I have helped a friend who has a 5 year old Bichon, the problem he has is he goes nuts when people want to leave the house, to the point of snapping and lunging. What do I do?

Hi Ed,



I have helped a friend who has a 5 year old Bichon go through basic obedience.



We can do long sit and down stays inside and outside and at shopping malls. The dog also walks well on a leash. The problems she has is that first the dog was not letting anyone in the house. I solved this problem. But he goes nuts when people want to leave to the point of snapping and lunging.



I tried to desensitize him with food away from the door, sits and stays away from the door when people are leaving. It?s crazy how this is the last step to correct and he will be fine. He is also a soft dog 99% of the time and has already had nut job trainers hitting him and correcting him. I have only used pos. reinforcement with him and he responds well to praise. What do I do about the door thing, any good tips?



Thanks,
Judd