Henry Ford once said, referring to his Model-T, the bestselling car of all time, "The customer can have any color he wants, so as long as it's black." He understood something that businesspeople seem to have forgotten: Serving the customer is not becoming a personal concierge and catering to their every whim and want. Customer service is providing an excellent product at an acceptable price and solving legitimate problems. That's it.

How does this apply to dog doors? There are many different dog door manufactures and they all offer different features and benefits. All of these onions can lead to indecision on the part of the customer. Dog doors are expected to allow your pet to come and go as they please and the foundation of all dog doors is the pet flap. The table below will help you identify what to expect from the dog door you purchase based on what to expect from the pet flap itself.

Pet flaps are made of either clear flexible plastic, firm rigid plastic, and metal and Plexiglas. There is a new pet flap available and it is made of thermal rubber with a canvas coating and it is made by Freedom Pet Pass. All of these pet flaps are included in the comparison table below.

Read the 14 pet flap performance facts below to help you decide which pet flap is best for you. This should help you decide what dog door you want to install into your home. Keep in mind this is just a comparison of the pet flap used to manufacture the dog door. Some dog doors do offer other benefits such as ease of installation, price, security doors, and installation variety. This chart is intended to show you the benefits of the different types of pet flaps available to help you decide what is important to you when choosing a dog door for your application.

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