Electronic dog doors, also known as automatic, magnetic and electric dog doors, are activated by a receiver on your pet's collar that will open the door when your pet wants to enter or exit your home. Some automatic dog doors only control access into your home, keeping out unwanted pests, while others control access both from and into your home. The choices are many, so it is important to know what you are looking for in an electronic pet door prior to purchasing one.
Radio frequency (RFID) and infrared technology electronic dog doors are the most expensive option on the market today, but these dog doors allow you to control your pet's access both in and out of the house. An electronic dog door is excellent at restricting access for one family pet in the house, while providing controlled outside access to other family pets wearing a special collar. America's Pet Store carries two brands of RFID dog doors made by Plexidor and High Tech Power Pet.
Plexidor electronic dog doors are the newest electronic dog door on the market - you have to see to believe! This electronic pet door is secure (comes with a stainless steel locking bar), energy efficient and runs on household current. Your pet would wear a water proof programmable collar key that would activate the door when he approaches the door. The motorized pet door opens like a garage door and will not slam down if the power fails, so no pinching of tails or fingers. It is offered in both a wall mount and door mount option. The Plexidor automatic dog door is available in one common size large. Since unlike a manual pet flap, your pet does not need to push it open to exit your house, this large size electronic dog door can be used for the smallest pet up to dogs weighing 125 pounds. So it would work great if you have multiple pets of various sizes.
High Tech Power Pet electronic dog doors and electronic patio panels are our most popular automatic dog doors we carry. High Tech offers motorized pet doors that are easy to install, secure (comes with a steel dead bolt lock) with improving reliability. High Tech Pet Doors are offered in two sizes, Medium and Large as well as in wall mount, door mount, and electronic sliding glass pet door options. You can also purchase a High Tech sonic pet fence that works with the same collar as the High Tech pet door! Please review product details, because this is not true with all High Tech fence products.
RFID electronic dog doors are the highest performing products on the market today. Infrared dog doors may cost less than their RFID counterparts, but tend not to perform as well in strong sunlight. There are no more models of infrared dog doors available on the market today (the rest have been discontinued) but there is one infrared cat door, the Staywell Infrared Electronic Cat Door.
Magnetic dog doors are the most economically priced automatic dog doors on the market, but provide "in only" controlled access that will allow all pets to leave the house, even those not wearing a collar. A magnetic dog doors requires your pet to wear a small magnet on its collar, slightly larger than the size of a pea. The magnet on the collar must touch the bottom of the pet door in order to activate the door. Be careful, as this magnet located on your pet's collar may also attract metallic items from around your home. An electronic dog door utilizing magnetic technology is also useful in keeping unwanted pests out of your home like raccoons and feral cats. Check out the PetSafe Electronic Smartdoor which actually has controlled access for both pets coming in and going out of your house. It can be used with up to five pets. It is available for both small and large dogs.
We carry electronic patio door dog doors, made by Ideal and High Tech Pet Products. Patio Pacific offers an electronic patio pet door for cats. Only High Tech's electronic patio dog doors are available for large dogs.
You should feel confident in shopping for electronic doggie doors at America's Pet Store. Unlike most of our competitors, we do not have affiliations with any dog door manufacturers, so you can be assured that we will provide you with the most objective advice for electronic dog doors for your pet!
America's Pet Store carries the largest selection of dog doors online, including big dog doors, and sliding glass dog doors. Choose from all the most popular brands, including PetSafe dog doors, Ideal dog doors (manufacturer of Ruff Weather dog doors), Hale dog doors, Staywell dog doors, Plexidor dog doors, and Patio Pacific (also known as Endura flap dog doors).
