High Tech Pet Roll Up Door ZDNET's key takeaways The Power Pet Roll Up Door by High Tech Pet is a smart pet door, starting at $630.
It's a smart doggy door that makes exit and entry fully automatic, featuring an accompanying collar, adjustable sensors, and solid installation.
Though smart, the door doesn't offer third-party integrations or Matter support, and the High Tech Pet app could use some work. View now at Amazon
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A family with children typically thrives on routine, but maintaining a routine is one of the hardest things to do with young kids. Whether it's a school event, unexpected guests, or a bout of the stomach bug or pink eye -- something always derails our routine. However, you can't afford to skip the routine when you have pets that depend on you for consistency.
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Over time, I have added smart home devices to our dog's life, like smart feeders, trackers, and pet cameras. Yet the only thing I hadn't been able to automate was letting him in and out to take care of business, until I tried the High Tech Pet Power Pet Roll Up Door.
Before installing this smart doggy door, I had a pet door that I'd purchased on Amazon and installed in one of the sliding glass doors of my sunroom. I had to keep a sliding glass door that leads to the sunroom open to give our dog access, which left us vulnerable to hot or freezing temperatures, as well as bugs, like wasps, entering the house. I decided to give the High Tech Pet door a chance, and the results have been astonishing in the best way possible.
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I installed the Power Pet Roll Up Door and glass panel on the sliding glass door that leads out to the sunroom, so that my dog can go out through that door and then take his doggy door over to his designated "toilet." His toilet is a small, fenced-in area with gravel and artificial grass, which allows me to keep his messes contained for easy cleanup and hose it down periodically.
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