(PIC) Do You Have a Pet Door and Young Children? You Need to Read This

Published: Wed, 12/11/19

Back in January 2018, I wrote about how young children escape through pet doors and end up in backyard pools without anyone the wiser.

I researched different types of pet doors, GPS tracking watches for kids, toddler monitors, and door and window sensors in the hopes of finding the perfect solution for homes with pet doors and young children.

Unfortunately, there are no gadgets or devices currently on the market that are 100% effective. Here's the full article if you would like to read it.

Then it happened. The good folks at Door Buddy contacted me the other day.

They came across my article and wanted to let me know of their alternative to a pet door. It's a childproof door latch.

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Here's how it works.

If you are ok with keeping your pets (and of course your child) inside at night, a safer alternative is to forego the pet door altogether and keep your doors closed and locked at night. During the day, you can use a childproof door latch like this one by Door Buddy. It is an adjustable door strap that fits onto your door and frame -out of reach from your child’s busy fingers. An added bonus is that you can set it to the perfect width to let your cat (and small dog) in and out while stopping your child from following. You can also opt to get the one with the door stopper. This combo will prevent your child from closing the door and locking your cat in or out. Plus, it helps keep little fingers safe.

It seems like an excellent alternative to a pet door if you own a cat and or a small dog. But if you're a large dog owner, unfortunately, the Door Buddy door latch is not an option for you.

Do you have a pet door and young children?

If so, what do you do to keep them safe? I would love to know how you handle this dilemma.

Any suggestions or thoughts on the subject that might be helpful to our readers would be much appreciated. Because it's entirely possible that I missed something relevant and maybe you can enlighten us.

I look forward to hearing from you with your brilliant ideas.

Love the water but fence it in,

Tessa

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