We have a golden retriever mix that we adopted from a shelter when she was about 1-2 years old. She is a great dog except that she will run away whenever given the chance. She does very well while on the leash but as soon as she senses freedom, she bolts. Any suggestions?
2007-03-13 06:53:57 · 8 answers · asked by Pam R 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
we already have a fence, but I would just love to have her walk around the rest of the yard with me without her running away
2007-03-13 06:56:20 · update #1
Breaking a dog of bad habits requires patience and perserverence . The dog has to understand what you expect of it. The hardest thing for most people is the word NO when working with a dog keep the dog with you and when ever it tries to leave your side FIRMLY pull it back and say STAY do not fall into the trap of treating your dog with "love" when it misbehaves. Dogs rely on the hierarchy order in life in other words YOU have to be the boss as a last resort you can invest in a shock collar that activates when the dog approaches the yard perimeter effective if you don't have or want to take the time to train the dog.Primarily its about spending time with the animal and being firm in your discipline.
2007-03-13 07:18:06 · answer #1 · answered by richard g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Invisible Fencing. Unfortunately I think she's probably beyond the point of training to trust that she will remain in the yard alone. My sister has a golden and she too had wondering problems so they go the invisible fencing which has worked great. The electrical cord (fence) that lined the property has been dysfunctional for 3 years now (lawn mower ran it over) but the dog doesn't know it and hasn't left the yard once.
2007-03-13 07:05:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consistency in training.
First, never give a command that you can not enforce.
Second, you will need to have the dog on a long lead (20-50 foot rope) until it fully understands recall.
Third, the dog will need to be 90% reliable on lead before you start training off lead. The dog will also need to be 90% reliable with no distractions before any should be added to the training environment.
2007-03-13 07:09:32 · answer #3 · answered by tom l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/feKir
If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.
It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.
2016-02-15 17:35:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shock collar. I have a mastiff that likes to jump my fence and that was the only solution I found that worked. It is a product from a company called Petsafe. It has a wireless system that puts out a magnetic field in an adjustable radius from the controller. The collar beeps twice before it shocks and the shock level is adjustable, so when they get accustomed to it you can turn the level down to a slight shock or just the beeps and no shock. I've felt the shock just to test it out and it's not real bad, definitely not enough to be inhumane. It works great and has saved me a lot of worrying and headaches, not to mention loss of sleep trying to find him in the middle of the night.
2007-03-13 07:43:08 · answer #5 · answered by Polamalu is God 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is never a good idea have a dog off leash unless they're in an enclosed area because you never know when they might see something they want to chase after (IE cat, car, etc) Secondly, even in the front yard of your own house ..no fence and no leash equals violation of the leash law. Yes, you could be cited.
2007-03-13 07:31:36 · answer #6 · answered by smurf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ele fence or underground fence works pretty good but at that age I dont know if you can border train her with a leash like a 6-9 month old pup
2007-03-13 06:57:19 · answer #7 · answered by Peggy C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-14 10:57:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont take her of lead wen on walk and take her to dog training like am doing tonight
2007-03-13 07:10:29 · answer #9 · answered by poppyford 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