Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I purchases a PetSafe door six years ago when our dog was a puppy. It has done what it was supposed to. The flap has shrunken now so rather than simply replace the flap, I thought I would upgrade to the "extreme Weather Pet Door." After all I do live in the Rockies and sometimes I've wanted more barrier between inside and the great outdoors than a single plastic flap. My assumption was that this more expensive version would be the same quality as my original PetSafe Door. Was I fooled. Rather than carefully machined aluminum, this 'extreme' door is light weight plastic. Rather than snug fit, the pieces more or less fit together. To quote the instructions. "Note: Corners may not meet..." "Tape corners of inserts for easier installation" There were two extra pieces of plastic included with the door that if you snip to size are an essential part of the installation process, in fact required to hold the various other plastic inserts together. These two pieces of plastic are not illustrated or mentioned in the instructions. I was lucky enough to notice them before the door was fully installed. The cutting guide and template is about the right size, I think, but there are no dimensions specified for the hole. There is no warning that if you make the opening a fraction of an inch wider than the template, say cut on the outside of the pencil line you have drawn, the hole you've cut will not be hidden behind the plastic frame of the contraption. The original aluminum door I purchased six years ago had a slide in panel that allowed one to securely lock the pet door and prevent strangers from wandering into the house. This new downgraded version has a snap on panel that will unlikely resist a firm kick from the outside without popping off. What was once a quality product has been downgraded significantly. Any reviews written on older products do not apply. The hole required for this 'extreme' version is slightly larger than the older aluminum single flap door. As a result once you realize that you prefer to reinstall the older model, it's too late, the hole is too big for the old version to fit in. It's sad to see a good company that once manufactured a quality products change so much. I was not surprised to read on the bottom of the box, "Made in China."