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Originally Posted by Chelsea'sMom  OH YES...I remember those days...trying to leave the house, and Chelsea wants to play "tag". I remember chasing her thru the house, around the furniture, up and down the hallway.
Now that she is 2.5 yrs old, its a whole lot better. Of course, showing her a treat helps....well, ok, so I am a push over, and she KNOWS how to play her game. She is crate trained, so I just point to her crate and she walks to it...slowly...IF she feels like it...maybe....sometimes....
Her game IS different....now...finally.
Be patient, it takes time for US to be trained.  |
To help us get her out the house, and knowing she loves to go outside, we taught her a phrase we use all the time, whether it's to go out to potty, go for a car ride, walk etc...we say Zoe, you wanna go outside and she will jump up, stop what she's doing and run straight for the door.
Also, I know a lot of people are against off leashing but I live in a cul de sac and have little traffic in the area except the 5 homes that live in the area and so I've taught her to walk in the area to potty w/o a leash so she knows how to walk off leash w/o running off or in case she darts out but then she never darts out because we taught her to sit in front of the door at all times before it opens, and she has to be released from this command before she steps out....whether it's for her to go out and potty or when we have visitors. Hope these tips help some.