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"Rise" is the height of the bottom of the pet door
above the ground. In other words, it is the height that the
pet must step over to use the pet door. This dimension is
extremely important! The top of the
flap is ideally placed at least as tall as the pet at the 'withers'
(top of the shoulder). Usually, you'll need to add rise to get the
flap up high enough. For example: Your dog is 22" at the withers and
you buy a pet door with a 15" flap. You'd need a 7" rise to get the
top of the flap up high enough. If you had purchased a 19" flap,
then you'd only need a 3" rise.
Generally, the shorter the rise the better. As
dogs age or become arthritic, it becomes more difficult to step over
a higher rise.
When in installing a pet door in a door or wall,
you can choose the rise dimension. However, most patio panels have a
fixed rise. The two exceptions are the Quick Panel III and Thermo
Panel IIIe panels which have a patented
user-adjustable rise.
The Pet 1 Product patio panel is also licensed by
Patio Pacific Inc to employ a user adjustable rise. |
