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Originally Posted by Sgt_Cooper  well I think what ineed to do is invest in one of those curved gated things for the door. He was just 3 months when i got him last nov. so i didnt worry w walks till spring , he enjoyed it but it caused him to dart out the door more and it was dangerous. we live close to the road and he was hard to catch so i stopped the walks because it scared me. But I guess if we get one of those fancier curved gates that might help. We live in a rural town with no dog parks no trainning classes etc. |
Quite the opposite usually occurs---when a dog is cooped up indoors, they tend to door dart because they want to get outside sooo bad. A dog that is outdoors and walked often won't have as much of a desire to do so because they know they know they are going to get to do it without having to dart out. Teaching a stay command is fairly simple and will help with door darting. But I agree, a gate at the front door is always a GREAT prevention tool!