At 4 1/2 months he still a baby. My son's trying to teach their new puppy to use the doggy door, and he doesn't want any part of it. I think it may be a little scary for young puppies, and I wouldn't make him do anything he didn't want to do. If you can't coax him with a little food, I wouldn't try pulling him through the door. It’s so easy to traumatize a new puppy, and so hard to cure. It's just like with potty training children, when they are ready, it's simple, before that, you are only training yourself. He sounds like a timid dog, so your job should be to give him confidence. |