TAKARA INDUSTRY Pet Dog Door for Screens, Medium/Large

This door has been a great buy. It is attached to a screened porch and is large enough for my 50lb shepard to come and go as she pleases. The assembly for the door was very simple. It attaches with just a screwdriver or drill and a knife to cut away the extra screen. I do recommend either having a second person to help, or putting it in a spot where you can reach both sides at once, as you will need to apply a bit of pressure to get the little snaps to lock in place. Once it was up, we haven't had any trouble from it, even when my dog misses the entrance a bit. She has dashed through this very quickly and with lots of force thanks to the squirrels that like to hang out in the yard. On several occasions, she even missed to door all together and ran directly into the frame, but no damage was done (to her or the door). The only complaint I have about it is with the flap. It attaches to the frame by placing the 2 pins, one on each side at the top, into small holes on the frame. It has popped out on several occasions when she was less than careful in getting out of the porch (thanks again squirrels). But it very easily pops back into place afterwards. Do be warned that the included instructions and packaging are written in Chinese, but it is so simple to put together that you really don't need more than the pictures anyway. I recommend it.

I wouldn't recommend this unit. It seems to be an effective dog door for now, but I have my doubts it will be robust enough to stand the test of time. It's made of fairly soft and flimsy plastic. I'd recommend getting something made of aluminum for more durability. The size is adequate for my 40lb Brittany who measures ~20 inches from the floor to the top of her shoulders, but I would've liked the opening to be a little bit taller. I'm surprised they advertise this as suitable for medium/large dogs. I'd think this is a pretty tight fit for a large dog. Admittedly, the vertical size is aggravated at my house, because the ground level outside our house is a 2 or 3 inches lower than the floor level inside the house, which means the door is positioned relatively high when jumping inside, but positioned a bit low when going outside. Of course, that's not a fault of the dog door, but It would be nice if it were a bit taller.Installation didn't go nearly as well for me as it did for many other reviewers. Many reviewers were able to get the door installed in 15-20 minutes. It took me well over an hour plus a trip to the hardware store. The 16 screws that came with the door were just barely long enough to bite into the framework on the other side of the screen in most cases. In two or three cases, the screws weren't long enough to reach the other side due to variations in the plastic and the screen. In three of four cases, the soft plastic on the other side of the frame became easily stripped from over-tightening the screws. Given how short the screws are and how soft the plastic is, it's a challenge to tighten the screws enough for a tight hold without stripping the plastic receiving hole on the other side. For the six screws that didn't take hold, I replaced them with #4 x 5/8" sheet metal screws. The 5/8" screw tips poked through the other side of the frame, so I ground down the tips of the screws with a Dremel tool to be flush with the frame, but those screws have a much tighter hold than the other 14 screws that came with the door.The magnets intended to hold the door closed aren't very strong. It doesn't take much of a breeze to blow the door open, which isn't such a big deal if you're using your screen door anyway, but it allows bugs to get inside your home.

This is a nice doggie door, I like that it is made to go in a screen door as I don't want to put one in my wall! I however can not give it a full 5 star review due to one specific issue. The screws that they give you are too short! If you are using this in a door and you have the thicker "pet screen" the doggie dor is clearly not made to be installed in this type of screen. The pet screen is too thick and the sides of the doggie door do not snap together well with the wider screen. The screws are too short and only a small amount of the thread can make it into the other piece. The answer was to go to Home Depot and get some thicker/longer screws and this solves the problem... The whole reason I purchased this one was because it screwed together. I have seen others that have had issues with other doggie doors not snapping. I spent more on this one due to the fact that had screws but in the end I ended up having to replace the screws anyways. Below there is a picture of the door attached and a picture of the screws that are used. In the end I think the door is great, I just wish that they would have shipped it with screws that are compatible.

我が家のわんこ(柴犬) は これを 大活用してます。購入して良かったです。