My Labrador retriever, Dupree, trotted as he does right by us in the kitchen down the steps to the Fourier and out his dog door into the back yard to play with his new favorite toy. My girlfriend and I looked at each other and laughed, "what a busy dog we have" she said.

Training your dog to use a doggie door is simple. The most common method of training a dog to use a doggie door is really just a matter of showing the dog the dog door, then putting yourself on one side of the dog door and your dog on the other and enticing him through by calling him or holding a treat.

There are many things to consider when explaining how to install a pet door. If I addressed this question like a window installer that was asked to frame a window into a wall I would need to know how the outside wall of your home was constructed, ie location and supporting wall stud configuration, the outside (vinyl siding, brick veneer)and inside (dry wall, lap plaster) building materials attached to the inside and outside of that wall.