My dog ran away yesterday, She listens really well in the house. Outside your talking to a wall. Help?

Question

I tried that. Never works, sadly I have to use bribery. Car Rides.

My parents won't buy a shock collar.(I'm14) And shes going to classes right now. yea we got her back to. But when theres dogs/people/open areas, you talking to the wind.

well, she wheres a choke chain, I accidently clipped it on the wrong clip,yes she was ona leash.but she slipped out of her collar.

some info on my dog, Nala, spayed female. 1 year and a quarter. a Malamute/German Shepherd mix.

Answer 1

Have you ever heard of a leash?! Most dogs DONT listen outside, they get too excited. use your brain and put your f-ing dog on a leash

Answer 2

This is a training issue. That said, some dogs will always run away. Therefore, you really have to know your dog and her limits. Don't place her in a situation where she can run away (and always be mindful of open gates and such). But in general, training can helps.

Before I give some hints on training, is she spayed? Spaying her is key. First, if she is not spayed, she will have a desire to roam. Unless you are a professional breeder, which you are not based on your question, your dog should be spayed. This will not only prevent unwanted pregnancies, but her desire to roam (and hence run away) will also drop. Additionally, you are lowering her risk of cancer as she ages. There are places, like a Humane Society, that will even spay for free (or for very low cost). So do not delay.

But assuming that she is spayed and that you have done at least some obedience training, here is how to work on the "come" command when she is outside. Get a prong collar. Ask the clerk to show you how to attach this to your dog and how to properly use it. Unlike her normal collar, which should be loose, a prong collar should fit just right around her neck. Proper use is key because if you do not use it right, you can hurt her or it will be completely ineffective. So do ask. Then get yourself about a 30 ft. leash and some gloves. Lastly, get treats (kibble) and carry them on you. You may even get a dog whistle.

Attach the prong collar and the leash (or lead) to the collar. Go to an open field. First, start as if you are taking her for a walk. She should be in a "heel" command. If your dog is pulling you or walking in front of you, then you need to go back a few steps and work on basic obedience commands. I recommend taking her to obedience classes so that both your dog AND you will learn these commands and how you should enforce them. But again, assuming she has at least some training, begin the walk as normal with her in a heel (where she is by your side, or slightly behind you).

Then let out the leash, slowly at first. Give her maybe 10 feet. Release her from the heel command. As she starts to wander away, call her to you. If she doesn't come, give the leash a jerk - hard enough so that the prong collar tightens around her neck and she feels a "nip", but not so hard that you yank her off her feet or that she is hurt. It's often tough to grab these long leashes with your bare hands, hence why I suggest the gloves. After you tug on the leash, you should have her attention. Keep calling her to you in a sweet voice. Say "Come" again only once, but keep up the praise ("Good girl, that's it, to daddy, good girl, oh what a good girl."). Her head may be down slightly and her tail wagging hard as she has a look of obedience and general happiness to her. When she arrives, praise her more and reward with a treat.

Repeat this process, slowly letting out the lead more and more each time, until she is the full 30 feet away. Each time she fails to come when you give the command, yank the leash, then repeat the command just once, while heavily praising her as she walks to you. Reward with a treat.

She is learning that not coming when called results in you giving her a "nip" in the neck. But if she does come when called, she gets praise, hugs and treats.

Now, with the dog whistle, you can do the same thing. But instead of saying "come" you blow the whistle. Other than that, the entire process is exactly the same. If she ignores the whistle, yank the leash, praise when she comes to you, etc. Now she is learning that both "come" and the whistle mean the same thing. The whistle is good in many ways. A dog whistle is desinged such that even though we bearly hear it, she should hear it loud and clear (assuming her hearing is well). And when you are in an open field, this whistle can be very beneficial as it will carry farther than your voice.

If all of this still doesn't work, you may need to resort to a shock collar. As she starts to wander, give her the command to come. If she doesn't, give her a slight shock. Again, used properly, this is not cruel - it is highly effective. But you MUST know how to use it. I do not use a shock collar in my training as I have found the lead to be enough. But all dogs need reinforcement of the commands, so you may always need to take one or two steps back to help retrain/reinforce and then proceed.

Lastly, the reason why your dog listens well in the house and not outside is because of enforcement. Inside the house, you can enforce your commands. If she doesn't do it, you probably correct her. So she has learned to obey. But outside, she has learned that she doesn't have to listen because you cannot enforce your command. This is a key training tip for YOU. Never give a command that you cannot enforce. If you want her to sit and you are not there to enforce the command in case she blows you off, then do not give said command. That is, do not set her up for failure. What that teaches her is that obeying you is optional. Only give commands when you can enforce them.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Obedience training. Your dog and everyones for that matter should be obedience trained and reliable in all the basic commands. First it has to be reliable on leash and then off leash. Ever heard of obedience training? It is for every dog. It makes a great pet even that much better and, this applies in your case, a safer dog. You want a better dog don't you?

Also do not listen to any jerk that suggests a shock collar, or squirt bottle, or anything that makes the dog obey you because it fears that thing. Because it will teach the dog to fear you. I know the last thing you want is to have your dog fear you.

