She seems to understand the concept. She will let me know she needs to go out and use the Dog Door when I tell her to. But I can’t seem to get her to understand that she can simply go out when she needs to without checking with me first.
Once she’s comfortable going out on your command, try leaving a tasty treat outside the door without telling her to go out. Maybe as she discovers these treats when you’re not around she’ll be more comfortable going out on her own
#1 by Johnny D on June 27, 2010 - 11:57 pm
Once she’s comfortable going out on your command, try leaving a tasty treat outside the door without telling her to go out. Maybe as she discovers these treats when you’re not around she’ll be more comfortable going out on her own
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#2 by loriNryan on June 28, 2010 - 12:19 am
With our lil girl boxer, we would push her out or in (not rough, gently) so in a way she would see that she can go out. Another thing we did was flip open the plastic thing (i dunno if you have it) so she can see that she can go through and it opens and closes. I think we went through this for like 2 days lol and she got the idea very fast and now she automatically after being let out of her crate goes running through the doggie dor outside.
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#3 by cards_n_coffee on June 28, 2010 - 12:50 am
our dog after 11 years still has to come and tell me she needs out. But if we are not home she uses the doggie door just fine. When we come home she is often in the back yard and comes flying in the house.She just has to let me know she needs out if I am home.I think it is cause we spent so much time teaching her to tell us she needs out when she was a pup it is permently inbedded in her.
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#4 by Pork C on June 28, 2010 - 1:08 am
She’s just scared of being by herself. Just go out with her one day and when she’s busy sniffing around, just sneak back into your house and closely keep an eye on her to see if she’s noticed your disappearance.
The only backfire to this plan is that she run after you.
P.S. Treats are a great encouragement for them.
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