamaBear34

I'm giving it three stars because it is working but for the price, I expected a higher-quality item. In some ways this unit is too thin for my patio door track and is floppy, and in other ways – specifically the attachment brackets and the door "latch" – it is too wide. I had to come up with another way to fix the panel in place, then insert foam tape because it kept flapping when the door was used or the wind blew too hard, and then buy separate security bars for the patio door. Not ideal. And I also plan that I will need to remove it if I leave for an extended period of time, as this thing is a serious security vulnerability in the home's perimeter now…not that most adults don't already fit through an extra large pet door opening. I wish this had a full closure panel – aluminum, hinged. Maybe I should have just made something custom since I can't cut a hole in the wall of my rental house for an electronic security dog door.Julie D

Had one of these for about ten years and bought a new one. One of our dogs damaged the old one by trying to run in when the panel was inserted to keep him out while a worker was in the house. This broke two of the screws away from the plastic frame. Even though it says aluminum pet door, the only aluminum part is the white door frame. The brown frame around it is plastic as is the wall tunnel. Since we now needed to replace the flaps, it costs just as much to get a whole new one as it did to replace the flaps. Now for the new one – Had it installed for less than a month and spring loaded knob on insert panel is broken (called for free replacement under one year warranty). Door panel flap lengths are adjustable, but don't seem as thick (and durable) as old ones. If this hadn't been a replacement project of an existing one, not sure if I would have decided to install this one or look at other options.AZTom

I am on my 3rd PetSafe door. I started with a smart door but I got tired of constantly changing batteries. I have 4 dogs. I got the double flap door. After about 1.5 years the plastic piece that holds the flaps started to break (little pieces at a time). There is no replacement part for this so I had to purchase a new door. PetSafe did give me a reduced price. Now, I have gorilla tape holding my one remaining flap on this door,since the same part is breaking once again. This part is cheaply made and I feel like you should at least offer a replacement part. Now, I'm facing buying another door…again.Crazydogmom

This is a great dog door for a medium size dog. It is a deluxe unit with dual flaps for maximum weather protection. It also has a slide-in closing door with a secure lock. It looks stylish and it fits (one of our main concerns) through the section of the house that has brick. We had a professional install the unit, unfortunately, it was a little higher on the outside than the dog would have liked (see picture above) which hindered her from going back into the door. I solved this problem by ordering something called the Ten-Eighty Mini Launch Ramp for about $30. It is designed for skate boards and bicycles but it will also work in this application. I needed a little modification to sit flush with the wall and I had it carpeted so the dog wouldn't slip in cold weather. Now the dog goes in and out of the door effortlessly. I hope that this idea helps others in consideration of this great dog door.norman3670

We are house-sitting our daughter's dog for a few months and needed a simpler way for the dog to get out of and into the house. This pet door device is adequate. My primary concern was that our home would no longer be lockable, but we were able to secure the door and device adequately. The biggest negative is that, although the dog is small on weights only 25 lbs. (well shy of the weight limit advertised), it is a tight squeeze for him to get through. We are glad we got it. Price was good for the value of the device, but the construction and materials are not of the highest quality. It would be easy for a would-be burglar to break in.UtahByFive

Have had this door for 3 years and it's still going strong. was easy to install, but I have to replace the seal strip every year or so. Big enough door for my husky, but not too high for my miniature collie to get through. I have only encountered one problem, the flap is a bit on the loud side. But I don't know if that's something that can actually be fixed without affecting how well the flap closes.Madison

First off, I bought the medium sized door (11×8), which is claimed to be for medium pets weighing up to 35 pounds. There would be no way a pet weighing that much could fit through the door. This size door is more for small pets (cats, which I have that weigh 10 to 15 pounds). So I made the right choice by going bigger. It's the perfect size for them, and they get through the door comfortably. A small door would have been a tight squeeze. I installed this pet door against the patio door that doesn't slide. That was the only way that made sense, and would also provide some form of security. Installing this against the sliding door would not work, would not seal, and would not lock. Buy yourself some extra weather stripping (the soft stuff). The hard weather stripping provided with this door is useless. Be prepared to improvise and buy extra hardware to actually make this door fit securely and work with the patio doors. My extra expenses were $35. All in all, I'd recommend the door, but be prepared to do a fair amount of work to make it fit securely. But still this is not buglar proof. It will be an easy access point for someone to break into your home. I don't see how this, or any pet door, could be made completely secure.Mensa8

I have looked everywhere for a big doggie door, I have a huge 110 lb German Shepherd and he was hitting his foot on the bottom of the old door I had in. It got infected and he had to have surgery. Long story short I found this big door and my dogs happy so that makes me happy. Plus I found other doors but you had to pay extra for the part that you put on to keep them in or when you're gone.Granny 3

This is my second purchase of this door for my cat. Overall, a decent product. First one, the cover was rather loose, but worked. The second one, the cover was too tight, could NOT get it off, not even by prying all around the flap area and edges. Finally, in frustration, I called Petsafe to see if I'd done something wrong. Was told there have been some complaints, that I could try cutting it off and they are sending me a new cover. Hung up and looking at it thought hm, could pushing on the middle while lifting on the flaps help. Guess what….it snapped right off.Dodi78years

