Doggy Door

We have a screened in back porch that Zuzu loves to hang out in.  The first few months that we lived here, she was afraid of the screen door that could swing open with a nose push, but would swing back towards her before she could sneak out.  We even tried to bribe her with steak at one point to teach her to let herself out.  It didn't work.

Soon, however, that changed.  She figured out that if she pushed just the screen part with her nose, she could detach the screen from the door and fit through it without anything swinging back towards her.

Jim fixed that with plexiglass, and we were good for a while.  Then Zu's nose got even stronger.  She realized that if she pushed REALLY hard, she could break the plexiglass off the door one piece at a time. She worked on it for about a month, then eventually made a new doggy door.

So, we had to come up with a new plan.  First, we had to find a doggy proof door.  Second, we need to get her an actual doggy door that works.

Here is a photo of what we had.  The screen door was broken by Zu, the doggy door has never been functional.  It is capped in front and is screened over in back.

Here is Zuzu's home made doggy door.

Here's the new door, with a reinforced metal bottom.  It went up on Sunday and for nearly two whole days it's been Zuzu-proof.  The doggy door will be fixed this next weekend.  Does anyone have any predictions on whether or not the door will last for an entire week?