HELP!!! Rylie has become a darter... My baby zoomed out the door today after my mother and just RAN for the road. :eek: I tried calling her to "come," which she knows... but she completely ignored me :(. Luckily, we caught her but I was so scared!!! She's never done this before. In fact, she's always avoided going out unless I leash her up and drag her out there. However, I'm thinking that was maybe due to the cold? It is unusually nice out today. I'm scared that she'll get out and next time we won't catch her. What can I do to teach her not to dart out the door? If I taught her to "stay" and "wait" would they work better than "come" after the fact? :confused: I'm really scared for her now. I know that we should just block her from the door as a preventative when possible, but the trouble is she is kept in the entry room when we leave the house (she's gated from the rest of the house) because it is tile and that is where all her stuff is (like the potty patch). I'm scared that she'll dart out one day and get hit by a car or just not stop running... :( |
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I haven't practiced in high distraction (well besides at the holidays when there was a lot of in house commotion) :(. I guess I should practice the commands when I take her out for walks so she'll listen outside. I have not seen the video, but I will get to work on it ASAP! Do you think "stay" would work better beforehand? That way she never actually gets out (hopefully anyway)? I planned on teaching her "stay" this week, but I thought mastering "leave it" and "come" were important for dangerous things (like dropped pills or bad things on walks) and for if she ever got loose. Now I know that "come" doesn't work if she is outside though... :( |
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Well if I had her stay farther back in the room and then released her right before I shut it and left, wouldn't that work? I'll ask my neighbor for advice as well. Her dogs NEVER go in the street and they just roam free in the front yard and they ALWAYS listen to her. Maybe she can help me. Her dogs are really big though, so I don't know if it is different for the little ones. |
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Other advice is still welcome if available, but we're going to try this. I'll keep everyone posted! |
You're right, having her in a sit stay before you open the door is a much better practice than trying to get her to come afterward. Have her in a sit stay before opening the door. If her little butt comes off the ground the door gets closed again. Put her back in a sit stay and try again. |
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After I thought about it awhile and used common sense :rolleyes: the stay beforehand made a lot more sense. This is a great approach. Thanks for the idea and the reassurance! I figure I will start with the basic "release." The door would be considered a distraction and would be a part of the later stages of training...especially because it is so tempting for her. I'll elevate her progressively until she's a pro like in the videos! I'm sure we'll get it right. It will take months maybe even years to get her where I want her to be training wise (like in that video! simply amazing!), but I know we'll get there. She's a real smarty, which is why she gets herself into trouble :p. I just want her to be such a well behaved girl and I know with patience and attention she'll meet my expectations. |
Well it's true ain't it? :p She has a widdle booty. |
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My Westie is a runner too - like he's been let out of jail. He knows how to sit/stay; but if the door is left open for any lenth of time . . . When I hear the doorbell ringing - I immediately make both of them stay way BACK. The area all around the door is MINE and Ringo seems to intuitively respect that. I just make a sweeping motion with my arm and tell them to GET BACK; kind of block that whole area with my body. It is only if my elderly father opens the door that they will get even close to it. |
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