How can I stop her from running away????

[genie]

Everytime Hannah gets a chance she runs out the door and runs away. She will not listen to me. I will have to chase her down to catch her. She will not stop. I can see how so many yorkies get run over by cars because if there was a car on our road it would have hit her. Today she ran out the door and she just kept running and running and running. She literally ran about 1/4 mile before I caught up with her by the RR tracks... . Here I go running through my neighborhood in Pj pants and a t-shirt (no bra mind you, boobs floppin') and house shoes. I was so mad at her that I wanted to strangle her. We have a fenced back yard but I would like for her to be able to be in the front yard with me sometimes with out running away. Do all yorkies run away? She minds me if we are in the house but if she is outside she is a crazy idiot! Anyone else have this problem?

[gk0820]

My advise is to make sure the lock is always on the door and all family members make sure the door is shut tight when they are coming or going. My yorkie is still a pup 3 months and I keep his lease on him whenever he is out of the crate. I always can find him by looking for the lease. When I take him outside he is always led by the lease.

[Mardelin]

I put a baby gate on the front door. Not sure it's training them properly, but it sure stops them from running out.

[chachi]

You need to teach her the stay command. That will allow you to open your front door without her taking off. How old is Hannah? When Chachi was younger he used to do the same thing. Then he was one or maybe a little older than that My Husband started taking him out of the yard to walk a short distance. Sometimes he would act like he was going to run off and My Husband would call him and he came back. He kept doing that with him and now at two years old we could take him anywhere off leash. You need to start by teaching her commands first where she gets used too listening to you and responding to commands. . Then she will also listten to you when you call for her My other dog Jewels we have always been able to take off leash but she is more of a follower.

[LoveMyGirlz]

I kind of have that problem with Truffles...she is not yet 6 months...but I know what I have to do to fix it, so hopefully it won't be too hard. She is in puppy class right now so she is learning commands. They say to always keep your baby on the leash - let it drag behind them around the house! Then you can quickly correct her with a tug on the leash along with the command, as well as step on the leash alot easier when they wanna run!
With the leash on, you can practice opening the door and making her stay "inside" then you walk out and tell her to "stay" while tugging your leash, if need be.
Scary to have to chase them huh? And mine thinks its a game so she just runs faster! The other day I had her in the backyard and she does not yet know what a pool is! But I had her leash and let her go be curious...she walked right into the pool!! I was able to pull her back so just her paws got wet, but I think she has to do that to know that she doesn't want to do that! Vixxen knows the pool and she runs free in the back with no problem

[genie]

Originally Posted by chachi

You need to teach her the stay command. That will allow you to open your front door without her taking off. How old is Hannah? When Chachi was younger he used to do the same thing. Then he was one or maybe a little older than that My Husband started taking him out of the yard to walk a short distance. Sometimes he would act like he was going to run off and My Husband would call him and he came back. He kept doing that with him and now at two years old we could take him anywhere off leash. You need to start by teaching her commands first where she gets used too listening to you and responding to commands. . Then she will also listten to you when you call for her My other dog Jewels we have always been able to take off leash but she is more of a follower.

She is 6 months old. She does the stay inthe house, and in the car when I get out I say "stay" and she will sit in her carseat until I get back, but it is outside she will not mind a word I say. Its like when she is outside the rules don't matter. She will stay when the door is open and not run out UNLESS she sees another dog or cat outside. I guess the main problem is that she won't "come" back to me.

[chachi]

I think shes a little young yet. When Chachi was that age he would run to. It was about one year old where we had the break threw with him. By that time he also really knew commands. My Husband started by using treats and telling him he command and using hand signals to using no treats to using a clicker. Come is definitely a command you want to teach. It sounds like she has a good understanding of stay though and thats a hard one to teach. Its just really come in handy to us we can oen our gate to bring groceriies in the house and our dogs be out in the yard and they dont go anywhere. We have even taken them off leash at events where there were other dogs.

[genie]

Originally Posted by chachi

I think shes a little young yet. When Chachi was that age he would run to. It was about one year old where we had the break threw with him. By that time he also really knew commands. My Husband started by using treats and telling him he command and using hand signals to using no treats to using a clicker. Come is definitely a command you want to teach. It sounds like she has a good understanding of stay though and thats a hard one to teach. Its just really come in handy to us we can oen our gate to bring groceriies in the house and our dogs be out in the yard and they dont go anywhere. We have even taken them off leash at events where there were other dogs.

Thank you, I will definetly work on the "come" command.

[LoveMyGirlz]

Originally Posted by genie

She is 6 months old. She does the stay inthe house, and in the car when I get out I say "stay" and she will sit in her carseat until I get back, but it is outside she will not mind a word I say. Its like when she is outside the rules don't matter. She will stay when the door is open and not run out UNLESS she sees another dog or cat outside. I guess the main problem is that she won't "come" back to me.

I saw one poster say her and her husband practiced "come" in the house by posting at different ends (far apart but could still see each other). They each had treats and he would say "Truffles, come" and give a treat. Then she would say "Truffles, come" and give a treat. This worked for them and I think we are gonna try it too

[genie]

Originally Posted by LoveMyGirlz

I saw one poster say her and her husband practiced "come" in the house by posting at different ends (far apart but could still see each other). They each had treats and he would say "Truffles, come" and give a treat. Then she would say "Truffles, come" and give a treat. This worked for them and I think we are gonna try it too

I bet that would work because Hannah will do anything for a treat...I hope that a treat would be worth more to her than playing with another dog though. Maybe she will be thinking, "forget you mom I would rather play with this dog down the street than a treat right now".....

[LoveMyGirlz]

Duh! I forgot my no fail trick!!
If you can keep a plastic container or something to hold treats in, near you or at least near the front door....I got Truffles to know that when I shake that container and say "come" she leaves anything to run back to me!! She knows the noise = yummy!
Trust me on this one....we were at a park last weekend with at least 40 other Yorkies running around, and when we shook that treat jar, she left all her playmates and ran right to us!!! Try it

[JeanieK]

I would not trust any command or leash or anything ujntil i was sure she was trained. It on;ly takes a second. Keep a cate across the front door, or make sure there is a gate between the dog and the door.

Mine stay really well. I started by just pushing them back with my foot and saying stay. Now they stay, just on command. But I have a fenced patio and I live on an acreage. if I lived in town I would not risk it. EVER.

It's much easier to step over a gate, than to chase down a dog.

[Yorkiedaze]

I have the ex-pen set up where they can't get out the door when it's open. Better safe than sorry. Put her in a harness and start training her the proper way to go out the door. She has to sit till you say ok. Never let her go first. Always beside you. She needs some basic obedience like sit and stay. It doesn't take long to teach those either and could save her life.

[candlestick]

When Lewie is old enough I will try that with the plastic container with treats, a good trick, better than the stair gate one with us as he is so small he can get through the gaps, and been told he will not get much bigger , so lucky for him treats it is then

[LoveMyGirlz]

Originally Posted by candlestick

When Lewie is old enough I will try that with the plastic container with treats, a good trick, better than the stair gate one with us as he is so small he can get through the gaps, and been told he will not get much bigger , so lucky for him treats it is then

How old is Lewie? Truffles learned "the sound" of the shaker before she was 5 months I think?