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Originally Posted by Maddie23  Another question:
How do I stop my 10 month old from bolting out the door for freedom? We practice the wait command when she is on leash ready to go out for a walk. No problem. We practice when the door from the kitchen to the utility room is closed, again, no problem. But let someone open the front door or door that leads to the garage (with open garage door) and out she goes. There isn't even time to use a wait command - she is lightening fast. And once outdoors, she is gone (live in town in a relatively quiet subdivision, luckily). None of the holler and run the other way and she will follow you works. For one thing, by time you make it to the street, she is already a block away, this furkid is RUNNING. You can yell her name and she doesn't even look back. She has gotten out 4 times and luckily each time there has been someone outside a couple of blocks away that she has gone up to to investigate and I have been able to catch her...... any ideas???? |
Long term
Teach watch me, self controlled sits and leash at door.
Teach watch me is for her to look to you at all times before she does anything.. bcked up with she must sit ,down, stand wait for all things good given to her.. like a pat or food or use of outside.
Wait at door. tie her to something long line and open and close the door before she bolts out it and reward her not moving. Open close and tdo it until she not looking at all tense.
Then open count one and close allbefore she moves.. make sure you stay calm... why she on a leash.... then stop and release her long line to the out door world to explore... go back and do it again and call it a day.
Next day start at open close and got to a count of two... your trying to teach her self control... need more let me know.
Recall / come is a must. downs on the move.
Teach come is wonderful and what she gets is better then anything outside... and that may include long line letting her go outside...giving her what she thinks she wants to get her to you. I can explain this more later but it is the premark theroy...
I put her on nothing in life is free. everything in life is earned
Short term a swinging baby gate on all doors that you can step over and she can not get through until self control is gained. Long line or kennel anytime that door opens.
JL