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05-29-2010, 11:17 AM | #1 |
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| Training not to go upstairs Can you train your yorkie not to go in rooms that are off-limits. I don't want my dog to go upstairs and into certain rooms in my home. I currently have gates up all over my house. Will I have to live like this forever or can you actually train them to not go into certain areas of the house? |
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05-29-2010, 04:03 PM | #3 |
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| If you don't train him, then he won't know what is expected of him (a trained dog is a happy dog). If he knows the 'stay' command, it's pretty easy to teach what's off limits. Go into the room/on the stairs you DON'T want him on, then when he gets to the threshold, use the "stay" command. Reward immediately, then if he goes in say "NO", gently back him up and use the "stay" command again and reward when he stays. Take the time and be consistent and you'll have those gates down in no time .
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06-01-2010, 06:46 AM | #4 | |
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When leaving the dogs alone in the house, I would recommend physically restricting access to areas you don't want them. Training is great, but doors and gates are better. | |
06-01-2010, 06:58 AM | #5 | |
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I have not fears with Maggie going up and down, but I think Hot Rod fell down a couple of steps when he was a baby (I heard a thud and a yelp) and he's since been afraid of the steps. Well I got home and Hot Rod was no where to be found and when I went to go upstairs, who is standing at the top of the stairs waiting for me to help him down?! So I would recommend for sure when you are gone to close off the areas that you do not want them to get into. Another reason would be that since they would not be allowed in these areas, you might have something out one day that could be harmful to them and if you were not home to watch over them, they could get into something that might be potentially harmful/hazardous to them.
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06-07-2010, 07:28 PM | #6 |
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| Holly isn't allowed upstairs either, so we had a baby gate up for about 3 months. When she woupld press her nose agaisnt the gate we would tell her "No". Now we don't keep the gate up at all and she knows not to go upstairs. She'll still try every now and then, but I'll call her sternly and she comes running down like her tail is on fire, because she knows she's not allowed up there. Now the living room is a different story. She still manages to get in on the side of the gate, and potty's in there every time! I don't know why she got the stairs but not the living room. |
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