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08-30-2007, 08:04 AM | #1 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada
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| what do you do with your front door? I am just wondering, what does everyone do with their front door to prevent their Yorkies from running out especially for those who let their dogs have a free run of their home when their out. Do your Yorkies try to run out of the door when you are going out or when you come home? How do you solve that problem?
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08-30-2007, 08:13 AM | #2 |
My Four Sweet Babies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Jersey near Philadelphia
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| I have been diligently training Kalina to NOT run out the front door when it is opened. She seems to be learning quite well. Since I take her almost everywhere with me, I notice that she runs out more often when I leave the house. Fortunately I have a porch, so I can "catch" her. I would say it's just something you have to work on. When you go out teach her to SIT and STAY. Eventually she'll get the hang of it. I think that's probably one of the most important things to teach our dogs, SIT, STAY. There are so many times when they need to listen to those commands immediately. I'm working on it, but so far she doesn't listen quickly enough.
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08-30-2007, 08:15 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | Bengi is learning to stay, he may go out but stays in the hallway; but if it's a stranger I always grab him in my arms before openng the door |
08-30-2007, 09:03 AM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Jose
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| I took louis to training. We learned how to firmly teach "stay" "come" and so on. The trainer always told us "stay" can save your dog's life. I have to admit it was hard and we had to learn that discipline and boundries are neccesary. though I know many would shake their heads to know a yorkie needs boundries and rules ( my in-laws and mother) but I know it's in his own interest to listen to me. Good luck
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08-30-2007, 09:17 AM | #5 |
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| I crate mine before answering the door for "strangers", and for me, they will stay at the door until it is their turn to go out, but we are looking for a gate to block it off. |
08-30-2007, 09:18 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | I was wondering this too for ppl that live in houses. When I go to my dad's house I am scared to leave Teddy loose cause ppl constantly open and close the door, and there are many doors, the backyard, front door and garage door so i get scared.
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08-30-2007, 09:22 AM | #7 |
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| Tatum does very well with come and stay and I've been able to stop her from going out the door when I want to. I'm just glad that we live in the country where running out the door and into the street is not a danger for us. So many times I've heard those sad stories. We mostly just trained her regarding the door issue because the trainer said we should but if ever there's a time when she runs out the door without being told she can, then she always responds to "come". I highly recommend training "come" and "stay" - you never know when it can save your pup's life!
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08-30-2007, 09:43 AM | #8 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| I'm wondering what to do, so I hope you get some good advice. Penny takes off like a bullet out of a gun. The other day she got out and ran after this big dog that wanted to eat her.
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08-30-2007, 10:20 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. California
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| I have an entryway and everytime the doorbell rings the dogs ALL think it is for THEM.. So since I have 3 xpens and don't use them at home, I open one all the way out and use it as a gate to seperate the dogs from the front door. I just step over it or can actually fit one end right up against the stairway and the dogs can't puch it open and I can just swing it opened to get thru myself.
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08-30-2007, 10:25 AM | #11 |
Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island
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| I only have to worry about the front door. They get locked in the bathroom when I need to answer the door. But I would much rather teach them to stay, b/c there may come a time when we are at someone else's house and then what??? |
08-30-2007, 10:27 AM | #12 |
Tinkerbell, My Little Flutterpup Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful California!
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| That was one of the first things I taught all of them. None of them step out that door, they may peek their nose out but that's all they do. I put a leash on them when they were puppies and would open the door and step on the leash if they ran out and told them to stay. It worked very well and quickly. I have heard of people putting a baby gate up on their front door but that seems so bothersome. |
08-30-2007, 10:36 AM | #13 |
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| I taught the "wait" command. It multi-tasks. I use it the same as stay, but when he was learning the command I introduced for "waiting" for a treat, going out the door, getting out of his car seat etc. It works when he steals something he shouldn't either. I always use a very diff tone of voice when training and using the commands, he hears the tone and it brings him right to attention. We live with a room-mate---crew housing--- at the moment so I trained him too. Stay/wait--------- def can save a pups life. |
08-30-2007, 04:40 PM | #14 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Palatka, Florida
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| Cody is like that too... he flies out the door the first chance he gets. we're working on the stay and come commands. but until then ive got to find something to put in front of that door or some other method to use until he gets those commands down pat. |
08-30-2007, 04:46 PM | #15 |
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| I put a partial ex-pen in front of it. 2 panels. also, I keep a broom beside the front door when I'm coming in and out. I never touch them with it, but they don't like it so they stay back.
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