Your can do it with your car, why not let your pooch in on the action. While the tech geek in us likes this idea, the designer in us doesn't. The concept is definitely interesting and not really that much of a stretch, an RFID chip worn around your dogs collar that controls the opening and closing of the door, but look at the size of this thing.
With the doggie door mechanism taking up pretty much the entire door, it kind of defeats the purpose. Too bad they weren't able to use a more traditional, less conspicuous doggie door...especially since it will run you between $700 to $800.
-via Crunchgear
for the dog that is too much of a snob to push a traditional dog door with its head?
view Enamorada's profile
I wonder if it's more about security. If only your dog can enter through the door because it's wearing the RFID chip, that means a stray or burglar can't.
view SpaceMonkeyX's profile
A stray (or any wild rodent) could just follow in behind your pet. A burglar might be tempted to harm your pet to get the collar. I have never been fond of pet doors of any kind. Too risky for me.
view Aimi's profile
That door is totally big enough for a person to get through. and it's pretty hard to teach a dog to prevent "piggybacking" through secured doors.
view frozenactivist's profile
I know several people that have purchased and installed these doors on their homes- and all of the dogs refuse to use them! Apparently the small mechanical noise it makes when it unlocks the door for them to pass through (security measure) frightens the dogs.
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