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I am also using the word "Wait" for doorways. But your real question might be - what do with my front door WHILE I'm training? My previous yorkie was a door charger. What we did was take one of those wire cubes that you can buy at Walmart or Target that is used for storage. Take it apart and place a straight piece or two at the front door (like a gate, but it just has to lean there). (We also made a cute one out of wood too.) It is only maybe a foot high, so it is really easy for you and your guests to just step over - baby gates are a pain and dangerous for people to step over. But it should be enough to stop a charging yorkie. Obviously if you placed one in a doorway as just a confinement gate, the would soon learn how easy it is to jump over. But at the doorway, it's enough to stop 'em so that you can have control. And of course, keep training!! Good Luck. Doorways are dangerous. |
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Hmmm. maybe i should try that too. Cody doesn't like the broom. when im sweeping the kitchen he runs. maybe i should keep it by my front door too. |
i have a tiny entry space sso i have put a small baby gate there. most of our guests have learned to use the back door tho since it opens right into the family room. The yorkies are in my main living room. |
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Stedman will go right up to the door when it is open but he KNOWS not to run out. Tatum on the other hand :rolleyes: will try to slowly sneak her way out - so I REALLY have to watch her. People know that when they come in or out of my house - it's, "HURRY UP!" because I have to get that door closed, lol. If it's someone standing there talking - I either go outside and talk or stand there with the door BARELY open (cracked) and stick my head out LOL. Pathetic I know, but I have to keep my baby safe! She will be trained though to know not to go outside...but right now, she isn't! |
I have a little hallway to my front door so I have a baby gate that I step over to answer the door and the pups can't run outside. Also keeps them from chewing on shoes since they're on the front door side of the baby gate. heh |
We started Bogey with "stay" every time we opened the door. He learned not to go out until we told him to "go". Now, he follows behind us when we open the door unless we ask him do you want to go potty? He knows then that we're opening the door for him. Almost every time we tell him to sit before we open the door & then tell him "let's go" before he will move outside. He also has learned when he hears a car or truck come up the driveway he goes up the steps & sits & waits until it stops before he goes to say "Hello".:animal-pa |
I have baby gates almost on every door way. It works.. |
I also use a walk-thru baby gate because I got tired on crawling over the regular one. IT works very good but Chance is so small he can walk right between the bars so I have to watch him. Most all of my dogs would take off like a bat out of you know where if they got the chance. |
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