i have a yellow lab who is about a year old. i was wondering how to train her to stay in the yard and not run off if i was to let her outside. this is our first dog we have had so im kind of new to this...any suggestions would help
thanks
2007-09-15 06:55:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
my backyard is fenced in and everytime i let her out she goes to it and jumps it and runs off. so i put her on a chain that runs the lenghth of our yard, but the moment i take it her off of it she jumps.
2007-09-15 07:09:16 · update #1
that's just it. labradors are too friendly. they will go out with other people .. give him a leash first so he'll know that he just belongs there. get a retractable type of leash so that if he goes out of the way which you don't want him to go to, just pull him right back... later on, or eventually, he will just develop that sense of dog-master relationship.. he will eventually learn that pulling his leash means no" and therefore, he will just stay with you.
i always bond with my dogs.... and they have cages here at home. when you train a dog., you have to let him know what your rules are. make him understand what you mean. at first, my dogs don't come to me when i want them to ... but they just realized and learned that the word "come" means to go over to me. and in their cages,they learned to go right back in after peeing or making po*.....
so, i hope you can develop a good relationship with your dog. try to see what will make him come to you or stay with you. develop a good bonding with him. so that he will be at ease with you and therefore stay with you.
you can ask me more questions if you want. good luck and i hope you enjoy your labrador. =)
2007-09-15 07:03:42 · answer #1 · answered by k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never had a dog (shepherds) jump the fence to leave their yard. Nor I have been successful training my dogs to stay by me outside where there's too many distractions, smells, sounds, places to mark as their territory. Inside the house is another story always at my feet. But a one year old, they're pretty much in the teenage years needing to investigate everything and being independent., especially if she's not spayed. If you really need her to be out with your supervision, as a last resort, you could try the electric fencing or the remote collar. Depending on how determined she is to get over the fence, it would probably require only a few times of the zap correction to stop this behavior. But it may also fail if she's really stubborn and determined. I had no fence, tried the electric fence temporarily till a regular fence was erected, my dog did not like the zap at all, so use only as the last resort.
If she's not fixed I'd start with getting her spayed, that may deter her running off.
2007-09-15 15:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by gsdmix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fence.. You cannot 100% train any dog to stay in the yard.. unless there are no distractions at all ever around your house.. NO other dogs, kids, cats, squirrels, chipmunks or anything else that might move or make a noise or anything..
Dogs follow their nose, they get curious.. they will eventually for whatever reason, leave the yard.. A fence is the only way to keep your dog from wandering off..
2007-09-15 14:03:05 · answer #3 · answered by DP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not safe to let your dog outside alone without a fence. If there is any distraction outside like a cat or another animal, he will take off running no matter how much you try and train him. Do the dog a favor and for it's safety, fence in the yard.
2007-09-15 14:05:04 · answer #4 · answered by Madison 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Give her something to do in the backyard. Like a toy or something to chew on. Or when you let her outside stay with it for awhile and play with her. And tell her no when she jumps the fence. And put her away in a kennel after she jumps the fence. And let her sit in there for a while.
Hope that helps. Good luck!
2007-09-15 14:30:25 · answer #5 · answered by Breanna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog is very responsive to my voice. During my daily obedience training I give her a series of commands she has to do, sit, down, stay, roll over....when she listens and does the task I praise her big time.
So if she tries to leave the yard, I can call her back and she comes, the you praise her big time for coming back.
It takes time working with your dog. If you are firm and consistent you'll be able to keep her close just with vocal commands.
For new "parents" I'd recommend an obedience class to get you started, but as soon as you learn the basics you can go on from there. The main things are to be consistent.
Another option is an electric collar that you can either give a gentle vibration on their neck to get their attention to come back or a light shock to get them to come back. On days that my dog is being hard headed I wish I had that. Dogs are like children, sometimes they just turn off their ears and decide not to listen.....
2007-09-15 14:10:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with your local humane society for dog training lessons. They're low cost and are the basic training for your dog. The trainer can also teach you how to train her for the yard.
2007-09-15 14:04:31 · answer #7 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
our trainer tied our dog to us and made us go to the park and run up and down the park changing directions often and with out notice. we did this for two weeks twice a day for and hour. After that she never left our side.
this is how we both the dog and us were trained.
2007-09-15 14:02:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never started training Judge to do this, and yet he stays close by. If you have a close enough bond with your dog they will stay near.
2007-09-15 13:58:53 · answer #9 · answered by Judgerz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well im not sure you can do that. you'lll need and invisible fence or a regualar. and invisible fence is a collar that gives a small shock if he goes outta bounds
2007-09-15 13:59:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