Ideal Pet Products 5-by-9-Inch Small Ruff-Weather Pet Door with Telescoping Frame

by Ideal Pet Products

Product Features

• Durable, energy-efficient all-weather pet door with inner telescoping frame
• Made from structural foam molded plastic with clear vinyl insulated flaps
• For dogs and cats up to 12 pounds
• Installs easily and securely
• Measures 5 x 9 inches; limited lifetime warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.6 x 13.8 inches ; 2.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0017JVT1C
• Item model number: 39000
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,400 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
  • #22 in Pet Supplies > Dogs > Doors, Gates & Ramps > Doors
  • #26 in Pet Supplies > Cats > Cat Flaps, Steps, Nets & Pens > Cat Flaps

Product Description

Whether you live and work in the Great Plains or North where the temperature plummets, or in the South- east or West where Summer is endless, the cost of energy has sky rocketed. So, either heating or cooling the back yard with an old fashioned pet door just won't do anymore. In some cases the energy waste is like opening and closing the door itself 4 or 5 times a day. Ideal Pet has the answer with The Ruff-Weather Door's air pocket between 2 soft flaps, making it a great energy efficient insulator. The Ruff-Weather series in Small, Medium, Extra Large and Super Large are designed to give an air pocket of up to 3 inches between the 2 flaps in a door installation. And with the available wall tunnel kit, an air pocket of up to 9 inches. This is serious energy efficiency

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Substanital pet door, not wimpy, November 15, 2010

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Mountedsailor - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ideal Pet Products 5-by-9-Inch Small Ruff-Weather Pet Door with Telescoping Frame (Misc.)

This is the second one of this brand we've installed. We have owned other brands and found that they leaked alot of air and the flaps often didn't flop down squarely. The other issue we had with some was the dog would stick his head through the one sized for cats to check things out. With the double flaps and telescoping area in between them, the air loss is much less, the flaps fall "square" and the dog doesn't put his head in the middle as he doesn't get his nose all the way through. Again, ours is the littlest, we use it for cats. The cats do all use it, but it is higher stress for them than the one flap system. They don't like it as well, it seems to strain their brains pushing two flaps open and not just one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product, very difficult to install, February 11, 2011

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K. Peter Kuchinke - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ideal Pet Products 5-by-9-Inch Small Ruff-Weather Pet Door with Telescoping Frame (Misc.)

We purchased this product along with the Ideal Pet Products Wall kit. The goal was to allow our cats to walk out into the porch through the 6" walls. I have installed many pet doors before but only in regular doors. The first challenge was to cut an opening in the inside and match it plumb and square with the reciprocating opening in the outside wall--very difficult to accomplish. If the openings do not line up exactly, you won't get the long bolts to align. The second major difficulty was to fit the extender. Both sides of the door need to be in place while you try to install the extender. The extender tends to collapse inside the wall, causing you to start all over with aligning the doors. We ended up hiring a carpenter who spent three hours and barely got it installed. This is a job for a professional carpenter, definitely NOT DIY!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Freedom!, October 23, 2011

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MSumners - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ideal Pet Products 5-by-9-Inch Small Ruff-Weather Pet Door with Telescoping Frame (Misc.)

I really studied a lot of pet doors before deciding to purchase this one. I am not sorry. My two cats use it all they time. I am only using one flap because the cats took awhile to get used to it. I may try putting on the other flap before the weather gets too cold. I like the fact that when they come in and go out, the magnet that holds the door makes a clicking sound alerting me to the fact that one or the other is entering or leaving. The only improvement I could suggest would be a way to allow them to enter but not exit since I have trouble getting them both in at the same time at night. Of course when they both come in for the night, I drop the door.