¿Doggie door question? - wet and muddy feet

[underpants]

We’ve had a lot of precipitation here recently. As we let the boy in we wipe down his paws. Generally just wet but they can be muddy. He’s not a digger but he does really haul ass chasing squirrels.

We are having a doggie door put in. In the wall actually. Is there a good way of him cleaning his feet as he comes in? Laying out towels and us being diligent about wiping him down seems obvious.

Thoughts ?

[Phoenix61]

1. Short of a kiddie pool he has to walk through

I can’t think of anything.

[underpants]

3. Hmmm that gives me an idea

He’ll be walking right into the middle of our TV room / kitchen “great room” but that does give me an idea.

[Shermann]

2. Maybe they will make an iRobot that will greet the pup on the way in and clean his feet

Maybe there will be an advanced model that will confiscate whatever the pup is bringing in in his mouth too.

[underpants]

4. Yeah him bringing things back in should've interesting

The door will lock and unlock due to his invisible fence collar so we shouldn’t have any wildlife issues

[Shermann]

7. Oh the things I've had to pry from my dogs' mouths.... nt

[calikid]

5. A mat outside to wipe and give grip. n/t

[yankeepants]

6. Mutt rugs are the best. Get the biggest you can for your space.

Believe me I board and train dogs in the Northeast. They are priceless.

[underpants]

10. Thanks.

Outside or inside? Looking them up now.

[yankeepants]

12. Inside. They are beautiful. Might be called mutt matts but they absorb

so much paw juice. When you pick them up after a few days of rain they weigh a ton and you realize that would have all been in your house. They are machine washable. I take mine to the laundromat.

[underpants]

15. Awesome. My wife just ordered one for inside.

Great advise on the laundromat

[Scruffy1]

8. At least he's not a cat.

I made the mistake of putting one in for my cat. He figured out how to operate the latch in about fifteen seconds. He was always bring in live mice to play with. If they hid in a place he couldn't get to he would just go get another. Not to mention the "gifts" of animal parts.

[underpants]

9. Eeeewwwww

[multigraincracker]

11. The about our pets is

we earn their keep.

[bamagal62]

13. Not much you can do.

We are melting now in Chicago and my back garden is a mudpit. Tired of taking her to the sink, I keep a pan of warm water by the door and wash her feet.

[MissB]

14. We ended up getting some ruggable runners

The dog door leads to a hallway so it works for us. Peel up the ruggable and drop in the washer. It looks decent too.

[underpants]

16. Oooh those look cool

There’s a red one that would be perfect dog or not. Thanks.

[samnsara]

17. Im gonna use any suggestion you get :)

[underpants]

18. Very helpful stuff.

Mutt matts