Overall the dog door has worked quite well. The locking feature is nice based on what I see other dog doors have. I live in Colorado and we can have huge fluctuations in the weather throughout the day and across a week (85 degrees last week, 6" of snow and 10 degrees this morning). I have the 2 flap door. I am disappointed to learn that these flaps wear out so quickly. In my mind, they should last 5 years. My outer flap just broke off this morning, 2 years after the initial purchase. In reading reviews of other dog doors and this dog door, I guess this is a common thing. Last weekend I had noticed a small tear in the top and that the plastic of the outer door had shrunk enough that I could see all around it into the tunnel leading into the house. I will be replacing the flap and hoping things continue to hold up.

I have two small dogs that are constantly on squirrel patrol, and I picked this pet door to install myself. I'm handy with DIY projects and I watched numerous videos to teach myself how to tackle two hurdles that most installers won't have to deal with: a wall stud and two electrical outlets in the exact spot where the door had to be.

Using a saws all, I opened the wall and removed the wall stud. I eliminated the interior electrical outlet and moved the exterior GFI outlet to a position over the new doggie door. I added a wood frame to the opening to frame the tunnel of the doggie door on four sides. I glued closed cell foam to the backside of the interior door and used two tubes of silicone caulk behind the exterior door to guard against water leaks. The flaps do a good job of blocking the wind.

The new door is 22" higher than the brick walkway so I needed a ladder. Luckily there was used one for sale on FB Marketplace for $15. What a deal!

Now if can just train the dogs to use it! I think treats will be involved.

This pet door was purchased to replace/ upgrade our original pet door. We upgraded to this unit because it has two weather flaps to help with the wind. It took our 3 large Savannah cats a few days to really get the hang of the second flap but the desire to go out or come in is strong for them and I love their independence. It's been a little over a year installed and the aluminum latch inside broke and the spring no longer worked. I removed the one from the outside and swapped them around to help secure the door inside. However I worry that the latch will again break. They can be tenacious and work together to get the door open when not properly secured. Plus this is a large door and we live in the country and have mountain lions and other predators that at night the door must be secured. I looked everywhere for a replacement but nothing. I finally looked online for their customer service and emailed them hoping that I could purchase a couple extra latches. Their customer service emailed back within 6 to 8 hours asking for a couple photos and proof of purchase. I sent those in and again within a few days they had packaged up a couple latches asked for our mailing address and sent them. I highly recommend this company. It's very rare any more to have a company stand behind their product and care about their customers.

UPDATED!!!

I waited tooooo long to give in and have a dog door installed"¦.. anyone considering one - trust me it's worth it and then some!

It's a week and I'm truly happy, should have bought it 3 years ago! For the first time, since I've had dogs for a l o n g while I am Free! No longer have to worry about my dogs with their separation anxiety! Now they go in and out on their own. "I can leave the house knowing they'll be ok without worrying about me gone"¦

*****Hey BABONI PLEASE consider? *****

Ok back to the flaps, as I said before, they DO need to be a bit thicker or some way to fix them so they don't buckle a little on the "sides" perhaps run a thin "bar" inside the sides of the flaps? The flap itself is fine, it's the sides that need improvement.

Just installed last week"¦.

My original review >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

We have been with Amazon for a L O N G time, I recently installed a Baboni dog door. We were both impressed on how WELL they packed it! Came in perfect shape and it works great! I do have to mention that the flaps (others have mentioned) should be just a tad wider perhaps just a bit tougher, but this is why the dog door is sssoooo well made! I don't like bugs (phobia), but tomorrow we will 'force' train the 2 dogs through one flap. Sorry people, I had other people tell me to do it! We have 2 dogs - our Bechon/minipoo was a real trooper when we tried training her the 'right' way. Our other dog was a literal 'feral' dog and tends to be VERY sensitive and VERY fearful (long story) - I came close to considering getting the large one, but did what a friend suggested - ok 'force' him through! Guess what?! He's much better (WITH the outer flap left open) - no problem, inside too.... Tomorrow we'll 'flap' train them and we'll be all set. Thank YOU Boboni!

I had been buying the plastic brand dog door for about 13 years now and in that time I had to replace the entire thing 4 times as well as replace the flaps, which seemed to warp or tear in no time at all, just about every year and at times twice a year which always annoyed me. Now granted I have always had big dogs, along with my now 15 year old Chi, but it was a "large" size dog door so I expected it to hold up to said large size dogs. So when the plastic frame broke yet again this time around I happened to come across this one and decided to give it a shot after reading all the positive reviews and especially because it's metal and not plastic.
I can't comment much on the installation as we already had the hole for the tunnel to go through the wall which is the most difficult part of the install imo and exactly why I had a contractor do it 13 years ago when the first one was installed. Also, because my own personal handyman hubby is excellent in just about every department, but not so much when it comes to drywall/woodworking stuff.
Another plus for me is that this dog door is the same size as the old plastic one which made choosing it that much easier. It's almost as if they knew I would be fed up with replacing the plastic one 😄
That being said the rest of the install wasn't very difficult at all. I took tips from other reviewers about using longer screws for added stability as we already had it framed out with 2x4's and had reinforced underneath the tunnel since at the time we installed the first through wall dog door we had Kane dog who was a 105 lb Bully rescue that we sadly lost to cancer 2 years ago and who I miss him every single day even though we have since welcomed two new rescues into our lives. We now have a 95 lb Great Pyrenees/Bully mix and a 55 lb Belgian Malinois/Staffordshire mix who will be putting this large dog door to the test. We also put insulation all around the tunnel, added good quality expandable weatherstripping and of course put a good sealant around the edges of the exterior side which is against vinyl siding. Also, the flaps feel thicker and heavier as well as have a stronger magnetic closure so hopefully I won't be replacing them every year, but time will tell on that and I will be sure to update if it's even remotely like the old ones.
I haven't had it long enough to comment on the stability of it, again time will tell, but at least I no longer have to worry about the frame cracking and breaking which leaves me very hopeful.
It also wouldn't be fair for me to speak of the energy efficiency yet because I rarely close the doors and my basement is not well insulated so it's always cold on the unfinished side where the dog door is, but I will come back and update my review later as I am planning on using the doors now since the dogs aren't going out as often with winter here and being forced to have unhappy walks in the freezing rain. Such pampered pups! I also purchased a second door so I could close off both sides which I think will help greatly with the efficiency, especially overnight. These metal doors are WAY better than the plastic one that came with the old dog door and have a far superior locking mechanism. Not that it would prevent someone from kicking them in if they so dared, I don't believe any through wall dog door systems are tough enough to withstand that, but that's when the actual dogs would come in handy. I always put something very heavy like a refrigerator (no joke) which is not easily moved through that small of a space in front of the door when the dogs go on vacation with us and I've never had a problem, even with the plastic door.
Overall I am very happy with the switch and feel this through wall dog door system will hold up much better than the plastic brand I spent so much money on since having it and therefore I feel my purchase was well spent especially during these difficult times where most of us, at least I am, are spending less on nonessential items. I highly recommend it!