Help! How do I get Chloe to quit running from me?

[cajungal]

I got so angry with Chloe. I know she is just a puppy and everything is a big game to her. I try to keep everything out of her reach like you would do with an infant. Because she is a huge digger and everything goes into her mouth. Yet, when I think I got everything picked up, she still manages to get something she is not supposed to have. And when she does get something, it always gets into her mouth. And when I go to grab her, to get it out of her mouth, she runs from me. That 2.1 pound dog runs faster than a greyhound. She somehow got ahold of a fortune cookie wrapper that I put in the trash. And I was literally running like crazy for 15 minutes trying to get the plastic out of her mouth. She thinks it is a big game! I am not about to let her swallow something that can hurt her. And believe me, I am trying my hardest to make sure there is nothing in her reach that she can get to. But, she always manages to find a way. I am terrified that one day she will dart out of the door and I will never be able to catch her. I have an extremly tough time trying to catch her in the house. She knew I was upset with her this time because I put her in the laundry room. And so far, she has no let out one bark to get out. I have been trying since she was 6-weeks old to teach her the simple commands of come, sit and stay. Nothing is working. I just wish I had the money to send her to puppy classes. That is why I can never let her have free roam of the house. When I can't supervise her, she goes in her kennel or in the laundry room with the door shut. That is the only way I know she is safe.

[Gingergirlsmom]

when Ginger was eating everything my trainer had me leave a short lead on her throughout the day (she's always right there with me). Then, when I needed to get something from her, I didn't have to scream, yell, or run (all fun to her), I just snagged her leash and removed the offending object from her mouth. It's not a forever cure, but, when there is no game to play, it quits being so much fun. THEN you can work on "drop it".

[JeanieK]

If you quit chasing her and sit on the floor she more than likely come to you out of curiosity. Mine cannot resist when I am on the floor.

But also the Dog Whisperer has a lot of good advice on basic training for your dog. You could even try crying noises. Then be sure to treat and praise.

http://www.dogchannel.com/dog/expert...aspx?WT.srch=1

[cajungal]

I tried sitting on the floor and crying. Trying to throw her toys. Trying to distract her with treats. Does not phase her one bit. And I don't keep her collar and leash on when she in the house. Only if I am taking her outside.

[Chelsea'sMom]

CHEERIOS....is the answer.

Chelsea is now almost 17 months old. She still digs, snatches, and runs with things in her mouth. I keep Cheerios in the candy dish on the coffee table, dish by the phone, dish by the bed, if she "catches" something, I holler "CHEERIOS", and she drops what she has in her mouth, and comes to me for the Cheerios. Sometimes I have to throw several in the opposite direction, so I may remove what she had in her mouth, from the floor.

We are now working on going to her crate, without the "chase", I tell her to KENNEL UP, and also put some Cheerios in with her, after she is inside of it.

ITS WORKING!!!

Good luck,

Hugs,
Chelsea'sMOM

[Jaspermom]

Originally Posted by cajungal

I tried sitting on the floor and crying. Trying to throw her toys. Trying to distract her with treats. Does not phase her one bit. And I don't keep her collar and leash on when she in the house. Only if I am taking her outside.

If you really want to train her to come to you, a leash in the house is a great way. Every now and then you just reach down, pick up the leash, and say, "Chloe COME" in a happy perky voice. If she doesn't come to you right away, then you gently tug her to you until she is at your feet, then you PRAISE PRAISE PRAISE and give her a treat if you like.

Make coming to you the happiest thing in the world for her. Once you get her to come, then work on "drop it".

However, even though Wosie does come to me when I call her, and does know "drop it", when she has something she doesn't want me to have, she will still sometimes go the other way. As my last resort, I call her, run down the hall to the bathroom, and when she runs after ME, I shut the door with her in there! Then I can corner her and take the whatever away from her! No matter how many times I have done this, she thinks it is so much fun to run after me, she ALWAYS falls for it, lolol!!

