need help training
By simplyjamie
@simplyjamie (6)
Canada
3 responses
@letmehelpu (46)
• United States
13 Feb 07
After reading all the other posts, here's my experiences. I have two dogs, both are able to sit and stay on command in many different situations. But when someone rings my doorbell, they both get so excited, they forget everything and run to the door. I have to admit, with one of the dogs, she feels that she's protecting our home and letting us know there's an intruder approaching. With the other dog, it's more of a situation where he doesn't see many people other than our family, so he's really excited to meet someone new. But after a couple years of working to eliminate the problem, we've not been successful so far. Good luck to you!
@panicdreamlabz (8)
• United States
14 Feb 07
I have three myself and they are very similar, they are protectors and have herding tendencies. My dogs LOooooVe people and get really excited when friends come around. I have resolved the issue of rushing the door a number of ways.
First, I have realized that dogs are as easily bored and insecure as we. In other words...they need something to do and something to feel proud of. With that in mind I have turned "rushing the door" into "guarding the house"with the command "get'em". Now hold on! You may tink oh the terrible consequence that could unfold. Just the opposite...here is the scenario:
Knock, knock,(ding,dong)
Dogs:Barking and running to the door.
Me:"get'em" in a growl tone
Dogs: even more barking at the door
Me:"good dogs (happy tone) , "Now sit!"strong calm tone
me:in between door and dogs 'It's ok, "I got it"
once they are settled...
I open the door they sniff some butt and move on.
if they do not settle I send them to their beds with the "bed" command
Now this is no easy task but neither is anything worth doing.
In this exercise, I have
It's really not hard to establish the dogs needs by their behavior.
Your dog wants to protect, let him protect, relieve him of his duty and reward his good behavior. If the dog is more energetic, you may have to get them more exercise for them to behave with ease.
One thing is really important here...Once you have commanded "get'em"
you put yourself between the door and the dog(s), that shows them who is in charge. They want you to be happy, but they also want a safe home, if they feel you are not guarding the home it's up to them. I hope this helps
@quatelmon (955)
• United States
13 Feb 07
I agree with the above person. It's going to take a lot of time. The very best thing to do is to make your dogs sit and stay for EVERYTHING. Make them sit for their dinner, before you let them outside...Anything you can make them sit for, make them sit for. And make sure to give them plenty of treats when they do it right! (Bite-sized treats work best...so they just get a taste)
This will make it very easy to get them to sit and stay when people come to the door. It will take some time, but it will be worth it. Good luck!
@cowgirlcat (152)
• United States
13 Feb 07
i agree with everyone else about the sit and stay commands, i have a dog that is a yr old and when he comes into the house we leave his leash on him so that its easier to control him, we make him sit and stay for everything, its not been easy and he still has a long way to go but he is improving! good luck!
