Dog & Cat Doors in Security Gates

Yes. Robo Door lets the dogs out. We can build a small opening for a dog or cat into a made-to-measure trellis door, swing security gate or garden gate, so your pet uses its own opening while the main gate stays closed. Tell us about your pet and the gate you need, and we design the opening around both.

Which gates can have a dog or cat opening?

Retractable trellis door. Ask where the cutout can sit so your pet can reach it and the trellis can still fold away as intended.
Swing security gate. Show us which way the gate swings and where your pet approaches from, including any steps or thresholds.
Garden gate. Show us both sides of the gate and where the opening would lead. If it opens to the street or another area your pet should stay out of, ask about closing off that route instead.

Pet cutout in a swing security gate

Horizontal slat swing security gate with a framed pet cutout near the bottom right — This horizontal slat swing gate has a framed pet opening at the bottom right.

Pet cutout in a garden gate

Dark vertical-slat garden gate with a small pet cutout at the bottom left — The pet cutout sits at the bottom left of this garden gate, opening from the side passage into the garden.

Pet cutout in a retractable trellis door

White retractable trellis door with a small framed pet opening near the floor on the right — The framed pet opening is near the bottom right of this Robo Door trellis installation. Photo from the Robo Door Gallery.

Retractable trellis door across a brick doorway with a framed doggy cutout near the lower left — On this retractable trellis door, the framed cutout sits low on the left, just above the bottom track.

Close-up of the framed doggy cutout and bottom track on the same retractable trellis door — The close-up shows the frame around the opening and the clearance above the track.

For another design, see Robo Door’s laser-cut pet-friendly gate on Instagram.

Pet cutout or doggy bars?

Choose a pet cutout when you want a dog or cat to pass through. Choose doggy bars when you want to narrow the lower gaps to help keep a dog in or out. Full-height monkey bars narrow the gaps up to the top of the gate.

What should I ask for on my quote?

Send a photo of both sides of the opening and say whether you want a trellis door, swing security gate or garden gate.
Tell us whether the opening is for a dog or cat. Include its shoulder height and the widest part of its body, and mention steps or a raised threshold.
Ask the quote or drawing to show the clear width, height and position of the cutout. If you need to close off pet access at certain times, ask which closure options suit that design.

Say whether the gate is new or already fitted, so we can tell you what is possible for your opening.

Copy into the quote form’s message field:

I’d like a pet cutout in a [trellis door / swing security gate / garden gate] in [town]. It’s for my [dog / cat], which is [ ] cm tall at the shoulder and [ ] cm wide at its widest point. The gate is [new / existing]. The opening is approximately [width] × [height] cm, and the threshold is [flat / raised]. Please confirm the best cutout position and clear opening size.

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