By cynchyaa on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply

It is definetly a good idea to do training before you even get to the traffic street. Train her. Open the door enough to make her run for it, but stop her right before she goes out, use assurtive commands, like NO or BAD, then take her out on a leash. Be patient and persistent, and the collar cant hurt, but I would definetly do more than just relying on that.. good luck

By Bear on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply

My GSD used to do the same thing. You would have thought his favorite food was out there. Here is what I did….

Before I opened the door, I put his lead on. I made him sit/stay. Every time he broke for it ( usually when I touched the door knob) I put him back in the sit.stay. Open the door, correction for breaking sit/stay. As he figured it out, I would walk out and he would follow me out. Treat and praise. It took me a week or two but he figured it out.

By Joe D on Nov 14, 2009 | Reply

Double gate. Think of it like a hatch you first escape to. We have two sets of gates in our kitchen so if we want to keep the dogs inside, we first move from area one to the main area, leaving Fido in the first area. Sure they bark like crazy but it gives us the chance to get on our coat, say our goodbye’s and then leave knowing there is no dog right on our tail!

You may also want to consider a crate. They have them for bog dogs too so put your friend in the crate with a cookie or bone and then lock him in while you leave. This is not cruel, just good pet ownership…

By tom p on Nov 17, 2009 | Reply

I make it a point to always grab my boxer’s collar when I open the door. I tell her to ‘wait’, and continue to tell her until she hears the click of the run being attache to her collar.

It has helped allot.

It is just consistent training and positive reinforcement.

Good Luck

By Kim O on Nov 20, 2009 | Reply

You can use an empty pop can w/ marbles or pennies in it and shake it at the dog and say no or stay. P.S. put tape over the opening.

By bassetnut on Nov 21, 2009 | Reply

1) Obedience training (always a good idea - find a good class in your area)

2) Door training

3) Attach leash before opening door.

4) Baby gate across hall/vestibule entrance to keep dog away from door.

By P. Chan on Nov 24, 2009 | Reply

What breed of dog do you own? I used to have a boxer and she used to run out all of the time. We had to chase her down and bribe her with a piece of cheese to come home. The shock collar could work (My grandma used one and it worked) though make sure you don’t keep it on all day or it will hurt the dog. Also perhaps getting a fence would help.

By austinvillegirl on Nov 27, 2009 | Reply

We had the same problem with our lhasa…..only she wouldn’t come back until she was ready. First of all, to solve this, you need to understand part of the problem is that your dog feels she is the ‘alpha’. She is the leader, in other words. She’s assumed this role because she has to, not because she wants to. You need to work with her, like we did our lhasa. It took just two days for her to learn “sit” and “stay” - use treats to reward her for listening and don’t expect her to ’stay’ forever. Daphnie (our lhasa) only sits and stays for about a minute or two, but it’s long enough for you to get in/out of the house without him running. When its ‘potty time’ she needs to be on a leash. It’s hard, but they really do want YOU to be the alpha! Best of luck!

By Endif on Nov 29, 2009 | Reply

Your foot.
Or hold the collar.
Or put the dog in another room first.

By Siggy on Dec 2, 2009 | Reply

I know it’s difficult. Obedience training seems cruel at times, but it really isn’t. And it’s easier than one might think.

You don’t want to be TOO hard on the dog when she/he wants to go out because she/he may stop asking to go out all together. That might be bad on the carpet.

Start by using a choker collar on a leach, in the house and when you take the dog for a walk. Use the proper commands and train, train, train. It doesn’t take long. There are books on the subject and a whole host of schools.

I have owned more than ten dogs in my life and took my most recent dog to training. She is the most well minded dog I’ve have ever owned; it was well worth it.

Good luck
Siggy

By Jennifer on Dec 3, 2009 | Reply

Train the dog. Hold her in front of the door and open it. If she is trained to sit, tell her to sit. Tell her “stay” while the door is open. Then praise her and give her a treat. Then put a leash on her and make her wait until you say it’s ok to go out the door. Give her a treat for going out the door after you say it’s ok. Do this over and over until your dog learns to pay attention to your commands. You don’t want your dog to become a treat hog though, so eventually start cutting back on the treats, but always give lots of praise when your dog follows your commands. Good luck!

By Jane Marple on Dec 6, 2009 | Reply

Does your dog obey to the command ’stay’?
Once my dog understood that command I started practicing at the door with him. I would sit him there, tell him to stay and then open the door a little. If he’d move one eye I’d give him the command again using also the hand command. If he’d give me a few seconds without moving I would give him a treat. I did it again and again each time opening the door a little more. When I go for walks I always have him stay, then I open the door, I go out first then him. Same thing when we come back, same when we get out of the car, I get out, I open the car door and he stays till I say . Repetition, repetition, repetition.