I have two dogs...a large German Shepherd and a little cocker spaniel. I need the large size for the GSD but am worried the door flap will be heavy for my small guy to push through. He is 14 years old and needs to go out frequently. Is the flap very heavy? Could an older smallish dog push through it okay? I have two dogs...a large German Shepherd and a little cocker spaniel. I need the large size for the GSD but am worried the door flap will be heavy for my small guy to push through. He is 14 years... » Read More I have two dogs...a large German Shepherd and a little cocker spaniel. I need the large size for the GSD but am worried the door flap will be heavy for my small guy to push through. He is 14 years old and needs to go out frequently. Is the flap very heavy? Could an older smallish dog push through it okay? « Show Less
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I have a 15 year old beagle and a German Shepard/pit bull mix. I thought the door would be heavy but it really isn't. Works great for both dogs!
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I have an 8 yr old Shih tzu that can go in & out with no problem. I also had a bigger dog, so the step-over had to be higher, but still my Shih Tzi jumps right through it, no problem. My shih tzu is younger than your little guy, so I'm not sure how he'd do with the stepover. My Mom's little Pekingese has shorter legs & refuses to use it, so I have to leave my slider open slightly if we leave. So it's just gonna depend on how agile your cocker is. It's nice, but it was HARD to install. My brother is a builder & he did it for me. It IS a great door tho.
1863528
I have the largest size offered and the swinging panel is very easy for my Lab pup to use. We installed it when he was only 8 weeks old and he had no problem going in and out the same day it was installed. Provided your cocker spaniel is reasonably mobile he should have no issues whatsoever.
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I have a small dog, 12 lbs. and about 3 years old. He has no problem. I also have an older cat - 13 years old and he has no problems with the flap either. This is a great product. Installation was a little bit of a challenge. I called it quality time with my husband. PS - We are still married.
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I will chime in and also add that I believe that this will work for your dog. We have 2 bischon-poodles mix pups that are about the 18-22 pound range. This door is perfect in every way. My bro-in-law has a 80-90 lb black lab that squeezed himself through the door a couple of times because he saw the smaller dogs do it. Anything bigger than 50-60 lbs would be too big for this door IMO. Anything less is great
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I have 3 dogs and 2 cats. When I got this, I had the same concern. I think that if the cats were determined enough they could get through, but my cats have never attempted it. The doors are very heavy and magnetic, plus having two flaps is scary for cautious kitty. I wouldn't worry about it if you're getting a large door. A smaller one, however, I might worry about.
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This door is for pets up to 90 lbs, but depending on how tall the dog is as well. The measurements of the flaps are 9 3/4" by 17".If you have any more questions, please let me know. I will be happy to help.Sandra
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My dog is 42 pounds and goes through it without any problem. However, she is long and lean. If your dog is heavier through the middle it might be a tight fit.
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To be honest, I didn't have it long enough for that to make an impression on me.....however it was large enough for my German Shepherd to easily go into it. It was nice and airy but he was going through a chewing phase and had a thing about zippers!!!! He destroyed the zipper which was an important item to be had and with that gone....well so went the carrier. For a dog past the teething stage however I thought it was pretty nice, and as I said, my Shepherd could easily enter it.
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We have 3 German Shepherds (78lb female, 90lb male, and 95lb female) and they do fine in them... we only have 2 of the cases though for the 2 younger/smaller shepherds... in a pinch I put the 2 females in one case together when we had a repair guy over... it was cramped, but they both fit and could both lay down.
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We're using a Large for a92 # Bernese Moutain dog as well as 3 45-55 # English Setters. I looked for an extra large and didn't see one available on the manufacturer's web site - you need to consider the ability to replace flaps in the future. The Large is working fine.
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Believe me you don' want the extra large I made that mistake because I have 3 dogs but the are small dogs and I have one to sell if you want to buy one it has never been used because it goes by the size of your dog not how many you have. The extra large will fit a springer spaniel I can fit in the extra large in a sitting position my husband put the dogs in there with me an we could close all the hatches. In essence it is very big. Big enough that it wont fit through doorways unless you have a pit bull you do not want the extra large as I said I have one cheap for sale I didn't send it back because I didn't want to pay he shipping it is very heavy and was not for my purpose but if you want to gauge measure the height and length of your dog. I have 3 yorkies and we just laughed when we got it because it was so big as I said I fit inside but it is too big to maneuver around. You might want to ask the seller what size dog each one is made for. I hope this helps
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My shepherd was heavy but also taller than the average. She is gone now or I would measure her for you. She had to sort of crawl her way through but she made it with no problem. She loved the door.
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Not a husky, but i've got a german shepherd mix 50lbs and she loves it, we also have a pure german shepherd pup 4 months old 40 lbs, he drags it around the house smacking it into everything trying to get the treats out, hasn't quite figured it out yet lol. but they both play with it, keeps them interested and busy. nice heavy duty material, just have to play with what kind of treats to put in it so that they come out but not too many at one time.
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Hello Jude. I got the large one because I have a Great Dane but you should be OK with the medium one or even the small one. This product is really good. I tried others and they break easily. This product is also very long so you don't have to bend down. Make sure the medium size is as long as the larger size and measure the distance between your hand and the ground to see if you would like either the medium or large. If you get the large one, it won't hurt you as it is very tall (I don't know about the medium one) but if the medium one is as tall then go for the medium one as the size of the spoon/grabber in either the large or medium size would be sufficient for the size of poop you will be picking up! I would be more worry about how TALL it is between the two! :P Hope this helps!
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My experience is with the extra large door (weather extreme). I have three dogs (110 LBS EA) and they use the door all day everyday! In my case the flaps do get worn or pushed to one side and it will create a gap. This is fixable by adjusting the small screws at top of flaps. The flaps DO create a decent seal so I guess it will depend on the amount of use the door gets. Hope this info helps!!
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My 75 lb lab doesn't go speeding thru, sometimes he has a quick step if he rushes thru. Also the door is raised a bit so dogs will have to step up, think dogs will naturally adapt to how & what speed they go thru. I love the 2 flaps, less flimsy & more durable.
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I have a 35 lb dog that I got the door for, but she had puppies and we kept one and at 7 weeks ol the puppy could push the flap and go out and she wasn't even 4 lbs yet or very coordinated so I would say your chihuahua should have no problem!
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The door is lightweight and easy to push open. It's just a matter of training your Yorkie to go through it and making sure when installing it, to put it low enough. =)
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Absolutely, my cocker spaniel is about 30 pounds and goes in and out of it very easily. Just make sure you measure the location you want the screen door based on the height of your pug's legs.