If there is a downside to sliding glass dog doors, it would be that most types involving the installation of a pet panel narrow the people passage. There are alternatives to patio pet panels, but these are by far the most popular selling sliding glass dog doors on the market today.
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. As an example, the Ideal VIP models are specially designed to work with vinyl sliding doors and the Ideal Fast Fit and Draft Stopper Fast Fit sliding glass dog doors work with aluminum frame models.
Leading brands of sliding glass dog doors include High Tech Pet, Ideal Pet Products, Pet 1 Product, Hale Pet Door, Patio Pacific, and PetSafe. The Hale Omni Panel and the Pet 1 Product brand of sliding glass dog doors are the easiest to install and can be quickly removed when necessary.
The Pet 1 Product patio panel has an interchangeable dog door that is available in three different sizes, so if you ever need another size dog door, your investment in the patio pet panel itself is preserved. All you need is to purchase a different sized opening.
The Patio Pacific Quick Panel and Thermo Panel sliding glass dog doors feature the renowned Endura flap. This nearly indestructible and award winning flap is very durable and energy efficient. The Endura flap door comes in four different sizes to fit most pets. The Quick Panel is a single pane sliding glass dog door, whereas the Thermo Panel is a dual model.
Hale Pet Door offers the Omni and Standard panel pet doors. These doors are offered in 11 different sizes and fit both vinyl and aluminum frame sliding doors.
Petsafe has a Standard and Tall version of their patio pet panel 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 sliding glass 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 center-post weather strip. This simple accessory will help eliminate the air leak caused by having your sliding glass door partially open with the pet panel installed.
America’s Pet Store carries the largest selection of dog doors online, including automatic dog doors, infrared dog doors, and big dog doors. Patio door dog doors are popular with renters, since no hole is required to be cut into the door or wall. Electric dog doors work well in keeping out unwanted pests. 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).