Any dog that I have trained I can stop it in its tracks with just one command issued one time. Anyone can do it. Dogs love to be trained and it gives them confidence.

Answer 4

Yes, this is a training issue. However, one thing that has not been mentioned, which is VERY important for you to understand, is that dogs DO NOT generalize. That's why your puppy listens so well in the house, but when you go outside, its like she has no clue all of a sudden what "sit" means. That's because technically, she doesn't. You are asking her to do something ("sit") in an area that she has never been asked to do anything before. Your best bet is to re-train and help your dog re-learn the commands she knows inside, outside. It's basically a whole new process.

Another tip, to help prevent running away, is to work on and master the "come when called" command. That way, when your dog gets loose, you can use the command to have her return to you. The trick to "come" is to only say it once, and AWLAYS reward heavily for coming when called. NEVER punish your dog for coming to you (even if she almost gets hit by a car and you want to kill her, praise, praise, praise). And be sure to GRAB THAT COLLAR when she does come to you. Otherwise, she might "dine and dash" if you know what I mean. Also, never say "come" in a mean or threatening way. I knew someone who did this and she had to start using another comand word ("here") because her dog would not come to her using the "come" command.

Obedience training will definetly help, but still keep in mind that you need to practice the skills your puppy learns in all different places, not just at home. The best thing for distraction work is to go to a dog park, or someplace really stimulating, like PetSmart/Petco. My dog just passed intermediate obedience, but sometimes in Petsmart, he looks at me like I have two heads if I ask him to sit. Like he's never heard that word before! Anyway, keep practicing and her skills will refine with time.

Best of luck!

Answer 5

Well inform cops, friends, neighbors, and even random people about your missing dog. Put up posters and home for the best. There is a big chnce somebody will find your dog and return her to you if she has a collar. Or wait it out. If she knows where the food is she will most likely come home. Leave the gate open, look for signs that shes around, put food outside. Anything that hints you to where she may be will help. Consider her favorite places to go for walks, check in woods or meadows. Try to find a place within a mile - mile and a half of your home where it's warm, or dy, unless your having hot days, look for somewhere cool. I wish you the best of luck finding your dog!


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well, I would look around for her in parks, woods, meadows then or places where people are; put up some missing dog signs and keep looking.

Answer 6

You have to do what you have to do! My dog does the same thing and as soon as I open up the car door she runs back and jumps in. You'll probably never be able to trust your dog outside without a leash.

Answer 7

My dog runs from me only. The trainer said he was not a good candidate so I got a pinch collar, a harness and a retractable leash.I think they make him go faster and further,I am so afraid that a car is going to hit him.From day one he never obeyed ME.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

So is she missing, or is she just running around and you can't get her to come back? If she's missing, make up fliers and post them around the neighborhood. Drop one off at each vet, clinic, shelter in your area. Call a few surrounding areas and make sure they have your dog's description and your contact information in case your dog gets brought in.

If she's just outside but won't come back to you, try tempting her with some treats. If she won't come to you to take one, toss one over by her...then try to make them closer and closer to your home. Eventually you should be able to toss one inside so she'll go after it. Then she's in. OR, if she's really into a certain toy, you could try that. My dog LOVES laser lights...so much so that we can literally control him with one. He'll chase it all over the yard, and then right back into the house.

Once you've gotten her back, it's time to work on some training. One of the easiest ways to get your dog used to coming to you when called is to keep treats on you at all times. Start by standing in front of your dog, hold a treat up, then start running backwards while saying, "Come on, come on!"...as she follows you, she gets treats. Throw a treat off to the side so that she has to go get it. This will give you time to move away from her a bit before calling again. She will come again (unless she really hates treats, lol), and you can reward her again. Keep training sessions short, but keep up on it daily.

Once she's gotten good at staying with you in a general area, you can widen it. For instance, my dog loves going out in the woods and chasing prey. Sometimes he stays in the underbrush too long, however, so I've taken to giving him a treat every time he comes back to me when I call him. It's amazing how quickly he learned to ignore the bushes and come back to mom when she calls him:)

Good luck!

I just read your update and I can relate. Cooper was the EXACT same way. I'm taking it your dog is fairly young? How long have you had her? We got Cooper when he was 6 months old. He used to run after EVERYTHING. Other people, dogs...blades of grass, lol. As he's gotten older and become more attached to us, he's calmed down a bit. Plus, we've done some at-home training and such. Now the only thing we really have to worry about is other dogs. Hopefully the classes help!

And don't listen to these nasty people who don't seem to understand that there are ways a dog can get out WITHOUT the owner just letting them run free. Cooper has pushed people out of the way and shot out the door before, so I know what you're going through. Just tell the idiots of the world to kiss your ***:)

Answer 10

Try training her with a shock collar. Lots of people think they are cruel but you tell me what is worse, your dog getting lost for good, your dog getting hit by a car or, you sending a few harmless volts of electricity into your dogs neck to train her into behaving in a safe manner?

Answer 11

Have you tried training with treats? If your dog learns that you always have them, she'll listen much better...a little bribery goes a long ways..