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11-14-2008, 08:21 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Keller, TX, USA
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| Help with bolting out the door At first, my puppy was afraid to venture outside any door of my house. Now that she's acclimated herself, she wants to investigate everything outdoors. Two times now, with the door opened and my foot guarding the door, she has still managed to squeeze out. I've told her to back away, to stay, but she doesn't listen. I think I'm going to try sound aversion or keep her on a tether at all times because this is scary. The first time she ran from me, then across the street and wasn't listening at all. Most of the time she responds to "come" but the only thing that stopped her was a sound I make that gets her attention, but this time she didn't want to stop at that either. Anyway, does anyone else want to share how they've handled this problem? Thanks, Cherie
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11-14-2008, 08:34 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| I taught mine the command stay with treats. Then I taught them to stay a few feet from the door when I open it. Teaching the stay command is relatively simple. Teaching them to stay when you open the door just takes practice after they have the stay command down.I also used a hand signal.
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11-14-2008, 08:43 AM | #3 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Keller, TX, USA
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| Bolting Quote:
Thank you so much. I try this. I don't want to have to go through this again! Cherie
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11-14-2008, 09:17 AM | #4 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Your welcome!!! Stay is the most important command they can learn
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11-14-2008, 09:26 AM | #5 |
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| We're kind of going through the same thing with Zoë. She would wait by the door and just stare out at the world, but she wouldn't budge past the door frame. Now she darts like there's no tomorrow. We had to test the real world application of "Come" in order to get her back. Thank goodness it worked and she listened and came back to us. That said there's a command of "wait" which means wait at a certain spot (a few feet away from the door) until you release them. It's the same as stay but specific to the door. If they were able to follow this command they would only cross the door frame when you told them to. That said we haven't worked on this command, Zoë doesn't even get what stay is let alone wait. But that's another idea for you! |
11-14-2008, 11:46 AM | #6 |
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| Do you ever watch Cesar Milan "The Dog Whisperer"? He is on National Geographic chanel on Friday nights. I have learned alot just watching his show. And I love watching him too. He has had a few shows regarding this issue.
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11-14-2008, 12:27 PM | #7 |
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| Yes I would start with what Chachi said. I had the bolting problem with 3 dogs and yes at the same time. So I was constantly chasing dogs out my patio door. That all ended when I learned in obedience class the stay command. Heres how I was taught: 1. teach them to sit 2. teach stay 3. I use the word "free" as my release word. So they understand whatever I tell them to do they are not allowed to move until Mommy says "free". It has worked great |
11-14-2008, 12:30 PM | #8 |
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| I have the same problem with bolting out the door. Max is about 9lbs and cutie is 3lbs...they ran after two full grown doe's one night and ran into the street I almost had a heart attack wasnt cool!
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11-14-2008, 12:51 PM | #9 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | I was having that problem with my Lab, who would even push open the screen door if it wasn't fastened securely. Now I have him sit and stay about six feet from the door every time he goes outside. I still don't trust him, but it's helped.
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11-14-2008, 12:57 PM | #10 |
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| My little girl used to run out when I opened the door to let my Jack Russell, Levi sunbathe on the front porch, she just learned from me saying "Rio, Stay" everyday. Now, she doesn't even try to go out when the door opens. Guess it's the repetition. Another thing I do is....if I have to do something outside w/o them, I tell them "I'll be right back", do what I have to, then come back in. Then I say "Good puppies". This doesn't seem to bother them, they stay & know I'll be right back in. |
11-14-2008, 01:00 PM | #11 |
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| I tell Teddi "back back" and she runs back to the couch area when I open the door but sometimes I don't see her and she just bolts!!! AND she will not come when I call her. She only comes to other people. This morning, as a mater of fact, she took off and went down the alley, through the parking lot, down the sidewalk to the Subway parking lot. I would yell at her and she would stop and then turn around and run again. Luckily a lady in the Subway parking lot grabbed her. She scares me when she does this...I have no idea where she is running to. She did this on Halloween and luckily there were some trick or treaters who were on the corner and I asked them if they could pick her up for me and they did. I'm just so worried that one day she will go out into the street and I live on a busy street. She is so tiny without clothes she would just look like s squirl (if they would even see her). I HAVE to figure out what I can do to stop this....it kills me. When I finally get her I pick her up in my hand and hold her up to my face and tell her why she can't do that again and that she is too ittle bittle and that she will get squished but she doesn't seem to get the point!
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11-14-2008, 02:43 PM | #12 |
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| I'd LOVE to see Ceasar stop a Yorkie from bolting out the door, especially if they hear an UPS truck! Mine were also trained to sit lay and then stay when someone came to the door, BUT the very second they heard the UPS truck, they went deaf and Azrael almost got ran over chasing after the UPS truck . Now I keep an expen around the inside of the door. I will NOT take any chances with these little mind-of-their-own, selective hearing stinkers.
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11-14-2008, 03:45 PM | #13 | |
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11-14-2008, 08:12 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I have the back of the house gated off (all the bedrooms are back there) and if someone comes to the door I make sure they are all gated. The sliding glass door where they go out to potty is enclosed with expens. When I leave they are in the back of the house or if my DH or DD are home and they have free run of the house, I always make sure they are not near the door when I open it.
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11-14-2008, 08:56 PM | #15 |
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| We've taught Finnigan to "WAIT" at the door, so he knows its different from our stay/sit command, but if he happens to get the chance to sneak out he will! He'll always Wait when we're right there with him, but if someone else opens the door or he sees something of interest out he bolts. We always have to take extra precautions to make sure he doesn't bolt. He's definitely a selective listener.
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