According to the National Pet Owners Survey conducted in 2009-2010, 45.6 million households in the US owned dogs as pets. Approximately $1,500 are spent on dogs annually on vet visits, food, grooming needs, toys, kennel boarding and so on.¹ The American Pet Products Association (APPA) lays stress on environment friendly pet products that do not degrade this earth in any adverse way. From natural food options to toys, accessories and energy saving pet doors, planet friendly pet products have become necessity of modern times. ²

Can a dog door really be green? The answer is yes. A new generation of energy efficient dog doors or green dog doors are designed to seal airtight and reduce the carbon paw print. Earth Advantage Institute performed a blower door test on the Freedom Pet Pass dog door for a Passive Home project in Oregon and the new green dog door exceed air tightness requirements set forth by Passive Homes by a factor of 3.