Heavy Duty Dog Door / Big Dog Door House or Garage Door INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.

Heavy Duty Dog Door / Big Dog Door House or Garage Door INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Installing on a House or Garage Door:

The Heavy Duty Dog Door and Big Dog Door are installed on the outside of a house door.

Determine Height: To find correct height of the hole for your dog, measure the belly height of your pet. (Average installation is six to twelve inches.) Mark the height in pencil on one side of your door.

Drilling and Cutting the Hole: The Heavy Duty Dog Door hole size is 12-1/2" x 17-1/2". For the Big Dog Door the hole size is 16-1/2" x 25-1/2". Drill one-half inch in each corner. Insert jigsaw into drill hole and cut out hole. If installing on a steel door, cut hole one-half inch larger, glue one quarter inch pine or cedar trim inside opening. If installed on a raised panel door, cut hole in center of door. Glue/caulk pine or cedar trim to cover styrofoam and install trim to inside/outside of door surface. If installing in a hollow core door, use four strips of wood the same width as the hollow between the panels in your door. Position the wood so that they are flush with the edges of the hole. Either glue, nail or screw the strips. Frame the outside/inside hole with (2) inch by (1/4) inch lengths. Again, either glue, nail or screw to door surface as the photos illustrate.

Draw template/drill 1/2" holes. Opening 12-1/2" x 17-1/2" on the Heavy Duty Dog Door, 16-1/2" x 25-1/2" on the Big Dog Door.

Cut raised panel door surface

Use silicone caulking around trim kit for added insulation. To quiet door closing staple 5/8" window felt to sides and bottom.

Installed door trim kit. Photo 6

Jigsaw cutting to each (1/2") drilled corners.

Steel door: Note hole is cut 1/2" larger to allow for 1/4" thick wood inserts. Opening 13" x 18" on the Heavy Duty Dog Door, 17" x 26" on the Big Dog Door.

Frame the inside and outside of the hole on the door -- use 1/4" cedar or pine 2" wide.

Heavy Duty Dog Door installed on a metal door.

Show dog how to use door. Your dog will learn to use your pet door almost at once, but there are a few which may be a little nervous at first. The most important rule is to be patient. Do not let the dog have a bad experience or it may become frightened.

Most dogs can be trained to use a pet door in a matter of hours. Your dog will respond to encouragement, repetition and play in particular.

Alternatively, use the door flap as part of a game - throw a ball through, for instance. As your dog responds to your encouraging calls, help it through the door, patting and congratulating it. Repeat the game several times, continually encouraging the animal with positive gestures and comments. Within a short time your dog will be totally familiar with its pet door and use it happily on its own.

I have seven-week old lab pups that use these doors, naturally, your dog will learn too.

Problems -- see Special Dog Training Instructions.

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