Best of luck!

[bayoubaby]

MY GRACIE DID THIS ALOT WHEN SHE WAS A PUP, STILL DOES IT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. I LAUGH UNTIL I CRY IF HER DADDY IS CHASING HER! BUT IF SHE HAS SOMETHING THAT CAN HURT HER IT'S A SERIOUS PROBLEM. MY ISSUE IS WHEN SHE GOES OUTSIDE. GRACIE WAS REALLY SHELTERED B/C WE LIVED CLOSE TO THE ROAD SO IF SHE AND TAS WENT OUTSIDE IT WAS IN THEIR PUPPY PEN OR ON A LEASH. (SHE STILL WON'T WEAR A LEASH TODAY. SHE SAYS PRINCESSES HAVE TIARAS NOT LEASHES.) NOW WE LIVE ON AN EVEN BUSIER STREET BUT I HAVE A PRIVACY FENCE THEN A 16 X 16, 4 1/2 FOOT HIGH WOODEN FENCE INSIDE THAT ONE-I'M A LITTLE OVERPROTECTIVE SINCE GRACIE FOUND OUT THAT SHE CAN SQUEEZE BETWEEN THE HINGED GATE. I COULDN'T GET HER TO COME BACK THRU THE FENCE FOR ANYTHING. I SAW HER GETTING OUT, AND ALMOST CAUGHT HER BUT SHE JUST STOOD ON THE OTHER SIDE AND LOOKED AT ME WHILE I YELLED, THEN SWEETLY CALLED, THEN ASKED HER IF SHE WANTED A "TREAT"-I COULDN'T GET THRU B/C THE GATE WAS LOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE...WHEN GRACIE GOT BORED WITH ME AND MY RAMBLINGS SHE HEADED FOR THE ROAD TO EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN(WHICH WAS ONLY ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE GATE) I STILL WONDER WHY SHE HAS A 50 X 75 FOOT FENCED IN AREA TO PLAY IN AND SHE WANTS "OUT"! THANK GOD (AND MY MOM) AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, MY MOTHER WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY ON HER CELL PHONE AND HEARD ME SCREAMING. SHE JUST STOPPED IN TO VISIT A MINUTE! SHE OPENED HER DOOR AND ALMOST STEPPED ON GRACIE. SCARED GRACIE OUT OF HER MIND. SHE RAN BEHIND MY MOMS SUV AND TUCKED UP UNDER THE BUMPER JUST 5 FEET FROM THE BUSY ROAD! MOM PICKED HER UP WITHOUT A BLINK FROM GRACIE. SHE WAS FROZEN. WE CHANGED THE HINGES SO ITS ALMOST TOO TIGHT TO OPEN THE DANG DOOR, AND GRACIE IS UNDER MY FEET THE WHOLE TIME LIKE IT OR NOT.

ANYWAY, I USED TO TRY EVERYTHING TO GET HER TO COME TO ME BUT SHE WAS VERY INDEPENDENT AND HARD HEADED! BUT IT'S LIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO, IT CLICKED IN HER HEAD THAT I MIGHT BE UPSET. ITS ALL PLAY TO A PUPPY. ESPECIALLY A SPOILED PUPPY. TRY TO SHUT DOORS AND PUT UP PUPPY/KID GATES SO SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO FAR TO RUN. IT WILL GET BORING PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK IN A SMALL ROOM WITH AN UPSET MOMMY. JUST BE SURE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH SWEET TALK AFTER THIS CHASE SO SHE ISN'T SCARED TO COME TO YOU. I'M SORRY AND I WISH I HAD MORE FOR YOU!

[SnowWa]

Cajungal - My pup runs like a little jungle bunny if he has something he doesn't want me to take away from him. However, I have him so that "stay" and "sit" commands will get him to stop - and then I can get the item.

Also - I have small pieces of chicken in the fridge (and freezer). These are my dog's favorite things in the world. I think they would drop anything to get chicken.

