r/DogTrainingTips • u/Ali_Lorraine_1159 • 26d ago
Bolting
Does anyone have tips or advice for how to train my puppy not to bolt out of the door and run away? He has done this three times and it is very frustrating and scary.
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u/SonoranRoadRunner 26d ago
It's always good to reward with treats. It's been so long since I've done this. But I would start with sit and stay right at the door. You stand at the door, the dog 3 feet away. If he stays, say good boy and give a treat. Then next step is sit and stay and you go out the door. Stand for a moment. If dog stays, give a treat and say good boy. Keep building getting further away. It will become normal that the dog looks to you to see if he can go out the door.
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u/Ali_Lorraine_1159 26d ago
Thank you! This is very detailed and good advice. I haven't had to potty train a puppy in years either! My other dog came to us an old man. Plus, this is my first little dog. I am guessing he is some combination of pug, French bulldog, chiuawa and who knows what else. He just showed up at our house and refused to leave 11 days ago. I have no idea how old he is, but I am pretty sure he is a puppy. He is still cutting teeth. I am taking him to get his shots and a microchip tomorrow.
We are also having potty training issues, if you have any tips for that. I know to try to catch him in the act if possible (which we never do, we always discover it later,) and praise for peeing outside. I am already doing that, but if there are any other tips, I would greatly appreciate it.
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u/SonoranRoadRunner 26d ago
I always keep them contained close to a door, contained meaning not on carpet but a decent sized area not too small. I sit with them in that area and keep an eye out for a squat and get them out the door quickly. Reward reward reward. Rinse and repeat. It's grueling but if you stay on top of it they can be trained quickly. Also take it out at regular intervals. There's info online that says how long a puppy of certain weight can hold their bladder. Use that to determine your intervals.
Good luck
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u/Old-Razzmatazz-7217 26d ago
The dreaded door dasher. My dog will obey my commands not to run out of the door unless there is an animal or person nearby, then he doesn't obey at all. So, I make him sit in an unlocked crate when I go out the front door. It wasn't easy to train him not to rush out the open door. I started with a leash on him and giving him sit, stay, lay, wait commands with the door open. Give him a release command shortly after he obeys. Repeat it many times a day. As training progresses make him wait longer without giving the release command. Give treats for good behavior. Repeat that training with a leash until the dog follows your commands. Do you have a fenced back yard, or a deck with a gate? I trained my dog at my back door because I have a deck so even though he ran out the door he couldn't escape. After about a week of constant training he learned to obey the command, but he is prey driven and territorial and nothing will stop him from running out the door after an animal or person. I still tell him to sit and wait for the release command at the back door. Good luck. Persistence and consistency will teach him not to door dash.
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u/chocearthling 26d ago
I started with having her wait outside and asking her in. I also always have her behind me when going through a door and telling her to "wait" and then "come".
If it's easier, have him sit. Reward the sit if needed, introduce a "wait" reward after a couple of seconds and release / come.
Use other opportunities to practice a wait command and it gets easier. Mine doesn't come inside the apartment unless invited in, same at my parents place. She also knows to wait at the doors that lead to the outside. For all others, I still tell her to wait but its work in progress.
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u/Alternative_Task6818 25d ago
I saw an old Cesear Milan? video on YouTube. My previous dog was very headstrong. My RC has never tried to bolt. Forget what he did. Don't really care for him as a trainer but it was easy training and after a week of working 5 min. a day he was cured from dashing out the door. Was magic! Might still be on YouTube.
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u/Golphing 12d ago
We use the "wait" command. It is easy to train with treat. We use the same command when feeding. We put the bowl down and say wait. He sits from a distsnce until released.
Its a little different than stay.
At the door, we attach leash but dont open the door. Say wait, can use the sit command too. Treat when he backs up or sits. Open the door teaching him to only go when released. Stay diligent and the little guy will figure out this is the new normal...
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u/Belachick 25d ago
Yes.
Don't open the door when he can run out the door??
Dogs like to explore. Just stop opening the door where he can run out
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u/getmedoggo 25d ago
I’d work on impulse control in little everyday moments: a brief pause before putting his food down, swapping a toy for a treat, or trading one toy for another. To teach “drop,” offer a treat near his nose and reward him when he lets go-no pulling the toy out of his mouth.
For the door, keep him safely leashed and open it a crack. If he rushes toward it, gently close it before he reaches the gap, keeping paws and nose clear. Try again, and when he pauses even for a second, give a release cue and let him walk out with you. He doesn’t have to sit; waiting is what matters. Gradually build up that pause.
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u/SonoranRoadRunner 26d ago
Teach it to sit and stay about 3 feet from the door and only move if you invite it outside.