SmartDoor Electronic Pet Door, Large

It was a little bit bigger than I originally thought but we had no problems fitting it in the back door and Found it really easy to fitThis is perfect for a bigger dog, it gives them the freedom to come and go into the garden and the safety that only the pets with the electronic tag can enter.It’s easy to use and easy to change the to the different function (fully open - anyone or anything can come and go, perfect for when your at home but don’t need to supervise your petelectronic entry only; the door will only unlock if the pet has a special tag - this is perfect for when your pet is at home alone and can go into the garden by themselvesand Lastly - the lock mode - perfect for when your all away from home).The door is louder than I thought and can take a while to go into lock down mode but all in all I think this dog door is great and our dog loves it.

Was going to spend the extra on the Wi-Fi enabled version but so pleased we didn’t. This is perfect, easy to install set up and operate. Couldn’t recommend it enough. DONT SPEND TGE EXTRA on the Wi-Fi version it’s not worth it, our puppy standard poodle caught on to operating this so quickly with the smart tag that comes with the flap, it’s a breeze.

The door works well, and my 2 Italian Greyhounds have mastered it. The ridiculously large key, however, was an issue until I had some stylish velvet house collars made especially for it by Doggy Boho. With their long and agile necks, having it dangle from a ring would have just given them something to chew on. The Doggy Boho collars I had made loop through the slot in the key, keeping it close while still loose enough to avoid digging into their skin.

The door is well made. It works. So long as your dog doesn't lose the electronic tag. My door has been up and running for a week and in the tag that came with the door the battery popped out on our first walk. I ordered a new one and set it up. It's already lost - the split keyring that was supplied with the replacement wasn't strong enough to keep it on the dog collar. Now, you may have a lapdog or a dog that doesn't get up to much. The tag would probably do okay. But if, like me, you have a dog that likes to run around, explore undergrowth, even get muddy occasionally, then I am afraid I really cannot recommend this. It's very frustrating: they've put a lot of work into the hi-tech stuff (the automated doorlock) and that wors really well. But they are falling down on what ought to be a basic design feature: getting the tag to stay on the collar!

It does the job of a basic dog door but it eats through batteries very quickly and for the price is not as responsive as I would have liked. I have spent a significant amount of time training my dog to use this but the doors reaction times to the collar attachment vary significantly which has made training harder. It doesn't feel as secure as I would like and I am overall quite dissapointed in the functionality of the product. Unfortunately I was unable to use this product prior to cutting a large hole in the wall of my house for it which makes the lack of reliability even more dissapointing.

First the dongle thing was put in the battery compartment and I spent about 600 years trying to find it, then the back section doesn’t actually have a top and bottom labelled so the screw holes didn’t match up. Sounds pretty obvious to test it which I did but trying to juggle the front bit and the back bit and the door at the same time is a pain and it would make it a hell of a lot easier if it was labelled. Then the screw holes are so narrow and deep I couldn’t actually fit the screw driver in the holes to screw them in fully.Actual plastic flap bit probably wouldn’t actually stop anyone if they did actually want to break in as they could probably boot it open and the flap is a little noisy.Plus sides it has a magnetic thing so the wind won’t blow it open, auto/always open/always lock settings seem useful though I haven’t tried it on just the dongle only setting just yet cause it took me about 84 years to install it. Looks like a pretty decent door after recovering from the pure rage of installing it, not sure it’s worth the money but it’s the only electronic door which will fit my fat af dog so we’ll see.

My experience with installing and commissioning the dog flap was a pleasant job. Easy to understand manual with clear and concise instructions.The dogs have adjusted to the new dog flap readily. It does not blow open in strong winds as my previous dog flap did.My only concern is the price of the replacement batteries. But if they last six months then it will be more than ok.

This is my 2nd one it’s a very good quality door! Easy to install, I’ve 2 30 months old Labrador’s who bound threw it at great speed, the 1st survived 26 months then it wouldn’t work, I don’t use the collar tags just leave it open.Really pleased with the product.