Ulysses wrote:
"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message
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On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:44:05 -0400, willshak
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Train the dog to let you know when it has to go out. When it lets
you know, get up and let it out.
A doggie door is also a raccoon and other animal door, and has been
used by burglars to unlock doors.

I forgot about that one. A couple was arrested this week. They
had been using their 11 yr old to gain entrance to houses through
doggie doors for 5-6 years.

Google 'doggie door burglary' for some eye opening stories and
videos.

Jim

When I got my new house I made sure the laundry room had an outside
door so I could put in a doggie door and, if they were muddy etc,
they would at least have a place to enter the house before they got
to the carpet. After a lot of consideration I have not yet installed
a doggie door. I just figure that we'd end up with rats, squirrels,
rattlesnakes, spiders, and who knows what else (coyotes maybe) in the
house.

I'm kinda surprised that there are many burglaries via doggie doors.
Don't most doggie doors have a dog on the other side of them? I'd
also think that many, if not most, dogs would be likely to attack a
kid coming through the doggie door.

Wouldn't a big enough dog discourage raccoons, squirrels, sheep, and
similar?