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<p class=MsoNormal>After ten years of working from home doing medical
transcription, I am contemplating joining the “working world” and
getting a job outside of the house. Now that my kids are grown and on their
own, they don’t need me to be here 24/7 and frankly, its pretty lonely
here all day with no one to talk to but the dogs. This leads me to my
question.. because the dogs have been used to me being home and ringing their
bell when they want to go out during the course of the day, I was thinking
about installing a doggie door so they don’t have to be stuck in the
house all day while we are all gone. The only access to the backyard from
inside that is accessible to the dogs is through the kitchen. Right now I
have a 6 foot sliding patio door that they go in and out of. Obviously I
can’t talk my husband into taking that out and the door runs the length
of the wall between my kitchen cabinets and the wall to my bathroom so there is
no actual “wall” to install one into. I’m
just wondering if anyone has any experience, good or bad, with the doggie doors
you install into an existing patio door. I believe they screw onto the
end of the existing door. I’m afraid the doors you install in the
screen would tear in a heartbeat with my 80 pound lab charging through it so I’m
thinking of the stationary one that goes on the actual glass slider. Any
suggestions?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Tina and the crew in MA <o:p></o:p></p>
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