Another question from the novices if you dont mind ;-)
We dont yet have a dog flap in our house. Scott is home all day which helps and if the lounge door is closed - Milo has learnt to bark once and someone will come running. However, as she gets older we'll be leaving her at home for a few hours while we head out to do the shopping etc and we're starting to consider getting a dog flap. Unfortunately we have unusual patio doors and none of the standard dog flaps will fit - so we'll have to go to the expense of having a custom one fitted. No doubt a costly exercise.
Thing is - labrador size doors are not exactly small and it raises a security risk for me. Im inclined to think they're not necessary if Milo has regular access to the garden and we'd never leave her for more than 3 / 4 hours at a time any way ?
Just wondered what your thoughts were or if any of you have other creative ideas ?
We dont yet have a dog flap in our house. Scott is home all day which helps and if the lounge door is closed - Milo has learnt to bark once and someone will come running. However, as she gets older we'll be leaving her at home for a few hours while we head out to do the shopping etc and we're starting to consider getting a dog flap. Unfortunately we have unusual patio doors and none of the standard dog flaps will fit - so we'll have to go to the expense of having a custom one fitted. No doubt a costly exercise.
Thing is - labrador size doors are not exactly small and it raises a security risk for me. Im inclined to think they're not necessary if Milo has regular access to the garden and we'd never leave her for more than 3 / 4 hours at a time any way ?
Just wondered what your thoughts were or if any of you have other creative ideas ?