Stop Your Dog Bolting Out The Door Overview
Stop your dog from bolting out of the front door with this dog training tip, taken from the Dog Training Planner. You will require your dog’s lead, plenty of treats and patience. It can take time for your dog to learn and understand the behaviour you are looking for.
Do not punish your dog if they get it wrong.
Use positive reinforcement to shape the behaviour you are looking for.
Have a calm, soothing manner of speaking. Many people speak too fast, which doesn’t allow time for your dog to understand the meaning behind what you are teaching. You may have inadvertently taught your dog bad behaviours, but that can change by taking action on the steps below.
The 3 Steps
If you scroll down a bit, you’ll see that I’ve written out all the steps from the video for you. I know. I know. I really am that nice (lol).
Videos are great if you’re a visual learner!
Most people learn dog training drills best by first watching a video tutorial, and then having the written steps available during the training session, so they don’t get confused (Hey, if you want to completely avoid confusion, you might like to get your paws on my Dog Training Planner).
Step 1: Pretend
Put your dog on a lead, just like you would do if you’re going for a walk, but once you are outside, immediately turn around and go back inside.
Step 2: Reward
Unclip the lead and reward your dog.
Step 3: Repeat
Repeat this process over and over again until the dog loses the desire to bolt out your front door. You may wish to ask a family member or a friend. The first few times you open the door without your dog on a lead, you may need someone to help you make sure that your dog is safe in case they do bolt out of the door. If you find they are still bolting out of the door, go back to step one and take things slowly.
Before you go, read on to discover the secret sauce to dog training success...
Loving Leadership
Have a philosophy of loving leadership when training your dog.
As a loving leader, you should be constantly working on the communication pathways with your dog. At the bare minimum, your dog should also have some basic commands such as the lie-down command, sit command, and stay command.
When your dog knows a few basic dog obedience commands he or she will feel loved because they know what you want and have no anxiety or fear about what they should be doing and when.
Once your dog has a few commands under his or her belt (I mean, collar), practice behaviour dog training, command dog training and tricks dog training regularly to ensure your dog is physically and mentally healthy. As you are probably acutely aware, untrained dogs have a way of taking over the control of a home if not taught otherwise (which can be a nightmare). A trained dog, however, will bring years of doggie love to your household.
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