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03-30-2011, 11:18 AM | #1 |
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| running off Brady runs out the door and down the street when it opens. He will stay gone over an hour. I can`t put up a gate for reasons with other people in the home. Should I punish him? He knows better and Im sure of it. Im very upset. He could get hurt or taken. How can I teach him to stop? Neuter him? |
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03-30-2011, 11:24 AM | #2 |
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| I don't know why you cannot put up a gate; but you need to find a solution. He is going to get run over or stolen...or attacked and killed by a large dog. The hazards are too numerous to list. No, you cannot punish him. That will make things worse. He will fear you. Yorkies respond to positive reinforcement. There are ways to train them to stay, but in the meantime, you need to find a way to protect him. Good luck. Oh....and YES, neutering will help.
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03-30-2011, 11:35 AM | #3 |
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| You better find some way to correct his behavior. He just might get hurt, stolen or even eaten by a big bird. This, I am sure, will break your heart. Neutering might help but he already has the "habit" of running out and think it's OK. If you know the door will be opened can you pick him up and hold him until it's closed? I wish you the best. |
03-30-2011, 11:36 AM | #4 |
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| I've put up baby gates at my doors....ones that are walk through, it works great. Heck I did it when I had toddlers....why not for a dog. Nuetering would assist.
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03-30-2011, 11:43 AM | #5 |
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| He never runs out on me. I can't put up a gate because I have a disabled person in the home who needs the door easily accessible. Brady takes advantage of that person. |
03-30-2011, 11:44 AM | #6 | |
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Yep I have this kind in my entry way to the front door.
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03-30-2011, 11:47 AM | #7 |
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| Then gate him off in a section that the disabled person is not required to go....or there is an x-penn.......I think you need to make adjustments......or you're going to have a dead dog.
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03-30-2011, 11:48 AM | #8 |
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| I used on of those for my Daughter it worked great. I have a fenced in front yard so I didnt have to use it for the yorkies
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03-30-2011, 11:49 AM | #9 |
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| I completely agree with this. You need to make some kind of arrangements before you regret not doing so.
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03-30-2011, 12:06 PM | #10 | |
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I have a co-worker who keeps her dog on a leash...in her house. She said her dog got out once, her son tried to catch him and almost got hit by a car. She has three boys with a lot of friends who are always in and out. Better safe than sorry.
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03-30-2011, 12:11 PM | #11 |
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| You can't punish the dog. It's not his fault, it's your fault!!! You are the one who needs to be a responsible pet owner. Something terrible is going to happen to your baby and then you will come here crying. Do something now!!!! If you can't keep him from running out then rehome him. Neutering him is not going to make him miraculously not run out. You must surely think of something to do to protect that baby. As the others have said cordon off an area that he can be in that is away from the door. If I don't see my babies for a second I freak out. How could you let him be gone for "over an hour"??? WHAT???? This is just crazy.
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03-30-2011, 12:21 PM | #12 |
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| I have an aunt in a wheelchair that trained one with a spray bottle of water. She would get their attention first and have her sit down... She would then open the door slowly and while doing so telling her to "STAY", if she got up she would spray her. She ran off the first few times but she practiced this for a few days and my aunt got her trianed to sit and stay everytime the door opened... Not sure if you have a screened front door, that might help too
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03-30-2011, 12:23 PM | #13 |
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| Oh, I don't know if he knows better unless you have gone through a pretty comprehensive training program with him about avoiding the open door. And still he may not understand in the sense that knowing implies and is just being obedient, if trained. I really do know in every sense not to eat junk food, lie to others and drive too fast but I have done/do them at times. Unless you pro-actively train your dog not to go near the open front door or physically prevent him from it, it is in his nature to want to get out there every time and explore that wonderful-smelling, energy-filled, exciting world. Canines love the outdoors and want to be there! And even a pro-actively trained dog has to be watched like a hawk around an open door to the world.
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03-30-2011, 12:34 PM | #14 |
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| I got a heavy security screen that shuts itself within seconds... There is no way he's going to get out with this screen.... I love it and feel so much more secure now. A great investment. I'd do something before he gets out and doesn't make it back. |
03-30-2011, 12:41 PM | #15 |
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| Thank God.
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