Originally Posted by
genejockey
We recently replace the screen door on our back door. Got a dog door in it and everything. But the dogs are convinced they can't go through it, so we end up playing doorman. Mrs. GeneJockey has taken to propping it open, so both the back door and screen door are open for long periods. Luckily, we live in the low-bug Bay Area. If/when we move Back East, that's a habit she'll have to unlearn.
Be careful, an open door in the Bay Area is an invitation to rats and mice.
Palo Alto: We were replacing our back door's threshold, which left about a 2-inch gap at the bottom of the door. Soon, we had a rat scurrying around our living room.
At my sister's house in Napa, they keep the back door ajar for their golden retriever. They are now finding mice poop all over the house.