I have a Pug Puppy and he is trained to go to our patio door whenever he has business to take care of the only problem is if we are in the middle off some thing or busy or sleeping, we have to stop what we are doing to open the door for him. Here is the problem I have been on the the market searching for doggy doors for patios with sliding glass and screen doors, what I have found is 1. THEY ARE TOO EXSPENSIVE $300 AND UP! 2. IT IS EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER, YOU CANT ACCESS BOTH THE GLASS AND THE SCREEN DOOR BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN. 3. SOME TIMES THEY JUST DON'T FIT.
I am wondering if there is any way to bulid my own doggy door and if so can any one help with instuctions on how that can be done, I know my way around a hardware store so if anyone can help that would be great????????????

 

Why mess with going through 2 doors when you can go through 1 wall. I would just find a convenient location in the exterior wall and put it there. Keep in mind the impact this could have on heating and cooling in your house. Also consider how will you limit unwanted animals from entering through the door.

 

Totally agree about going through wall. OK, and you're prepared, God jr, to build the door? You can make a very nice one if you use a tablesaw. We'll walk you through that job from start to finish if you like.

Alternately, you could easily install a store-bought pet door through the wall.

 

NICE SUGGESTION BUT I HAVE ONE MAJOR PROBLEM: I LIVE IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX , SO NOW YOU CAN UNDERSTAND MY FUSTRATION. WITH THAT BEING SAID ANY SUGGESTIONS ON INSTALLING THE DOOGY DOOR IN A SLIDING GLASS AND SCREEN DOOR AND IF SO CAN YOU GIVE STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS??

 

Hi, Why don't you have a look at these?
http://www.moorepet.com/Patio-Pet-Doors-s/22.htm

If these don't suit you, try Google with search parameters:
"pet door in slider"

 

Even if it were possible to cut through the sliding glass door and screen door, this would affect the integrity of the doors. If you rent the apartment, the landlord would most certainly not approve.

Train your pup to get his business done during business hours. Put him in his kennel cage during the night, so that he will stay put and not want to go outdoors. Dogs should not be left alone unsupervised. With supervision, the supervisor should be ever alert to behaviors that may indicate a need to go outside, such as sniffing around.

Puppies are usually good for 2-4 hours. Older pups can go 4-6 hours. What is important is that owners stick to a schedule for taking the pup outdoors. Take to the same spot each time. Cut off food and water earlier in the evening, at least four hours before bedtime. Take outside after feeding supper and again just before bedtime. Always give lots of praise when your pup does his business. Pups love to please!

 

Great info if i were trying to train my pup, he is already housebroking, he let's us know when he has to go out, the problem is I would like not to have to stop what I'm doing to let him out, that is why I would like to install a "REMOVABLE PET DOOR" Please read before you respond; although your info was helpful it may better suit someone who is trying to train their pup.

 

Although the pup is housebroken, the idea is to train the pup to go at set times on a schedule to allow for you and the pup to arrange your schedules so that they would be more in sync with each other. This would allow for you to take a break from household chores and activities when you take the pup outdoors. Doing so would eliminate the need for a pet door.

For instance, cuting off food and water earlier in the evening, at least four hours before bedtime, and taking outdoors after supper and again before bedtime, should get the pup through the night. Training should be an ongoing process for pups, just as with learning being a lifelong process for humans.