How do I get my dog to stop running away?

Question

Sometimes, my dog runs out to the front lawn, and she's fine. She runs around a bit and then comes back in the house. But other times, she runs down the block and won't listen to me.

Answer 1

Remove her legs. Sorry, I just could not help that.

They sell a great transmitter and receiver that when they cross the transmitters boundary it tingles the dog enough that they do not like it, they learn real fast not to go beyond the boundary. I have two dogs, it works great! and I would never remove their legs, honest.
Check them out here:
http://radiofence.com/

Answer 2

It's natural for a dog to "explore". Things like this, getting into garbage, etc are best accomplished not with training but by preventing it (like putting the trash container in a cabinet, etc). In this case. a fence might solve the problem. Alternatives are a kennel run or chaining him while he's outside pottying (or just by keeping him on a leash). Remember that he should have shelter and water even if its only for a half hour. For the training end, whenever he does come to you, make sure your praise is lavish. If you're not too embarressed, use a high voice. He needs to think coming to you is the best thing in all the world - better even then exploring. Also, never ever punish or use unpleasant body language when he does come to you - even if he ignored you at first. In the dog's way of thinking, you'd be punishing him for coming to you. If he ignores you, go to him but don't chase him if he runs - it becomes a game. I hope this helps in this rather frustrating problem.

Answer 3

I'll venture to say that the days she runs and won't listen she has felt cooped up in the house and wants to go somewhere. You could try the electric fence, but beware you NEED to take the collar off while the dog is in the house, certain appliances set the radio transmitter off. Also don't forget to take the electric collar off when taking her for a car ride. Or you could try a leash.

Answer 4

Positive reinforcement works best for dogs. You'll have to work on the command "come." Keep some of her favorite treats in your pocket when you take her outside. Start by having her on a long leash. Step 10 - 12 feet away and say, "come." Gently pull her toward you. When she comes to you, immediately reward her with a treat (something tasty like a bit of hotdog). After working with her consistently for a week or so, she will associate obeying the command "come" with a tasty treat. Once she starts obeying you, you can take her off leash... but you might have to keep some treats in your pocket for a while! Give it a try. Good luck!

Answer 5

Training is in order,

first you need to teacher her to sit and stay then lie down and stay, when getting started stay traing ALWAYS use a leash.
after she masters the Stay, go to the come, simply have her sit or lie down and stay, go a couple feet straight in front of her and call her, be VERY excited and enthusiatic that way she will want to come!

after a while take her off the leash and train her the same way, soon enough she will be trained well and will quite the running away,

you can look at some diffrent training books at your local libray of dog/puppy traing, there are also clubs for dog training!

Answer 6

Be persistent. My dog does the same thing. When she gets close to the edge of the lawn I pretend I'm not looking, then I catch her in the act and say "no" "inside". The tone of my voice gets her attention and she know's she's caught. When she comes in like she's supposed to, I reward her. Those fences and stuff are pricey. Sometimes If she doesn't pay attention to me, I go after her. And with every step my voice gets angrier.

Answer 7

get one of those invisible fence contraptions. you bury it around the perimeter of your yard, and there's a receiver that clips to your dog's collar... when she runs outside, she can be in the yard all she pleases. she tries to run outside the yard, the fence sends a little electrical signal to the reciever that will shock her and let her know that what she's doing is a no-no.

the shock doesn't physically hurt the dog, just so you know.. it's just enough that they associate running out of the yard with something negative so they won't do it quite so often. it's really just a very basic form of behavior modifcation therapy, and from what i've heard it's relatively affordable and quite effective.

Answer 8

Tie a see-through nylon string to her, it has to be light so she will think nothing is tied to her. When you walk around she should follow you and if she does, give her a treat. And with a couple of days, take off that nylon string and she may automatically follow you

My dog loves to chew on stringy stuff, when she runs away, I call her with a rug and she will come and chew away. In short, show your dog something she likes to chew,eat or whatever

Answer 9

I just heard a rather effective and questionable solution for this the other day.

Put a nice long leash on him/her and if they satrt running just keep calling their name and if they dont listen by the end give a hard yank as they reach the end and send em flyin. On the bright side youll likely only have to do it once (maybe twice)

Answer 10

she may smell another dog or a rabbit. no one knows why dogs run down the road. get a fence because if she gets hit by a car that would really suck. either that or put a runner in your yard.

Answer 11

Stop kicking her every time you get angry!
Sorry couldn't help it I would say keep her on a long leach and if she starts to run pull her in till you see that she stops running and learned not to run.Good luck.