v Christiane Rudolf wrote: >I had a "dog door" for a little while when I changed door knobs to one of >those european handles. Boy, did my dogs ever learn to let themselves in and >out at will. Not good when you have a dog inside that does not like the dog >that is in the yard and vice versa. I came home one day to find the kitchen >door standing wide open(with airconditioning on at full blast). This also led >to a huge muddy mess on the floor when it was rainy outside. > >How do those of you that have dog doors, handle this situation? Can you lock >the dog doors? > > *Yes, they can be locked. There is a slider panel that effectively keeps the door from being used. I only use it when I want them all to stay outside when I have company (seldom) that does not like dogs, or when the cleaning lady is here. Bodie loves vacuum hoses......I would never be without one. My dogs do not need to be kenneled, though I have kennels with dog houses for emergencies. Doris* ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================