****** Also - depending on what my pup has - I don't chase him every time he has something he shouldn't chew on. Many of the things he finds around the house are harmless, and I take my time getting them away from him. Usually, I just distract him and find something he is more interested in
---like chicken!

I think if you're in the habit of going after him everytime he finds something to chew on, he always be ready to run.

You are sure having a time with your little puppy, aren't you? I'm sure a lot of the problems you're having will lessen when the little girl gets a little older. You're used to an older dog - and your new little girl is still only a pup. And, most of our pups do the things that yours does. With patience and continued training, things will fall in place eventually.

******* I put my pup on the fenced patio today - and he ate (pulled off rather) most of the flowers on the petunias that I just planted in pots.
Then he went on to play in the hose and in the flower beds and soon became a dirty, wet, little rat. Now we're in the house and he wants the sandwich I'm eating.


Good luck - Carol Jean

[bayoubaby]

JASPER'S MOM: THAT IS TOO CUTE! THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, I'LL HAVE TO TRY IT WITH MY NEW PUPPY-GRACIE IS PRETTY MUCH STRAIGHTENED OUT BUT I'M SURE I'LL HAVE A TIME WITH THIS NEW PUP! GOOD ADVICE



YOU KNOW WE'RE ALL SO LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH SPUNKY, FUN, HEALTHY, ADORABLE BABIES!!!

[AprilLove]

Please try clicker training! I have had 4 dogs and AprilLove is the first one that I have used the clicker with. I cannot say enough about this method. She now knows to come when I call and she knows "drop it", shake, sit, down and roll over. She is 14 weeks old, and she has the same "catch me if you can" attitude when she gets ahold of something I don't want her to have. When I say "April come" she comes right away and gets a treat and also does "drop it" with whatever she has at the moment. I wish I had known about this method when I trained the othre 3! If not for this site, I would never have iknown about clicker training methods.

http://www.clickertraining.com/store...source=googlet clicker training methods. This is where I bought my clicker and and puppy clicker dvd. I so highly recommend this method! I have spent approx 10 minutes per day for the last 2 weeks with her and it is amazining results.

MaryKay
Mom to AprilLove and her "siblings" Bitsy-Roo and Bailey

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by cajungal

I tried sitting on the floor and crying. Trying to throw her toys. Trying to distract her with treats. Does not phase her one bit. And I don't keep her collar and leash on when she in the house. Only if I am taking her outside.

Ha so she already knows all of the tricks. Well no one said yorkies were dumb.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by AprilLove

Please try clicker training! I have had 4 dogs and AprilLove is the first one that I have used the clicker with. I cannot say enough about this method. She now knows to come when I call and she knows "drop it", shake, sit, down and roll over. She is 14 weeks old, and she has the same "catch me if you can" attitude when she gets ahold of something I don't want her to have. When I say "April come" she comes right away and gets a treat and also does "drop it" with whatever she has at the moment. I wish I had known about this method when I trained the othre 3! If not for this site, I would never have iknown about clicker training methods.

http://www.clickertraining.com/store...source=googlet clicker training methods. This is where I bought my clicker and and puppy clicker dvd. I so highly recommend this method! I have spent approx 10 minutes per day for the last 2 weeks with her and it is amazining results.

MaryKay
Mom to AprilLove and her "siblings" Bitsy-Roo and Bailey

Would it not work to just make a clicking noise with your tongue?

[everestgirl]

haha
100% same situation in my case.
I am glad i ma not the only one with this porblem

[cajungal]

I am sorry if I am asking so many questions lately. It has been 14 years since I had a puppy. I was still in school when we had Lacey our last yorkie. And Chloe and Lacey's personalities are like night and day. Might be the same breed but totally different personalities even when Lacey was a puppy. Lacey was tons easier to train and Chloe is extremly stubborn. But, I still love my cutie pie to death and can never stay mad at her more than 10 minutes.