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Originally Posted by ilovejoel  Im not having luck with teaching stay, he wont even laydown on command without me putting the treat down where he lays. But I should try the rug idea, and just practice it alot. And it doesnt help that the huamans here dont help, lol. One minute there annoyed that he doesnt listen to them and the next minute they say they dont think they should or need to teach him stuff, and you cant have it both ways,and why is it that when he doesnt listen he's all the sudden "my" dog,lol. if you want him to listen to you, you'll have to help. Sorry for the rant.  |
We have the same issues here, with the dogs and the humans.
I have the same problem with the dogs thinking that every time the door opens that it is time to go. Go where Idk, because they never use that door. We have a garage door leading right out to the dog run that they use for potty time. I have been working with them for the past 18mos or so useing the "rug" idea. But instead it is where the carpet and wood sepreate. They must be on the carpet away from the door before we open it. We've made some progress but it's not 100% yet. Now if I can only get them to shut the H*LL up when someone comes to the door, I would be a happy camper!
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Originally Posted by ilovejoel Okay, It took me 10 minutes to teach him to go and stay away from the door when I tell him.
The area I dont want him in is the foyer or whatever thats called where the door is,lol so thats where the "line" where he's not aloud to be when the door is opened.
All I did was I would open the door and pretend to greet someone and when he would come to the door I said "someones here, go" and once he passed the line I would put him in his "timeout" and I only had to do it 2 times until he would run in the living room when I said go.
And I even made it harder and had my sister go out and knock, and shes his second favorite person,lol and she knocked and I said "aunties here, go" and he didnt even come by the door!
So the real test will be when the daycare kids come, but I think he'll be good. |
Only 2 times and he got it already. Nice job.....
I wish mine were that easy to train, but I do have four to deal with, Big difference.
