Rocco thinks I am a bark activated door opening. When he is ready to come in he will sit right in front of the door and bark at 20 second intervals.
LLLOL!! I totally agree greek4! Merlin is the designated spokes-dog for my crew. He waits until all canines are finished and go up on the deck, then he joins them and barks until I open the door to let them all in.
Nina, It is not as hard with three or four dogs as you may think. They all go out at the same time, because heaven forbid that anyone gets left behind for anything, and they all come in when they are all done, because again, no one wants to be left out.
I have contimplated a doggy door, but as someone has already mentioned, you can't really controll what critters have access. Since the danes are so big I figure that even humans could crawl in, and I am far too paranoid to take that chance.
Stella