How does the door open? Swing fr both side? Concern that my dog could shut herself in by accident.
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Anytime! Hope that was helpful. Also, I used thompsons water sealer on it to help protect it more from the elements. Contacted manufacturer n they said that was fine.
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It swings outward and doesn't latch unless you specifically lock it from the outside. So if your dog goes inside and the door does swing shut, she can easily push out. It doesn't shut firmly without being pushed, either. So your dog could shut herself OUT of the house if she closes the door while on the porch, but probably couldn't trap herself inside.
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No it only swings open one way. Wen u put the little porch in front it helps keep the door open, if not then wat I did was use a small bungee cord to hold it open. The bungee cord is very small n u can get a small jar of them at walmart.
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The gate does swing both ways. There is nothing to keep it open but mine stays where you put it. Another words you have to close it back when you walk through it. I love this gate. It would have been easy to install had we not had to adjust our base boards to fit the gate.
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The door is on a hinge. It swings open easily. It has a wooden heart shaped "lock" that swivels around to open and close the door. I rarely lock my 2 small dogs in ... I use it to keep them safely tucked in when I'm mowing the lawn and they want to be outdoors.
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we were able to attach the safety gate which doesn't touch the ground. It is hinged on one side and opens up but there is no way to keep it to stay open and it takes a bit of the step room as well as it hits you because it wants to close. We are installing a hook and eye thing to it to secure it open when in use and hope that will work.
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Maybe I'm not understanding your question, but I don't know what the point would be if you install it against glass...how would the dog get out? The door actually sits in the same track as your sliding door and is held in place with pressure. Although there are screws you can use to hold it in, they really aren't necessary as the pressure alone is quite strong. I have a large Husky and he flies in and out of there constantly without mishap.
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Hi Nancy. Once that door drops (closes) - it isn't opening up, being pushed in, out - or other wised open; unless done so with the collar - or manually through the panel.
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You can set it up to open left or right. I prefer it open inward to dog area to keep them from running out
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This gate has a small hole that the gate fits into to close. To open you pull up slightly and the door can than be swung in either direction.
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It flips open very easily...if it will not open then try the other side. It doesn't snap, just opens & closes.
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The Door Actually has a Locking Mechanism. The Pet Cannot Escape if the Locking Mechanism is engaged. It's Easy for the Pet Owners to ope from the outside.
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No problem, the door swings just as easy either way. When coming in the bottom of the door is about 1" higher than going out. We've had two doggie doors. The first was a standard door from the local pet store. By far this one 300% better and is well worth the money. It seals wonderfully and looks good. I have it in a metal door and had the door shop at a local building supplier install the door for me. I would recommend this door.
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From the description here, I'm pretty sure it needs to screwed into the door frame. I didn't install it, so I can't answer that from experience. I have, however, been sleeping in the guest room, the doorway to which is where this is installed - and yes, I could close the door. I could also easily move the swing to one side when it wasn't in use.
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Hi Joann, Thank you for your inquiry. The door can swing either inside or outside, but not both way at the same time. You can install it to swing inside or outside. Kind Regards!
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Only one way, for safety reasons. For example, if it were placed at the top of the stairs - it would not swing open towards the steps - just in case little miss perfect got lucky and managed to open it. Of course, you can always unscrew it and turn it around to face the other direction if you like. Takes about 2 mins sober. There is no way to tell the difference, other than the direction the gate swings. Good product.
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There are some little eyebolts that screw into the wall facing, sheetrock, etc. and clips on each end of the gate will clip into the eyebolts. If you are putting them into sheetrock, you will need a mollybolt or butterfly bolt to hold the screw-in eyebolts. This gate expands and locks in the middle to make it sturdy. It will open from either side - we usually just stepped over it. We had 2 Australian Shepherd puppies that needed to be contained in the kitchen area until they were big enough to go outside alone. This gate worked fine because they couldn't get through the wooden bars on the gate. Now they weigh 60 lbs and are outside.
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It will stay open on its own. It only opens in one direction, it has a tab at the bottom of the gate but you can turn the gate so the door of it opens on the side you want.... Towards you or away from you. I turn mine so the tab at the bottom is on the side I don't want my dogs pushing open. I hope this helps :-) I wish I could send ya pics to help see it.
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yes it does swings both ways. the only thing i forgot to add about the gate is that handle doesnt close by itsself. you have to manually close it. its like you lift it and close it. there is no extra feature to keep the gate open. the door stays open it doesnt swing back.