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04-17-2010, 08:03 AM | #1 |
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| The escape artist....... Okay, Hannah is year and a half and she still continues to dart out the door (house) whenever she gets the chance. She then runs while whomever was standing there and saw her, runs after her. Usually the person with the bag of treats catches her. She makes a lot headway while running, she usually makes it two streets over. This is not a fun game for me. I become very stressed out and my boyfriend blames me for her running/escaping. How can I keep her from running out of the house unsupervised? I would like to be able to open the door or have people enter and exit and not have her escape. Her escaping is very dangerous. When ever she escapes she runs willy nilly. She gets a walk whenever the weather is nice and plays in the house off leash. Should I start keeping her on a leash at all times? Naturally, we try to keep the outside door locked so that we know when some one is coming in and I have asked visitors to ring the door bell so that I can secure her. Please help!!!!!!!!!!! |
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04-17-2010, 08:21 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I keep mine confined to the back end of the house with a small gate unless I am upfront and watching them. If I am expecting someone they can't get near a door and when we leave they can't get near a door. So maybe a way to confine her when there is any chance a door is going to be opened is the best thing. You have been so lucky she hasn't been hurt or lost.
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04-17-2010, 08:53 AM | #3 |
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| Hello, I use a baby gate. it fits fight between my regular door and my screen door. I have found this to work out really good. |
04-17-2010, 09:09 AM | #4 |
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| Have you tried training her to sit at the door and wait? You even start this inside the some and work your way up to the front door. It'll take some work and tons of patience, but you can do it. Start with a room that has a door, like the bathroom. Put her in a sit, stay then reach for the doorknob while still watching her. If she lifts that little hinney off the floor, STOP, put her back in a sit, stay and wait a few seconds. Then try again. The goal will be to have her sit, stay, and wait for the release command ("OK", or whatever) before proceeding through the door. It will take you a long time to get the door open all the way, but eventually she'll understand what you want from her. Even if you have the door open slightly, if she gets up before you release her, close it, put her back in a sit, stay and wait. For the front door, you're going to want to leash her for safety reasons. It's the same process as what I described above. Put her in a sit stay at a safe distance from the door and somewhere where you can watch her while you're trying to get the door open. As soon as she gets up without your ok, close the door again and start all over. Remember, consistency is the key to success, and trust me, with time you will be successful! Here are some other suggestions to help with the training process. Always keep your baby's harness on her. It'll make it easier to attach the leash to her. Keep a leash hanging, or easily accessible from the front door, something long enough where she can sit comfortably at a distance from the door (3-4 ft), and is completely slack. Keep treats handy at the front door too. That way, whenever she allows you to complete a door opening without ever getting up she gets a reward. You might want to put a sign on the front door saying something like "We're training our pup to not bolt our the door, please bear with us." So that they understand why it's taking you so long to open the door I hope this helps!
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04-17-2010, 09:13 AM | #5 | |
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04-17-2010, 09:18 AM | #6 |
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| I am currently teaching Chloe the command "Stay", partially because of this. She has it down as long as there are no distractions and we're slowly getting her accustomed to obeying with ever-increasing distractions. Currently, the worst is when my husband comes home from work. She's so excited to see him that she runs out the door as soon as he opens it. Luckily, she's interested in getting to him and not away from me, but still...I don't want her running out the door off-leash. "Stay" works great for other situations than just the door opening. To teach her, I just started out telling her to sit (the first command she learned) and kneeling in front of her. While telling her to stay, I'd back away half a foot. When she didn't follow, she got a treat and praise. Over a week, I increased the distance I was away from her. As for practicing with the door, a baby gate would be great. You could practice the stay command with the door open, but not have to worry about her messing up and escaping. For me, leaving a gate up permanently isn't really feasible. Hope this helps and good luck! -C
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04-17-2010, 09:29 AM | #7 |
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| It comes in handy! Kaji is a home body so the outside world doesn't appeal to him. But I do it anyway. Even when exiting the bathroom I put him in a sit stay. I like to practice because I know someday we will live in a house with a backyard which I hope he will want to play in, and I want him to know this skill well.
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04-17-2010, 09:31 AM | #8 |
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| I use a baby gate. I brought mines from walmart.
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04-20-2010, 06:14 AM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Statesville,NC,USA
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| bolting ASbbey bolts too..our opening is 70 in and cant find a gate that wide..terrified of her getting hurt |
04-20-2010, 06:36 AM | #10 |
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| Neo is very headstrong and WILL NOT wait at the door! We had to resort to using static mats at every doorway to the outside. I don't like them, but they work and it only took one time for Ne-Ne to understand. |
04-20-2010, 06:41 AM | #11 |
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| mats where to buy this? |
04-20-2010, 06:48 AM | #12 |
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| I have seen this handled on the DOG WHISPERER and even IT'S ME OR THE DOG. They need to wait a few feet back from the door when you open the door. Once they are trained to listen to the word BACK or WAIT it helps a lot at a busy door. My 6 Chi's know to stand back when I say wait. We are working with Bella now. If you can't get that to work I would block them from having access to the door at all.
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04-20-2010, 07:30 AM | #13 | |
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04-20-2010, 07:45 AM | #14 |
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04-20-2010, 08:11 AM | #15 |
YT Addict | Try training before prevention, DvlshAngel985 offered some great advice. Lexi used to bolt out the door too, it took some time and practice but she does not do it any longer.
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