Defiant dog?!?

Question

We have a glass backdoor and I let the dogs out to play in the backyard. Bella, a german shepherd mix, has begun whining to go outside, and as soon as I let her out, she's bolting the door, jumping sometimes 6 feet in the air in an attempt to get back in. I'm scared she's going to break the door and herself in the process. A stern no doesn't work, and I've tried pulling out her blanket/toys in her kennel and putting her in there alone for 10-15 minutes, but it's not working.
She was a rescue dog who was beaten before I got her, so I will not hit her under ANY circumstances.
How can I fix this?

There is NO way I'm being cruel. 5 minutes outside isn't long enough to be cruel. Take your aggression elsewhere darling.

Answer 1

I had a friend who had this same problem. Let the dog out and when she starts trying to get back in, use another door to get to the back yard. Come up behind her and yell NO! Scare her good enough to stop her. Thn tell her to sit, stay, and go inside and then let her in. Do this every day until she understands that if she sits quietly and waits at the door, you will notice her and let her in.

Answer 2

being on the other side of a glass door can trigger separaton anxiety. We have six dogs, and ONE of them has the problem. So we go out with them. It's much easier. Doggie doors aren't practical in the area we live in...there are too many other creatures who use them to come IN...but they DO make them for sliding doors, and they're not all that expensive. They're also really easy to build. I don't know if that really will help, but it's a viable option. Time outs usually aren't effective for a scared dog.

Answer 3

Something is scaring her so much that she wants to be back in where it's safe. When you go out back with her does she still try to rush back inside? If she does, there is something in the environment that she finds scary and feels the need to run away from it. Take here on lead, this way you can monitor her responses and keep her from rushing the back door. She may need you out there with her for a while before she get comfy going alone. When dogs are in a scared state they don't understand why they are being punished, all they know is that they are getting repremanded for being sacred and that scary thing really is bad in mom is unpset too. Try to break it down and see what is making her bolt.

Answer 4

It's in no way the canine, it is continuously the trainer. You haven't gotten across to him that this is unacceptable conduct. He does not realise that he is doing whatever mistaken. Put him on a strict time table. Take him outside to potty each time he eats; whenever he drinks; each time he is carried out enjoying; each time he wakes up; earlier than he goes to sleep and any time he looks like he is pondering of pottying within the condominium. You have to watch him regularly. If you happen to can't watch him then put him in a crate. Every time you are taking him external, use the equal door, and say the equal thing. I coach mine, "Potty external?" Then when he's available in the market ON LEASH with you, stand still and tell him quietly, potty external. As he's pottying, quietly inform him, "excellent boy. Potty outside, just right boy." This let's him understand that that is what you need him to do. The fundamental thing is to watch him diligently so that he does no longer have an accident within the residence. And you are going to need to smooth all the spots he has already pottied in the apartment with an enzymatic cleaner in order that the smell is removed. If you are diligent and educate him correctly, you're going to have a housebroken dog in 6 months or so. But with each mistake within the house, you'll be starting at square one. The errors are YOUR fault, no longer the dog's considering he's studying what you need. And it's going to aid for those who change your angle toward him. Stop thinking of him as 'headstrong and defiant'. That automatically places you into a negative body of mind about him. At no point to your post do you say you praised him AS he was once going potty external. All you say is 'he'll spend always he wants outside'. That isn't instructing. That's anticipating him to read your intellect that you need him to potty in the market and not within the apartment. 'showing him what he did flawed' way nothing to a dog. He peed. You factor it out. So? How does that teach him it is unsuitable? Even a disappointing tone of voice (I learn that as whining at him) will not tell him anything. Follow the guidelines I furnished above and do some work at training your dog who's lots smarter than you suppose.

Answer 5

would it be possible that once the door closes she [the dog] goes into panic mode as you are in side and she is NOT..... hence she is away from mummy and that is what is making her behave in that way...........obviously not an expert in anyway but could you leave the door open even IF you are outside with her and that way you can judge if it is the closed door that is making her crazy..........

we have a dog we found and she throws her self to the ground and rolls over if you have a broom in your hand, rolled over and peed on her self whilst crying when we came home [just the once mind you] with paper bags with our shopping in................etc etc like you no idea what she was treated like before we just shuffle around it as we find the things that upset her the most................like with the broom issue I let my daughter know I am getting the broom, she grabs the dog and gives her a big cuddle and keeps talking and stroking all the time as for the paper bags we just don't get them any more.....she is almost as bad with plastic but she also knows that the plastic brings her toys and treats so sits at a distance till she gets her special and then dashes off.................lol NOT always a new one sometimes we just take one of her old toys and put it in the bag for her.

Regards

Answer 6

Take control of the situation. Put your dogs on a schedule to outside so you are in charge of her comings and goings. If it's play time put them in sit in front of the door and YOU give them the command to go outside. When you're letting them back put them in sit and give them the command to come back in. Don't let her train you - if she's whining then ignore her, distract her with toys, put her in another room etc. She should be on a schedule for potty times and for play times. Once these rules are instilled it should help her from whining at the door and jumping up and down to be let back in.

You can also put up a baby gate if you have a deck leading to the door.

Good Luck

Answer 7

Obviously you can't get a 'doggy door' because you have a glass door. Owning two dogs myself, I recommend getting a sliding screen door? My two dogs (Golden Retriever, Pomeranian) have both learned to open the door with their paws- on their own, I did not teach them this. Whenever they want to go out, they can just slide it open! I think that maybe your dog, since it's a rescue dog, feels insecure by itself, for whatever reason- it may have been left home alone a lot, and it probably wants you to come play with it!

Answer 8

Like everything else, it is a matter of trusting you.
I have invested in a fabric screen door that I mount over the existing open door which the dog can go out and come back in . It worked well. It established the trust and they come and go as they please. The next few times, I close one of the real doors and they will just look through the glass to try and catch my attention to let them in.
Your dog really wants to explore the outside. It is the door that she is afraid of, it is keeping her away from you and that scares her.

Answer 9

We had this problem with our dog (don't worry, she outgrew it after 10 years). The best solution was for me to go outside with her. I still do most days.

The doggie door might work... I want one, but haven't found one that will work for our house, yet. But it might not if she has a lot of phobias (listen while you are outside, you'll hear cars, lawn equipment, kids, and other noises). She might refuse to go outside altogether and have accidents inside.

So the best bet is to keep slip-ons by the back door and go outside, too. I find it is a nice way to enjoy my yard, anyway. :o) As long as I HAVE to.

Answer 10

a dog door would help !! i would never recommend putting the dog, in the kennel for punishment !!she needs a save haven which should be the kennel.you said she was abused,try spending one on one time with her. she needs to be reassured,that she is safe now.and that she can TRUST YOU .