Homemade Doggie Door Lock

Measure the opening of the doggie door using a tape measure.

Homemade doggie door lock.

Mount the pet door into the cut wood as directed by the instructions. Use the shims on the bottom to fill in the gap. Measure your dog door. Cut your dog door into your people door.

You can take your door off its hinges or if. Next slide the wood into the sliding glass doors frame. A cheap and easy way to make a dog door. Place the foam strips around the wood.

Make the flap for the doggie door using a rubber auto floor mat. A far better deterrent for door crossing burglars is an old fashioned lock and key. A homemade pet door winter can be cold and cruel but build this pet door and your dog or cat won t have to be on the outside looking in. Install your sliding glass pet door.

Measure the height of the opening and add 1 1 2 inches to allow for attaching the flap at the top of the opening. That means you ll have. When it comes to being indoors or out dogs can never seem to make up their minds. How to make a doggie door burglar proof step 1.

The size of your doggie door will depend on the size of your dog. I used clear vinyl runner material from hd and some peel and stick magnetic tape. An electronic dog door requires your pet to wear a transmitter on her collar. When finished this rubber mat will serve as your new doggie door flap.

The dogs were slow at first but. By mother earth news editors. Don t switch to an electronic door.