Several months ago, at the cost of many hundreds of dollars, we replaced an entire exterior door so we could give A.J. a dog door. The first company I talked to about replacing the door said I had to buy my own dog door. Then they’d order the door and put the dog door in, …
Tag: dog door
A.J. Helps Me Paint
Today I finally got around to painting the door that has A.J.’s dog door in it. (Yes, it’s been two months since the door was put in. What’s your point?) I taped around the door and then wandered back and forth between the patio and the garage to get paint, brushes, drop cloths, etc. A.J. …
Battle of Wills
A.J. and I had a nice battle of wills over his dog door. I was sitting at the dining room table eating lunch. A.J. walked over to the door and nudged the blinds, his signal that he wants out. I ignored him, and he banged the blinds harder. I told him “Go use your door.” …
A.J. the Stealth Dog
It’s amazing how a dog that can be so noisy can be so sneaky sometimes. This morning I was sitting at my desk working on the computer. A.J. was lying right outside the office door. There’s carpet in the office and hardwood floors in the hall outside the door, so sometimes he likes to be …
A New Game
A.J. is having just a little too much fun with his dog door now: he's invented a new game. When we come back from our evening walks he grabs a toy and bounces around playing. He's been doing that for a long time. What's new is that now with the dog door if he can't get …
Chasing Shooting Stars
Last night was supposed to be one of the best nights to watch the Perseid meteor shower, so I decided to stay up and watch some of it. Around 11:30 I went outside, set up a lounge chair in middle of the yard, and sat back to enjoy the show. A.J. of course came out …
Sneaky A.J.
We have a rule in this house: indoor toys stay in, outdoor toys stay out. I don’t want dirty, slimy toys coming in the house from outside. So when A.J. takes a toy to the door, he has to drop it before we’ll open the door to let him in or out. He knows this, …
More Dog Door Training
July 13, 2015 A.J. is still asking to go outside most of the time rather than simply using his new dog door. So we did a couple of experiments yesterday to see what he was doing when we weren't home, and it went really well. First we left for a bike ride, and I put A.J. …
New Dog Door, Day 2
July 9, 2015 We’ve continued to work on getting A.J. to use his dog door. Here’s a conversation that took place at one point today: (A.J. is outside standing at the door waiting to be let in.) Greg: Should I let him in? Me: No, make him use his dog door. Greg: But he’s staring …
A.J. Gets a Dog Door
July 8, 2015 A.J. got a dog door today. We have two doors to the backyard, one in the dining room and one in the master bedroom. Both doors had full panes of glass, so it wasn’t possible to install a dog door in either. There was no spot for a dog door in a …
AJ the Springer 