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A tent for human or animal habitation with a separate pet entrance which offers pets separate entry and exit to and from the interior of the tent at will. The pet entrance offers freedom of movement therethrough in either direction at the pet's discretion followed by automatic closure and sealing of

A tent for human or animal habitation with a separate pet entrance which offers pets separate entry and exit to and from the interior of the tent at will. The pet entrance offers freedom of movement therethrough in either direction at the pet's discretion followed by automatic closure and sealing of a pet entry door panel against planar panels at the side of the pet entrance.

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1. A tent with a pet entrance comprising: a. a tent support structure; b. a plurality of side panels; c. one or more screen panels, the one or more screen panels connected to the side panels; d. a floor; e. a human entry door panel; f. a human entry door panel surround; g. a pet

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A tent with a pet entrance comprising: a. a tent support structure; b. a plurality of side panels; c. one or more screen panels, the one or more screen panels connected to the side panels; d. a floor; e. a human entry door panel; f. a human entry door panel surround; g. a pet entry door panel surround; h. a dew barrier, the dew barrier located around and about lower regions of the plurality of side panels, the human door entry surround and the pet entry door panel surround; i. a screen door panel; j. a separate pet entrance located adjacent to the human entry door panel; and, wherein the plurality of side panels, human entry door panel surround and pet entry door panel surround are connected and supported by the tent support structure, and the floor is connected beneath the side panels, the human entry door panel is carried by the human door entry panel surround and co-located thereon with the screen panel, and the dew barrier is located along and about lower regions of the plurality of side panels, and a pet entry door is carried by the pet entry door surround by a living hinge and further comprising; k. inwardly extending triangular panels on the pet entry door surround such that the pet entry door closes gravitationally and in contact with the inwardly extending triangular panels. 2. A tent with a pet entrance comprising: a. a tent support structure; b. a plurality of side panels; c. one or more screen panels; d. a floor; e. a human entry door panel; f. a human entry door panel surround; g. a pet entry door panel surround; h. a dew barrier; i. a screen door panel; and, j. a separate pet entrance located adjacent to the human entry door panel, wherein the plurality of side panels, human entry door panel surround, and pet entry door panel surround are connected and supported by the tent support structure above the floor and connected thereto, the human entry door panel is carried by the human door entry panel surround and co-located thereon with the screen panel, the dew barrier is located along and about lower regions of the plurality of side panels, and a pet entry door is carried by the pet entry door surround; and, wherein the pet entrance includes opposing vertical side panels being triangular in shape extending inwardly from a tent panel towards the tent interior, an opening which aligns between the vertical side panels, the tent floor, and an edge or living hinge of a tent panel extending between the tops of the vertical side panels, and a positionable pet entry door panel of tent fabric pivoting about the edge or living hinge of the tent panel which extends between the tops of the vertical side panels, where a pet can enter or exit the interior of the tent through the pet entrance by simply moving through the pet entrance, whereby the pet entry door panel pivots or is displaced to permit passage of the pet, and subsequent to passage therethrough, gravitational forces cause the pet entry door panel to automatically close. 3. A tent comprising: a. a floor; b. a plurality of side panels connected to the floor; c. a human entry door panel surround connected to the floor and to one of the side panels of the, plurality of side panels, the human entry door panel surround carrying a human entry door panel; d. a pet entry door panel surround connected to the floor and to another of the side panels of the plurality of side panels, wherein the floor, the plurality of side panels, the human entry door panel surround and the pet entry door panel surround together define a flexible and erectable structure; e. a tent support structure for supporting the flexible and erectable structure in an erected condition; and, f. a pet entry door panel connected to the pet entry door panel surround by a living hinge such that the pet entry door panel is closed by gravity when the erectable structure is supported by the tent support structure. 4. The tent of clai m 3, wherein the tent further includes a dew barrier connected to the floor and the plurality of side panels.5. The tent of claim 4, wherein the dew barrier covers a portion of the plurality of side panels adjacent to the floor.6. The tent of claim 4, wherein the dew barrier is connected to the human entry door surround.7. The tent of claim 4, wherein the dew barrier is connected to the pet entry door surround.8. The tent of claim 3, wherein the tent support structure includes a plurality of tent poles.9. The tent of claim 8, wherein the tent poles are flexible.10. The tent of claim 3, wherein the pet entry door panel surround is substantially planar when the erectable structure is supported by the tent support structure.11. The tent of claim 10, wherein the substantially planar pet entry door panel surround is substantially vertical, relative to the floor, when the erectable structure is supported by the tent support structure.12. The tent of claim 11, wherein the substantially planar pet entry door surround further includes at least one vertically oriented panel extending into the erected structure when the erectable structure is supported by the tent support structure.13. The tent of claim 12, wherein the at least one vertically oriented panel is one of a pair of opposed vertically oriented panels extending into the erectable structure.14. The tent of claim 13, wherein the pair of opposed vertically oriented panels, the floor, and the living hinge, bound the pet entry door panel.15. The tent of claim 14, wherein the opposed vertically oriented panels are triangular.16. The tent of claim 15, wherein a side of each of the opposed triangular panels is connected to the pet entry door surround panel and another side of each of the opposed triangular panels is connected to the floor.17. The tent of claim 13, wherein the opposed vertically oriented panels are substantially rectangular.18. The tent of claim 17, wherein the substantially rectangular panels partially define an integral kennel within the erectable structure when supported by the tent support structure.19. The tent of claim 18, wherein the integral kennel further has a rear door panel.20. The tent of claim 19, wherein the rear door panel of the integral kennel is formed of fabric and is suspended from at least one panel of the plurality of panels.21. The tent of claim 20, wherein the rear door panel is secured by a temporary fastening selected from the group consisting of zipper, Velcro, tabs, and buttons.22. The tent of claim 3, wherein the floor extends past the pet entry door surround to serve as vestibule.23. The tent of claim 3, wherein the human entry door panel surround and the pet entry door panel surround are adjacent.24. The tent of claim 22, wherein the human entry door panel surround and the pet entry door panel surround are adjacent and the vestibule is shared by the human entry door panel surround.25. The tent of claim 3, wherein the pet entry door panel is weighted below the living hinge to facilitate gravitational closing.26. A tent for at least one human and at least one pet comprising: a. a floor; b. a human entry door panel surround attached to the floor and a human entry door panel attached to the human entry door panel surround; c. a pet entry door panel surround attached to the floor and to the human entry door panel surround, with a living hinge, the living hinge being spaced apart from the floor, supporting a pet entry panel; d. side panel means connected to the floor and to the human entry door panel surround and to the pet entry door panel surround, the floor, human entry door panel surround and pet entry door panel surround together defining a flexible and erectable structure; and, e. tent support means for supporting the erectable structure in an erected condition, such that the pet entry door panel gravitationally closes. 27. The tent of claim 26, wherein the tent support means includes a plurality of tent poles and the side panel means include a plurality of panels attached to the floor and to adjacent panels of the plurality.28. The tent of claim 26, further comprising at least one panel attached to the pet entry door surround and to the floor, such that swinging of the pet entry door panel on the living hinge causes the pet entry door panel to swing in contact with the at least one panel.29. The tent of claim 28, wherein the at least one panel is one of a pair of opposed panels attached to the pet entry door surround and the floor such that swinging of the pet entry door panel on the living hinge causes the pet entry door panel to swing in contact with both panels of the pair of opposed panels.30. The tent of claim 26, wherein the pet entry door panel leads to an integral kennel within the tent.31. The tent of claim 30, wherein the integral kennel has a rear door situated within the tent.