How the Electronic Pet Door Makes Your Life Easier

In: Pets

18 Oct 2009

A electronic dog door can be powered by batteries or by plugging it to a regular home electrical outlet. This door uses state of the art technology in order to give your pet a greater degree of freedom. The door has detectors that can sense the presence of a special collar that your pet has to wear, and will open only when this collar approaches. With this system, no other animal will be able to get into your house. Of course, the technology of these automatic doors makes them more expensive, but they are worth it.

One of the advantages of these doors is that, unlike regular pet doors, they can’t be pushed open and will always be closed, keeping water and snow from coming into the house. In addition, while a regular dog door will let your dog in too, only the automatic dog door will close and lock after your dog is inside, maybe saving it from attacks from other dogs or mean children.

How do they work?

There are various kinds of doors but they generally function in the same way. It works by either using an infra-red or a magnetic electronic frequency transmission which is sent from a collar or tag worn by the pet and which signals the door to open.

Whether the dog comes from inside or outside the house, the door will open for the pet and then it will lock itself again. Some models also include a remote control which allows the owner to open and close the door and leave it like that, regardless of the dog’s movements.

One of the unique features about an electronic pet door is that people cannot activate the door because the high-tech sensors can detect the difference between an animal and a person

Price

Most are reasonably priced starting at around $40 dollars but depending on the various features selected they can cost up to $700 dollars

Electronic dog doors are very safe for a pet to use and most are also very secure and offer various features such as a variety of locking options and styles such as wall, door or patio door mounted

The electronic dog door is powered by normal electrical current or by batteries. Because it’s always closed when not in use, no other aniimals or water from rain can come inside the house. Depending on the specific electronic pet door the user will be able to access different features.

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