If you don't want to use a baby gate another option is to always have him on leash teathered to you. If he rushes the door stop and don't let him proceed until he's calm. But I think a baby gate is vital until you gain respect.
Being off leash outside is a priviledge. It has to be earned by responding to "come" "sit" "heel" etc. Personally I didn't let my boy off leash in house until he was respectful either.
I would definitely recommend checking out some obedience books, and think about getting a trainer or attending puppy classes. You'd be amazed how quickly you can fix this if you commit a month of solid training and each training session only takes 15 minutes tops (unless you do a class they're usually an hour).
Good luck, but remember that if you allow the rushing the door to keep happening sadly the thigns mentioned above can happen so be careful
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