Door sensor and my dog

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Hello,
I have Eufy door sensor and I want to make sure that when my dog sitter let my dog out she won’t forget him for a long period of time. Winter here is bitter cold and forgetting the dog out could cause serious damage.

I’m trying to create an automation like if door opens then closes and never opened for another 3 mins then trigger something ( I have many devices to do this step).

Or if door opens and closes (usually door closes right away because its too cold) - start a timer then after xyz time if door did not open again then trigger something

Or any other ideas.

my sensor has this entity
binary_sensor.sliding_door_sensor_open

and these triggers
Sliding Door Sensor Open opened
Sliding Door Sensor Open closed

I appreciate your help.

Thanks

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Just a thought. If the issue is the dog being outside, would it not be better to concentrate on a solution which determines if the dog is actually outside. Maybe proximity tag, in combination with if the door has been opened in the recent past. I wonder if you could determine if a tag (possibly attached to a collar) has passed a threshold and that would be a more certain indicator of the dog being outside than just a door opening or closing. My cat used to take us to the door and then change his mind because it was too cold.

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