I need some more help lol
 

:animal-pa So i have this little terror fergie...shes new and has never been trained before she came here...and shes 4 months old. the issue is that i just got her somewhat leash trained and when someone opens the door she tries to run out and it is a chore trying to catch her lol...i usually temp her with food and she gets close enough i can grab her collar...how do i stop this..and also i hear so many good things about clicker training and havent the slightest idea what it is and if it can help me...any good general training tips for me...any at all?:confused: :animal-pa

I just posted about my yorkies who bark at people who come in our house, so I really don't feel like I'm in the position to hand out advice....but I'm gonna do it anyway:)

Pippa used to do that same thing...try to dart out the door and was actually successful on a few occasions and thought it was a big game when we started yelling in panic stricken voices and chasing her. She attended obedience school and learned basic obedience, which DID help because she understands the commands "come" and "stay". Now when we leave the house we tell her to "stay" and for the most part she does.

Occasionally she will get a wild hair and go on the lam out the door. She knows it's bad and turns around to see who will chase her. We have outsmarted her by my youngest daughter gleefully calling her name and running toward the backyard clapping her hands. Pippa follows her and I come up the rear and we usually corner her. We try never, ever to run AFTER her-makes her go even faster. So next time, try running AWAY from the puppy and act like you're having the time of your life!!

It's also good to start teaching some basic obedience, then move on to clicker. There's tons of info on the net about clicker training and basic obedience. It just takes lots of patience and treats on your part!

thanks...i have been checking into clicker training and i really want to start but gotta get one first lol...well gotta find one that is

Do you have a Petsmart or Petco? They have them in the training section at Petsmart. If you don't have either, you can order them online. They are relatively cheap.

nope none of that...the closest place is walmart and i have looked and if they do carry them they never have them...and i have also looked online and shipping is high...i checked out one site someone mentioned to me and they were only .90 but they had a min shipping charge of over 4.00...so that would have been a 5 dollar clicker lol...thats alot