Dog Door for Bentley

Christmas came early for Bentley. He got a dog door last night! I had been thinking about getting one for awhile, but just hadn't convinced myself. I was sold when Autumn told me how her dog, Greta, enjoyed the dog door at Ky's parents' house. So off I went to Petsmart and picked one up. It's the kind that slides into the arcadia doors. Luckily I have two in the back and only typically use one. The unused side is perfect for a Bentley door.

Ky and Autumn helped me install it. We probably spent less than 20 minutes getting it in. Then Autumn and I spent at least 20 minutes coaxing Bentley in and out of it. We're only going to let him use this door from now on so he'll get the idea. As of this morning, he seems to understand that it's for him, but he's still nervous about using it. Hopefully it will only take a few days for him to get comfortable and before I know it, he'll be rushing in and out by himself.

Update: Autumn found this great article about training timid dogs to go through a doggie door. I definitely think it applies to Bentley - he's too scared to push the door open himself and he doesn't care for the noise the magnet makes against the metal. Hopefully her steps of gradually getting him used to the door will work. It certainly makes sense to me!

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