Heavy Duty Dog Door

Ok so this door is metal and very stout. It is 1/4 metal. The clear door opens in one direction and then entire metal housing and clear door open the other direction. I installed my on the outside of the house and trimmed up the inside. It is 10 degrees at night here and now my laundry room stays warm. I have not even added any weather stripping. I work nights and the noise hasn’t bothered me at all. Pros- two screw installation Very large Very sturdy Large heavy duty springs Seals well without weatherstripping Fits my large saint bernard Cons Loud if you have it in you house and not in a laundry room Overall save yourself some money buying this instead of the plastic dog doors that fall apart.

Best dog door ever, I rescue dog with behavioral issues, and I have never had a conventional doggie door last more than a few days until I purchased the Gun Doghouse heavy duty chew proof door. I purchased one and after seeing how well it was mad I purchased two more a week later. The seller description does not give a clear picture of how well thought out this door is designed. To try to make it clear it is a metal frame with a metal door with a second Plexiglass door inside of the metal door. So, the whole metal door opens one way, and the plexiglass inner door opens the other direction. When closed the plexiglass rest inside the metal door which is inside the metal frame.

I used to buy the pet doors locally and all they carried were the flexible plastic ones. These would work fine, but all of them cracked and fell apart when we'd get our annual northern states week in January where the temperature drops below -30F. Like putting a rubber band in liquid nitrogen. The last straw was adopting a new puppy who managed to destroy 2 more doors with chewing. This door is very rugged and chew-proof. Easy to install. We've yet to go through a winter with it, but metal and plexiglass should easily survive the cold. It is loud, as I've seen in other reviews, but we have a kennel attached to the barn, so noise is not an issue. If we did have a kennel attached to the house, my guess is some foam insulation would quiet it down just fine. So far, so good.....

This door is really heavy duty, and yes.....chew proof. After having bought several replacement flaps for our other door we decided to try this door out. It is extremely weather tight compared to our old door, no more drafty laundry room! It took a bit to train both our dogs and cat to use it, but they are now with no problem. Like other reviewers have said.....it is LOUD when it shuts, but I'm willing to make that sacrifice to not have a chewed up plastic flap that lets all the cold air inside. When my husband installed this on our back exterior door, he framed it with white moulding on both sides of the door and it looks great. I'd recommend the door to anyone wanting one that is going to not be destroyed by a dog.....as long as you don't mind the loud bang it makes.

We have paid a lot more money for dog doors before that break. This one is going strong and we have had no problems. My husky never walks out or in. She always goes through it at top speed. It is a little heavy, but even my cat has figured out how to use it. It seals great unless the wind is blowing hard right at it, then it will blow open a little and we have to block it off.

I do not usual write reviews on products but this dog door is the worst ever. I bought this door because we got a puppy and he has eaten 3 plastic dog door flaps. We also have cats that use the door so I ordered the easy door and looking at the picture it looks like it has a magnet on the bottom to seal the door shut. When it arrived there is no magnet and it has a gap all the way around the flap. This is going into a door in our bedroom so this was not going to work at all. I got in contact with Lance at Gun Dog House Door and switched it out for the heavy duty door; he said a 3 pound Chihuahua can open this door. The comments I was reading said it was really heavy and very loud when it closed. BELIEVE THE COMMENTS. It scares the puppy so bad he will not even come into the bedroom. There is no way we can sleep at night and have the dogs use the door. VERY LOUD! It also says it is weather tight do not believe this either! We are very disappointed in this product! If you are going to use it for a kennel or dog house it would work but if you are going to use it in your house SAVE YOUR MONEY. Last thing when they refunded my money they held out 19.20 for a restocking fee which was not mentioned at all when I was talking to Lance about exchanging doors. If I had to do over again I would not purchase this product!

I bought this door because my big ol' boxer is a sis and he will not play outside. I have a door that had previously been fitted with a plastic pet door, like those available in pet stores. Mr. Wimp chewed and punched until he totally destroyed it. So began my search for an indestructable door for when I need him to be outside. Other reviewers complain about the noise this door makes, and they are correct: it is loud. It also has some pretty stout springs that may be difficult to navigate if your dog is slow, old, timid, or puny. My dog was frightened out of his wits the first couple of times I coaxed him through and is still pretty careful with it on day two. My beef with this door is that I could not tell by the pictures what I was actually getting. The seller was very friendly on the phone, but they did not know what it looked like either, as they don't stock the door so they never get to see it. That deficiency is what prompted me to write a review. What follows is what I wish I had known up front. See the shiny aluminum framework in the seller's picture? (The clear area in the middle is a heavy plexiglass panel that swings the other way.)When you buy this door, you are ONLY getting a flap to screw on over the hole you cut in your door or wall or whatever. That's it. No trim of any kind for the hole. This is fine if you are using it for a gun dog kennel, but on the house where looks matter, plan to spend extra time and money trimming out your opening. The instructions that accompanied this were by no means exhaustive, so don't buy this if you aren't pretty sure you can handle what you're getting yourself into. This door will NOT be weatherproof. There is a gap above the plexiglass flap that is substantial enough to let in quite a draft and maybe water, depending on where you put the door. I put mine on an exterior mudroom door protected by a covered patio, so it doesn't matter for me, but other buyers might want to know that! The door itself is very heavily constructed, but only 2 little wood screws actually attach the flap to your door. I drilled holes all the way through the door and used nuts and bolts to make the attachment instead. (You will have to make allowances for counter sinking the heads if you buy the closing panel.) All in all, this door is super sturdy and it will serve the purpose for which I purchased it for years to come. If you take the time to dress it up when you install it, it won't look too bad, either. Not attractive, just not too bad.

When we got our third dog, a 3-month-old yellow lab, our standard plastic-flap-type dog door wouldn't do anymore. He ate everything we tried, so I went searching for something indestructible. This seems to be what we were looking for. You may have to work with your dogs a little to get them to use it, since it is solid & clear plastic. If you have multiple dogs & they go out one right after the other, the hard door swinging back will probably smack the rear dog in the nose until they get the rhythm down. Our fearless beagle mix took to it right away & the lab shortly after. Our big baby, a collie/St. Bernard mix, wanted nothing to do with it at first but is using it now with no problem. As others have noted here, it is loud & can be a little disconcerting to the dogs at first but they get used to it. Since the dog door is in our garage, the noise is not a big problem for us but might be if you have it in the main part of a house. Overall, I recommend this product highly!