Every time the frunt door opens my minni oin runs off as fast as her little legs will go got any helpful hints

Question

my dog runs away everey chance she gets and she wont come when i call her she will come to me when i have her in the house but the minnet she gets outside she forgets what the word come means any advice that could help

Answer 1

Dogs that run away and don't come when called are usually exhibiting their "independence" and "dominance". (If you chase after your dog, you are teaching her that you are a "follower", not a leader.) She need you to lead. She needs you to set the boundaries so she understands what she can and cannot do. These are training issues.

One of the best things to do to keep a dog from bolting out the door is to train the dog to "sit" when you open a door, and "stay" until you tell it it's okay to step through the doorway. You'll have to start with interior doors, of course. And keep up the training until she's 100% compliant with your directions.

Then move your training to an exterior door that opens out onto a fenced in area. Keep training her to "sit" and "stay" at this door until she's 100% compliant... Then you can try out the front door.

For "recall" (having the dog come to you when called), start out in small increments.

First have her sit in front of you. Call her name, and the instant she looks at you, tell her "yes!" so she knows she did the right thing, and give her a treat. Keep doing this until she looks at you every time you call her name. (Repeat this training for about 5 minutes every day until she's at 100%.)

Then put a little distance between her and you. Call her name and have her come to you. When she complies, tell her "yes!" so she knows she did the right thing, and give her a treat. Keep doing this until she comes that short distance to you every time you call her name. (Repeat this training for about 5 minutes every day.)

Then keep expanding the distance between the two of you. Call her name and have her come to you. When she complies, tell her "yes!" so she knows she did the right thing, and give her a treat. Keep doing this until she comes to you every time you call her name no matter how much distance is between you.

In the meanwhile, don't let her near any door without first putting her leash on.

Answer 2

What breed is this? Some breeds are just more apt to run off than others (high-drive working breeds for the most part). Also, they are more likely to do this at a certain age in their development (the "teenager" stage). So you should consider those two factors.

Besides that, make sure you teach the dog basic commands and have a good relationship as far as obedience goes. "Wait" is essential. Teach her to wait every time you go in and out the door with her, never letting her go in or out before you. Never let her rush out the door, even if you are heading out and have her on leash. She must get your permission each time.

When the door opens for a visitor or something, give the dog something to do, go to her bed or sit or something, and reward her when she does this instead of running out the door. Soon she'll learn that it's more beneficial for her to behave instead of bolting.

Answer 3

First this is often a sign that she isn't getting teh exercise seh needs.
There are a few things to try.
1) have a leash at teh door before you open it put teh lesh on her, make her set. if you can have some friends help you with this
2) if you haven't get her into a dog obedience class.
3)You need to work on the come on leash outside
4) try to get her out for more exercise
You may need to do more than just one.
Good luck

Answer 4

I watched a whole show on this! What you do is put your dog on a leash and have someone knock on your door and if he/she tries to run off give him/her a little tug and then when the dog gets to the stage of not running off you still keep her on a leash but don't hold it just keep getting the dog farther and farther away and then eventually the dogs knows not to run of trust me it worked with my dog!

Answer 5

I might often decide upon to get a tattoo of the countless signal with the quote "And in that second, I swear we have been countless" from a publication I learn known as The Perks of Being A Wallflower. I'd often placed it someplace round my rib or hip discipline.

Answer 6

take your dog to doggie parks were they are fenced in and do that often then she'll truly know what the outside is all about.so the next time you open your door they'll have already experienced the outside so they MAY go outside but won't run around!

Answer 7

One, look everytime you open the door and if she tries to escape shout "NO" loudly and repeat until she gets back. If she does get out do not chase her let her chase you. Stimulate their prey drive by getting her attention and then running back towards the house. She will then chase you.

