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What I did. I would put a leash on your little one before going outside. I don't have a problem with my Yorkie darting out of the door but I did with my German Shepherd. I had her on a leash before I opened the door and told her to "wait" and I go out first. Once I get outside I tell her "come". If she tried to go before me, I just pulled the leash back (gave a "correction") It worked for me. |
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Tucker used to bolt too. When he was a puppy he ran down the street more than once, giving me a heart attack! Now he is trained not to go out the door until I say "let's go". He is even off leash in the front yard and doesn't take off on me. It takes a LOT of time and patience but you can train him. Start with training him to listen to the command "STOP". You'll need someone to help you. Put him on a leash and have someone come to the front door and when you open it, hold the leash, stop him at the door and say, very firmly STOP. Praise and give him a treat. Once he does it without pulling on the lease, drop the leash on the floor, where you can step on it and repeat. It may take a couple of weeks to get him there, but if you are consistent it will happen. Now, before I open the door I will look at Tucker (eye contact is really important) and say stay and he will not run out the door. The most important thing is that you need to train him to obey Stop, then you can use it at the door, in the yard, or any time he might be walking (or running) into danger. Good luck! |
This has happened twice with Daisy since we've had her and like everyone else, I thought I would have a heart attack. Especially after our little Peanut (male Yorkie) was hit and killed by a car in January. Peanut and Daisy both came to us as adults. I so wish we would have been able to train them from a puppy. I'm also afraid that Abby will do what Daisy does, since it seems to be doggy see, doggy do. Abby is only 13 weeks old right now. We've always had retrievers and they seem to understand their boundries and don't bolt when they get the chance. I think Yorkies are natural born bolters. I wonder if Daisy is too old for obidence class? |
I am just starting to train Chewy to walk out the door to our back yard to potty. He walks with me and I hold Sadie. (Sadie gets excited and starts trotting away! Chewy walks with me for the most part but sometimes he starts sniffing in the leaves. I have to go get him sometimes. So far he has not tried to run. I want my dogs to have a little freedom so they don\'t feel the need to go off running if that door ever does open and they get the chance! |
When I get my own house, I will just get a playpen and put it across the front door. It is a little ugly but it works to keep my guy from running out. So if I have the door open, they are still behind the playpen. |
Harley tries to do that when I open the bedroom door but since she is not completely housebroken yet, I don\'t want her running free in the rest of the house. I\'m worried she\'ll run into the dining room and pee before I get a chance to stop her. So I used the pennies in a bottle thing. I would open the door and stand in the doorway. If she came near the door to try to leave, I shake the can. I would step further and further away. She won\'t come out until I say "Let\'s go." But I like the "wait" with the treat idea, so since she is not 100% on not running yet, I may switch over to the treats and do it that way. |
I just put one of the expens around the front door. We have to have people step over it, but I don\'t want my girls to run out. Trained or not, sometimes they will do it anyway. My Azrael ran out the door and chased the ups truck down the street and almost got hit when she stopped chasing and ran in front of the other truck comming in the opposite direction. That\'s when the expen went up. Better safe than sorry!!! |
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