I bought a petsafe pet door fourteen years ago. I live where it gets to a hundred and ten or more in the summer. After seven years the plastic flap warped and so I bought a replacement flap. It has been another seven years and again the flap is warped but they no longer make the replacement flap for the xlarge classic door. I found this at newer version at petco for seventy four bucks and bought a discount gift card so I was able to just replace the whole dog door for sixty two dollars. I figure its good enough and will outlast my dog.cami62

I have looked everywhere for a big doggie door, I have a huge 110 lb German Shepherd and he was hitting his foot on the bottom of the old door I had in. It got infected and he had to have surgery. Long story short I found this big door and my dogs happy so that makes me happy. Plus I found other doors but you had to pay extra for the part that you put on to keep them in or when you're gone.Granny 3

This is my second purchase of this door for my cat. Overall, a decent product. First one, the cover was rather loose, but worked. The second one, the cover was too tight, could NOT get it off, not even by prying all around the flap area and edges. Finally, in frustration, I called Petsafe to see if I'd done something wrong. Was told there have been some complaints, that I could try cutting it off and they are sending me a new cover. Hung up and looking at it thought hm, could pushing on the middle while lifting on the flaps help. Guess what….it snapped right off.Dodi78years

I bought a petsafe pet door fourteen years ago. I live where it gets to a hundred and ten or more in the summer. After seven years the plastic flap warped and so I bought a replacement flap. It has been another seven years and again the flap is warped but they no longer make the replacement flap for the xlarge classic door. I found this at newer version at petco for seventy four bucks and bought a discount gift card so I was able to just replace the whole dog door for sixty two dollars. I figure its good enough and will outlast my dog.cami62

My dog adjusted to this door immediately. No imposing flaps to push through, just a panel that raises to let the dog out and in. This product has significantly reduced the stress on our family caused by a terrier that simply loves to go in and out all day. It works perfectly and is a godsend. It is secure and only permits passage for the dog with the special collar, no other animals or vermin.littlemare2009

We have a seven month old puppy with tiny bladder syndrome so she needs to go outside frequently. However, we also have two cats with feline leukemia and they must stay inside. We ordered this door and it arrived quickly. It took a few hours to install it in the porch wall, mostly time consuming because of the type of wall we had. Once it was in, it only took a couple of days to teach the pup to use it. It’s not very loud so that is good. The delay between the time the dog approaches the door and the time it opens is fairly quick. We were a bit worried that the male cat (who wants to be the man about town) would follow the dog out because the delay from the time the dog goes out and the door shuts seems rather long. However, the cat realized pretty quickly that he couldn’t get outside by himself so he lost interest in trying after a couple of days. We are quite pleased with the dog door. The only problem we had is the collar that the sensor is on. It didn’t stay snug around her neck so she managed to take it off and chew up the sensor. We are ordering a new sensor and I am going to sew it directly onto her regular collar and hope that will fix the problem. Other than that, it is working well and we are quite happy with this purchase.dseastrider

Great idea. Our pet loves it. Since we are out in the country, other critters were always getting in the garage. Now the door only opens when CoCo is going in & out.Sandy from Vacaville

This is an AWESOME dog door solution. We purchased ours in 2011 and it works great. INSTALLATION: I’m not handy so we had a carpenter install the door. It wasn’t a problem for him. We live in an old house so rather than cut the original 1920 door, we bought a door from Home Depot. TRAINING OUR DOGS:: It didn’t take long for our dog to learn how to exit the house and reenter the house. WHY I LIKE IT; Versus a flappy cheap plastic door…this has two major advantages (1). More secure. For a large door, a flappy door can be easily broken into (just crawl in!) where this door would require force and would set up an alarm, and (2). Very weatherproof. The seal is tight, so hot air (summer) and cold air (winter) doesn’t continuously lead in. So there is a comfort and a cost savings factor. DURABILITY: In 7 years (Our dog uses the door about 5x a day, so that is about 13,000 up/downs!) we have had 3 issues. The incredible customer service person (Deidre, who has worked there for about 20 years) is extremely knowledgeable. She walked us through one problem in less that 5 minutes. She helped us fix another problem which took about 20 minutes. And the third issue required a new circuit board which under warranty was free (and out of warranty about $80) and once we received it, took about 15 minutes to install. My wife and I used to work at Purina for 17 years and 12 years respectively, so we know alot about dogs and cats. Our jusdgement is this door, although costly up front, is very well worth it. Don’t know the life of the door, but I would expect it to be longer than the 7 years we have had it. So if it good for 15 years, it costs about $120/year.ScottRod

My husband checked all the various reviews for dog doors before buying this Plexidor model. This one had the best ratings and now we know why. He installed in the garage wall. Instructions were easy to understand and the door works great. We love it! We highly recommend this door. Kyle and JoanneJoanne K.

Now that I have it I couldn't live without it. It has stood up to my three large dogs for a year and half so far. We haven't had s problem yet.Sarah L.