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High Tech Pet Offers the Best, EASY TO INSTALL Pet Doors How to Install a High Tech Pet Doggie Door Quickly, Easily and Perfectly Installing a Pet Door is easy if you have the right tools and the right pet door. High Tech Pet Offers a complete line of dog and cat doors for quick, easy installation in doors, walls, sliding glass patio doors, even windows and French doors. Here we provide you with general DYI instructions for self-install of a doggie door in doors, walls and sliding glass doors. You can use the instructions to install a cat door just as quickly and easily. Before purchasing your new pet door you need to figure out the right size and installation type of doggy door. Determine the Size of Pet Door You Need Pet door manufacturers such as High Tech Pet, Ideal, Petsafe and others classify there pet doors into small, medium, large, extra-large and sometimes super-large sizes. Cat doors usually come in standard "cat flap" or larger hefty cat sizes. For the very "well fed" cats, a small dog door size may be more suitable. To determine the door size, first determine the minimum flap size. Do this by making the following measurements on your doggie. Measure the widest part of your dog. Usually, this will be the width across the shoulder. Add 2" to this measurement. This will be the minimum flap width you need. Next, Measure the distance from the top of your dog's shoulder blades to the belly. Add 3". This will be the minimum height of the flap you need. Select the size doggie door with a flap that has both its width and length measurements greater than your corresponding minimum width and length requirements. Decide Where You Wish to Install Your Dog Door Your choices are door installation, wall installation or installation in a sliding glass patio door. When installing in walls you will be using our wall tunnel adapter's. Tools Required: To install your doggie door you will need the following tools and materials: Power Drill 1/4" Drill Bit Jig Saw or Small Cir