I think cost of replacement door/wall depends on the cost of your door and what your wall is made out of. We had a couple doggie doors put in our walls and it turned out to be a lot simpler and cheaper than I thought it was going to be (we have dry wall in inside and stucco on outside). Save your stucco cut out and you can repair the wall very easily and cheaply (far cheaper than replacing a door, unless your door is super cheap). Also, if your door is part of a double, door styles are always changing and matching the other half of the door if you decide to sell, or want to move the doggy door elsewhere, often necessitates replacing the entire door set up (to me, this is WAY more complicated not to mention expensive than fixing a hole in the wall... but again, I think that depends sort of what your walls are made of). BUT, the cost of a doggy door made for a wall is usually a lot more than one made for a door. If your wall is super thick, generally the screws that come with the doggy door kit are almost never long enough, so you will need to go purchase special screws at an large outlet store. The reason I like doggy doors in walls is there is less of a hassle dealing with the door being open or closed, and with the decision to put the door in the wall, you can pretty much put it anywhere you like it... generally most people only have a few doors as an option, and putting one in a nice door can really ruin the look of the door.. and the door just may not be the right spot for the doggy door.

Fun- do you have a picture? Rocket- thanks for chiming in. Unfortunately we need some privacy at night and early morning. Although it seems other GWers love the working drapery panels. At this point anything will be an improvement! Our youngest giant schnauzer has no interests in drapes or blinds or shades, however he has pulled off at least three vertical blinds!! He is very entertained by bringing us his new "toy" only to watch us reattach to the track. One could not be reattached so we had to move one from the back to the very visual center!

How food is served, what is served, etc. is a bit of a touchy issue for me. I think, like everything else, different people have different lifestyles (and probably different histories). No big deal. Just as different families handle finances, discipline, decorating, and everything else differently. I really appreciate that attitude. That's the way I feel. When I'm invited to someone's home for dinner, I appreciate whatever they've done. If it's different than my own personal tastes, then I just appreciate the adventure of experiencing someone else's family culture or lifestyle. The reason it's a touchy issue for me is this: And some of us feel if you have company over, you should offer plenteous food, lots of choices, but leave to the guest which items they want to eat, and in what quantity. Just different styles That's the way my MIL feels about it, but without the "Just different styles". I've known my MIL for 30 years, and every meal I've ever had at her house offered lots of choices, tons of food, buffet-style, everything was delicious. I deeply appreciate all the effort she puts into all her meals, and they are always wonderful. But she just can't seem to accept any other way as appropriate for guests. When we were a young married couple, we almost always invited my inlaws if we had some type of special occasion or dinner. Sometimes I did a party with a theme, or served just one special entree, etc. It always clearly upset and embarrassed my MIL that I didn't have lots of choices and tons and tons of food. She tried to make up for my deficiencies by bringing lots of extra food. I'm not talking about dinners for her extended family, in which case I keep to their customs if I'm the hostess. In all the years I've known my MIL, her special meals have all been for family, no dinner parties with friends. And that's fine. Special meals involve 3 meats or more, all her regular every day homestyle vegetables dishes (mashed potatoes, peas, fried okra, etc.), served on paper plates. Basically the same as her every day meals, just more of it. And that is fine. It's wonderful, and I never have ever thought she should do anything different than that, I've always just been happy to eat it. I just wish she didn't see a special meal with only one entree, one salad, one fruit, one starch, one vegetable, and one dessert, plated and served on china as an offense against my guests. Like azzalea said, it's all good. I will be happy if you serve me on paper plates, hopefully you won't care if I serve you on china. I will be happy if you serve me mashed potatoes and peas, hopefully you won't care if I serve you marinated asparagus and fish with a garnish. I will be happy if you serve me 10 choices, all of them plain and family style. Hopefully you won't care if I go to a lot of trouble and expense to create that one special entree for you. I could go over to someone's house, step over the toys and the laundry that needs to be folded, eat hot dogs and chips that they plated on paper plates and have a wonderful evening. So I guess it just astounds me to meet someone who thinks you shouldn't invite someone over unless you're going to have 3 meats, 5 vegetables, 2 salads, 6 desserts, and deviled eggs and serve it buffet style, in a house that's immaculate. Whew! Thanks for letting me get that off my chest!

I'm enjoying seeing all the pups and their toys! Bonnie, so funny, I ordered a bucket from Amazon before I saw your post. I think it's arriving today. It's basically a "beverage tub", very basic galvanized metal without any "drink" phraseology embossed on the side. I don't think my mighty chewers can wreck it...but we'll see. Fortunately, our puppy will chew on her bed, the door of her crate, and the toy box (and toys), but so far hasn't chewed anything else except the occasional sock or shoe.