Answer 8

I have the same kind of dog.she used to do that when she was little.Try taking your dog on walks and let her run down some of the energy.that might help....idk

Jessica

Answer 9

Walks, walks, walks. Your dog is demanding exercise and demanding exploration. Every dog should be taken for at least two walks a day for a minimum of a half hour each walk. Proper walking techniques are also a must in establishing leadership both inside and outside of the home. It's always good to switch up your route every so often, too, that way it doesn't become mundane and routine and allows her to explore the neighborhood under your control.
Proper walks start from the moment you put the leash on the dog. Before you even attach it, the dog must be in a calm and submissive state. If she gets excited when she sees the leash, give her a quick but firm touch to the side of the neck, followed by a "sshhtt" noise - this will redirect her attention away from the thing that exciting her and back to you, where you should direct her to sit. Give her a few moments to settle into a calm state, and then attach the leash, always making sure that the collar is at the high part of the neck at all times, as this is where you have control, at the lower part, she has the control and she will know and use this to her advantage in any way she can. When leaving the house, you exit first, followed by her. During the duration of the walk, she should be either at your side or behind you, Never in front of you. If she starts to creep forward, give a quick but firm tug upward on the leash, followed by the same "sshhtt" sound. She should immediately slow down and walk by your side or behind you. If not, give another quick but firm tug upward and stop walking. Make her sit and wait a few moments. When she has calmed and is looking at you waiting for her next command, you may begin walking again. Do not let her decide when to start walking and when to stop walking. Also, don't allow her to sniff around or stop to relieve herself until she has displayed proper submissive walking. Once she is walking properly beside or behind you, as a reward you may give more slack on the leash so that she may sniff and explore and do her business, though unless she is relieving herself, you should always keep moving in a forward motion. This makes it so that she isn't as easily distracted by scents she may pick up. Keep in mind that any tension you have on the leash should only be there when you are making a correction for an unwanted behavior. Otherwise there should be no tension on the leash whatsoever. When you return home, again, you enter first, followed by her. (Be sure there is pleanty of water for her to drink when she returns, and after walking is also a good time to feed her.)
Once you've taken her for a nice long walk to expell some of her energy, you can start her door training. This is basically teaching her to respect the door at all times, giving her boundaries as to how close she's allowed to go without your permission. First, have her sit at least 5-10 feet from the doorway. Make her stay and walk toward the door. If she stands or moves toward the door, immediately turn and give a quick but firm touch to the side of the neck using your index and middle fingers, followed by that same "sshtt" sound. If she doesn't sit right away, give her a sit command and turn toward the door again. (Calm assertive energy is a must at all times. Any time you start to get worked up, worried, nervous or anything other than calm confidence, your dog will pick up on that and react negatively to it. Dogs feed off of our energy, so a calm and assertive mind set from you is what they need to be calm and submissive.) When you get to the door, open it up and stand there for a moment. Again, if she stands or moves toward the door, correct it immediately with the same touch and sound technique. All you're doing here is setting her limitations. She isn't allowed to go near the door, she isn't allowed to move toward an open door, and she certainly isn't allowed outside without your permission. Do this several times, begin consistant with your techniques and she'll pick up on it in no time. The key to rehabilitating a behavior is repetition of the same corrective technique and consistancy, in that every day you reinforce the rules that are set for her. When you are able to open the door without so much as an ear lift from her, be sure to reward her for her calm submission. A nice firm massage of the neck and back is more than suitable in letting her know that she's doing the right thing and pleasing you.
It's also important to know that there are three requirements that all dogs need. Exercise. Discipline. And Affection. In that order. Many people make the mistake of offering affection first and foremost, then exercise, and then discipline. Discipline is not hitting your dog or yelling at it. It's simply correcting unwanted or unacceptable behaviors the very moment they happen. It sets rules, boundaries and limitations, which all dogs need, and they need to be reinforced on a daily basis.
Affection should only be given when the dog is in a calm submissive state. This can be after a proper walk, after the dog has obeyed a command or completed a task that you asked it to do. Remember, affection given to a dog reinforces the behavior or mental state that it had just before the affection was given.
Example: If the dog is laying on the floor and affection is given, it lets the dog know that calm submission is rewarded. However, if the dog is whining, jumping around, barking, fearing something, nervous, anxious, etc. and affection is given, it only nurtures that state of mind and lets the dog know that those behaviors are not only tollerable, but rewareded with your affection. Plus, it tells the dog that you are a weak leader, which can lead to other behavioral issues.
The key to having a well balanced, happy and healthy dog, both mentally and physically - is a consistant calm and assertive owner who gives pleanty of exercise, proper discipline for unwanted/unacceptable behaviors, and proper affection for good calm submissive behaviors.
Hopefully I was able to help you out in some way. If not, it may be helpful to contact your vet and ask for the name of a recommended behavioralist who can help you find a technique that works for both you and your dog to rid you of this issue before it developes into something more serious, or before she's injured.
Best of luck to you with this issue!