Training sit, stay, wait is a MUST. I have a gate on my front porch. Any time I open my front door to water planters, throw out trash, get the newspaper Cody dashes, pushes me out of the way to be the first one out because he knows that pesky squirrel is just sitting out there waiting for him lol, I do allow him, invite him to go out, BUT, when someone comes to the door, I put him in the SIT n STAY command, it kills him because he wants to be the greater lol but he gets to excited when company comes, when that gate opens I fear he will dash out of it, so he HAS to sit and stay inside the house. Gating off your porch is ideal, but training sit, stay, wait is a MUST for obedience.
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