PetSafe Electronic Pet Door, Large

This is an excellent product. Beware though. You want to use this door in the automatic setting. It has an “unlocked” setting that is convenient to use once in awhile. Do not use this setting for extended periods of time if you have dogs that, like me, love to bolt out the door when company shows up you may want to consider leaving the door in the automatic setting. In my case my 4 dogs love to “come a runnin” when someone comes down the driveway and when the door is in the unlocked position there is nothing to slow them down the door hinges are just not designed to take the “hit” and they end up breaking in the corners which in turn cause the automatic function not to work since the door can then no longer rise and lower correctly. At least in the automatic position the dogs have to stop and wait for the door to “pop” open before they go running outside thus slowing them down and minimizing the impact on the door hinges. We have had to replace the door once due to this hard lesson. Other than that excellent product. Oh and always keep a spare set of D batteries.

Really surprised by the mixed reviews. I originally bought mine in 2021, and it has held up longer than the actual old exterior door it was installed into. The company was nice enough to send me a new cutting template so that I could transfer the pet door to my new exterior door. I originally bought it for my very large and strong Bouviers that would run into the door constantly. The hinges and hardware are all quite strong so I could only assume the reviews are for an older model of this product. I originally chose this product because I do not want the cats outside. It has done a great job at only allowing the dogs to enter or exit the house. There is very minimal draft in between the door and the flap. I do not notice any change in temp near the door so I am comfortable using it in my state of NC where we have very humid and hot summers. I also prefer the clean look and translucent flap which does allow some light in while still providing some privacy.