Does this door work for medium to large dogs?
1723072
It depends on what their circumference is. From my experience, medium dog flaps are around the same size as the door on this pet door. I got this door for my fat cat and it is obviously larger than what he needs.
1723073
The larger of the two doors made by this company has a flap opening approx. 7 inches wide and 8 inches tall. It is designed for large cats or small dogs. I am not aware of a model that would accommodate medium to large size dogs.
1723074
We have a Scotty and she is able to go through this door but it is probably the largest dog I would say is able to use it without having to squeeze through.
1068585
I do not believe it would work on a sliding door b/c you need to have a knob to hold it up. I think they are working to design noe now. I don't think the size of the dog really matters. You should not have a problem w/ a big dog, in my opinion.
1179820
No. My dog is 50lbs and it was too small. He would walk in It has a small opening. See my review, opening size is there.
2070969
It doesn't take any real force to open the door. However, I am not familiar with what a dog that size is capable of. Maybe he wouldn't be able to manage going through the opening. I wonder if you might be better off getting the smaller cat door.
567362
I have a lab and he is 102 lbs and the door has been working great. It is a large as I did not want the xl door as I have a French bulldog and it was to high up. Hope this hel
2169143
I use an X large pet door for my Springer Spaniel(61 lbs.) I installed my door in a screen door, so I had to modify the screen door to accept the pet door. It works perfectly, an should easily install into the thicker wall. The size should be right. My dog has a Labradoodle friend that also has no trouble with this size door.
2113159
This is a very large door! We have all sizes ranging from 8 lbs to a 130 lb Great Dane and it can take the abuse! It was a pain to put in, because of location we chose, but I highly recommend it!
251745
Jill, I think it would depend on the size of the dogs. If you had a few little dogs to medium dogs it would be fine. I have two 11 lb terriers and have had no issues with it. I truly love this gate. I hope it helped.
878059
There is also a button on the inner side of the "door" system that will open the door. Also, the small opening size of the medium door is just big enough for our 20 lb mini schnauzer. No human could fit through, in my opinion. Location close to bottom of exterior door that it is mounted in also insures that the inner door knob cannot be reached from the outside through the dog door.
1238897
I will chime in and also add that I believe that this will work for your dog. We have 2 bischon-poodles mix pups that are about the 18-22 pound range. This door is perfect in every way. My bro-in-law has a 80-90 lb black lab that squeezed himself through the door a couple of times because he saw the smaller dogs do it. Anything bigger than 50-60 lbs would be too big for this door IMO. Anything less is great
781052
I have this door with the 20x10 opening. My lab at 90# and my German Shepard use it as well as my cat and dachshund. We love this door
1075569
When I installed this door I had a Bullmastiff mix (90+ lbs.) a Bichon (11 lbs.) and a Shih Tzu (15 lbs.) The ShihTzu has since passed but she had no problem using it until the day she died. The bottom of the door is 10 inches from the floor. None of the dogs have ever had a problem using it at all. The little ones have to hop up a little but that's not nearly as high as getting on the couch or bed.
1972504
Not at all. My 75lbs Golden Retriever does try to force it. After awhile, she waits for the 'click' before she even tries it. When closes, it lowers on a groove all the way around. Seems very secure, and somewhat weather tight. This door is awesome.
1627627
The medium door will be fine for the terrier but I am afraid the pit bull will have a tuff time getting through it.
440484
I installed the door, our dog is also about 26" tall and very broad, he has no problem going through
1380452
Yes. My German Shepard now weighs 95 pounds and is a big boy in heighth too and he has no trouble getting through the door. He uses it multiple times daily.
490706
I assume you're asking to estimate if it's suited to your dog. The inside dimensions are 8 in wide by 13.75 in tall. Our Corgi and Corgi/Cattle Dog mix have no problems getting through the door.