Sliding Glass Dog Doors

The only potential downside to sliding glass dog doors is that once installed they won't allow your sliders to open as wide as they use to for people to walk through. Even so, sliding glass dog doors are the most popular selling type of dog doors on the market today.

Most sliders can accommodate dog doors for sliding glass doors and still allow ample room for human passage. However, if your sliders are narrower than standard models, it could be an issue for you. Also, if you are searching for large dog doors or extra large dog doors it is advisable that you take into account the overall width of the panel and determine if your doors will open wide enough after installation to allow people to enter and exit. You might want to check your local fire codes for guidance.

Before making a purchase be sure to know what type of sliding glass door you have (e.g vinyl or aluminum frame), and whether you have single-pane or dual-pane glass doors, as not all sliding glass dog doors fit every make or model.  For example the Ideal VIP vinyl patio dog doors are specially designed to work with vinyl sliding doors such as those manufactured by Pella and Andersen. On the other side of the coin, sliding glass dog doors such as Ideal Fast Fit patio doors work with aluminum frame models.

In addition to Ideal Pet Doors other leading brands of sliding glass dog doors include High Tech Pet Power Pet Doors, Hale Dog Doors, Patio Pacific Pet Doors, and Pet Safe Dog Doors.  Hale OMNI Panel sliding glass dog doors are the easiest to install and can be quickly removed and re-installed elsewhere when/if necessary. Easy in/easy out is true of most (but not all) sliding glass dog doors.

The Patio Pacific Quick Panel III series and their Thermo Panel IIIe double-pane sliding glass dog doors feature the renowned Endura flap. This nearly indestructible flap (15-year warranty...except for chewing damage or other abuse) is not only durable but extremely energy-efficient as well. Endura flap dog doors come in four different sizes to fit most pets. The Quick Panel III is a single pane sliding glass dog door, whereas Thermo Panel patio dog doors feature dual-pane glass.

Hale Pet Door offers the OMNI and Standard panel pet doors.  These doors come in 11 different sizes.

PetSafe has a Standard and Tall version of their patio pet doors.  These are aluminum framed panels that come in three colors and four dog door sizes.

If you are interested in automatic sliding glass dog doors be sure to look at the electronic dog doors from High Tech Pet and Ideal Pet Products.  These products are available in small sizes for toy breed dogs and most cats, up to large sizes for dogs nearly a foot wide.

A final consideration for all sliding glass dog doors is the purchase of a Draft Stopper or centerpost weather strip.  This simple accessory will help eliminate the air leak caused by having your sliding glass door partially open with the patio pet door installed.

America's Pet Store carries a large selection of dog doors including dog doors for screen doors, automatic dog doors, infrared dog doors, and big dog doors for giant breeds such as Great Danes. Patio door dog doors are popular because no hole is required to be cut into the door or wall. Most patio dog doors are easy to install; you don't have to be necessarily "handy". Electric dog doors are good for keeping out unwanted pests such as feral cats (or the neighbor's cats), racoons, skunks, etc.

Choose from all the most popular brands including Freedom Pet Pass dog doors, Ideal dog doors, Ruff Weather dog doors, DogWalk dog doors and Staywell dog doors. If you are searching for an RFID dog door we carry door-mount and wall-mount models made by Plexidor.