I recently adopted a dog from the humane society. The first time I opened the door to put him outside he slipped past me and ran as fast and far as he could.
My older dog who recently passed away never did this.
Please advise.
2006-12-24 02:26:18 · 10 answers · asked by mom 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
First, congratulations on giving a shelter dog a "forever home"! Only a truly caring person does that!
My boy will run, too - so he's never allowed out alone. I've run after him, calling his name - and when he spots me, I run toward home, again calling his name, and he chases me home!
He now has a trainer, and the last time he slipped his collar and began to take off, she told him to stay and he did! He just needed to get to know both of us - and now he'll do whatever we say. Your dog just needs the same time to get to know you and your wants.
2006-12-24 05:20:46 · answer #1 · answered by MomBear 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Attach a long line to the live ring or the choker on the dogs neck. A word here about chokers, I consider the usual kind cruel and have not used them in over 20 years. I used a prong collar and it works much better for the dog. And before anyone gets upset put a prong collar on one thigh and a regular choker on the other and give yourself a GODD correction. You will be feeling the choker correction for a few days, I promise. Now back to the lesson at hand. Hold one end of the long line in your hand and open the door for the dog to see. As soon as he runs for it, you go the other way holding the line. You will hear and see the results from his actions. Reel him in and do it again. If he is stupid he will try it. It only takes 2-3 times for a dog to understand that he should not do this. The next time you offer him the opportunity to run, he might sit there and look at you, which is exactly what you want him to do, LOOK AT YOU. You can do this as often as you need to and there is a follow up that will ensure your dog will NEVER run away from you again. Now, for all the bleeding hearts out there, YOU DID NOT MAKE THE DOG DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE HIM PAIN. HE DID THIS ON HIS OWN, HE MADE A MISTAKE, AND HE WAS ALLOWED TO LEARN FROM IT. just all of us are supposed to. And if you still cannot satisfy your selves with the above statement, think of scraping the dog off the street when he WILL get hit by a car. And NO, you cannot sugarcoat the actions needed to be taken to save a dog's life and try it another way. He needs to have it put inhis head in such a way that he will never try it again.
2006-12-24 02:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-01 03:34:30 · answer #3 · answered by duperne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, of course he ran - the dog doesn't even know you. Since you say you had a dog before, surely you know they have to be trained before you can blithely open a door and expect a dog to just sit there. Get someone to teach you how to train a dog before you scrape this up of the road!
2006-12-24 02:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
my dog does/did that too. I trained him to stay in the yard first on the leash and slowly allowed him to come off, when I was there with him. If he does run away, he always comes back but i find calling "cookie!" or "dinner!" works, because he wants food.
2006-12-24 02:35:55 · answer #5 · answered by Gum Chewer 2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't say what type of dog it is.
But the dog may need exercise and to learn that not running is a good thing.
2006-12-24 02:29:14 · answer #6 · answered by dancingmaveric 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The DOG is like your husband....Respect him...Treat him well...make him happy...Neither your Dog nor yr Husband will run away from U
2006-12-24 02:33:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
keep a leash on him. If he trys budging 2 the other direction,get ur newspaper ready.
2006-12-24 02:37:11 · answer #8 · answered by kita B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a fence
have the dog on leash at all times -
take it to OBEDIENCE lessons - this is a MUST for all dogs and will help it bond to you
2006-12-24 02:35:26 · answer #9 · answered by CF_ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get an invisible fence.
2006-12-24 02:29:57 · answer #10 · answered by shania3949 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