 Teaching puppy to signal to go outside
#135962 - 03/30/2007 07:46 PM |
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I want to teach my puppy to scratch the door and bark to go outside, and I read on a website to lead by example with puppies, so for the last 3 days I have been scratching the door and barking when we go out or come in and getting weird looks from bo0th my neighbors AND my puppy! I then take his paws and scratching them on the door and barking, and he looks around liek he's making sure no one can see him having to do this, but he still doesn't seem to get it. Any alternatives on how to get my puppy to understand and learn how to scratch and bark?
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Re: Teaching puppy to signal to go outside
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#135964 - 03/30/2007 07:49 PM |
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Do you REALLY want your dog to learn this?!
How many doors and walls will you have to replace before your dog turns 10 yrs old?!
Take your dog out regularly - on a schedule - and there will be no need for training your dog to be destructive.
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#135965 - 03/30/2007 08:08 PM |
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I was just thinking that for when it gets older if he does need to go outside it might be helpful, because I know several people who's dogs either bark or whine or scratch at the door to signal. Tarining it to bark would be good as well, but I cannot seem to find anything on how to do this.
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#135969 - 03/30/2007 08:25 PM |
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I've spent the last few months trying to train 2 of my dogs to NOT bark and scratch at the door. I need a new door now. Husband = NOT happy.
Ed has a thing on the main Leerburg site about teaching a dog to bark on command. Basically you'd tease and frustrate the dog until it barks and immediately give it a REALLY awesome treat.
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#135973 - 03/30/2007 09:27 PM |
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I don't like the idea of my dog letting me know when he wants out to go. They learn they can use this to get out for any reason, to play, chase rabits etc. My dogs learn to go when I let them out. When they are older sometimes they have got me up and you can tell they need to get out but I don,t like the idea of all the time.
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#135974 - 03/30/2007 09:30 PM |
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I've spent the last few months trying to train 2 of my dogs to NOT bark and scratch at the door...
That is hilarious! Seriously though, Jonathan, it takes more than a few days. Actually a few WEEKS.
I read a ton when I got my pup and I decided to "bell train" her. It's way easier and you don't look as funny to the neighbors. Get one or two of those cat bells that come together at the top, hook them to a bungee cord or rope and hang it at nose length from the door you use to go outside. EVERYTIME you take your pup out for play or whatever, grab it's little paw, or nose or even your own hand and shake or hit the bells. EVERYTIME. Soon, your puppy will associate that with going outside. It took my dog 2-3 weeks to learn it, but she got it at 11 weeks old. It IS a pain now and then because she rings the bell often to just go out and play, but I don't have any nasty messes in my house and people who are over and see her do this, think it's amazing haha. Good luck!
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Re: Teaching puppy to signal to go outside
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#135983 - 03/30/2007 10:42 PM |
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hahaha I just spent 10 minutes teasing my puppy with a little stuffed ball with a sqweaker inside. my hand is cramped and even though he got excited and frustrated, he did NOT bark. I guess when the breeder told me he was a mild tempered dog, he meant it. I finally gave him the toys because I couldn't do it anymore and I'll just have to keep trying. Every once in a while he'll bark for no reason, maybe I'll just start praising him when he does that and he'll somehow get the idea to do that when he wants to go outside. If I just keep barking and opening the door will he definatley get the idea sooner or later?
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#135984 - 03/30/2007 10:48 PM |
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well, the only thing that I acheived was now he thinks that he;s not allowed to play with it lol
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#135991 - 03/30/2007 11:43 PM |
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Take your dog out regularly - on a schedule - and there will be no need for training your dog to be destructive.
Anne's right, Jonathan. Once he gets that outside is where he's supposed to go he'll more than likely let you know when he gets a little older.
My pup learned the scratch-at-the-door all by himself 
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#136007 - 03/31/2007 03:37 AM |
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Jonathan, if you REALLY want your pup to alert you to go outside, do what Alex suggested with the bells and skip the barking and scratching thing (that sounds like a silly way to train a dog, imo).
I'm with Mitch, I'd rather tell my pup when he goes out, not the other way around because as Mitch said, that bell ringing or barking or scratching will not just be used to go potty outside but for any time your pup wants to go out to play or whatever.
My 9 mo old pup learned (inadvertently) to come to me and nudge me to go out. It only took me once to respond for him to learn that's all he had to do. But he was older than your pup. Before that I took him out when I wanted to. Even now I have to ignore his nudge sometimes to remind him "me alpha, you beta". 
Your pup will eventually let you know he wants out. You'll be able to read him.
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