Theresa_Greene Webboard User Reg: 09-06-2008
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Hi,
My wonderful dog, Pita, has an annoying habit that I want to break. She gets excited when she knows she's going to be let outside. She whines, runs to the door, barks, etc. If I put the e-collar on her, she's much more behaved (surprise). I make her sit-stay at the door until I release her, but as soon as I do she charges out of the door, grabs her play ball on the ground and at full speed runs off the patio and over to visit the neighbor dogs through the fence. My room-mate suggested zapping her when she charges off, but I am afraid she will not understand what she is getting nicked for.
How should I go about teaching her that she can "walk" off the patio, like the other two dogs do (when she charges off the patio she goes thru bark dust and scatters it all over - she has huge feet that collect dirt!) and she does NOT have to charge over to the neighbors to say hello to their dogs. Should I put a line on her, and try that or??? She gets excited and has now developed a bad habit.
Tracy Collins Webboard User Reg: 10-09-2008
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It sounds like she's doing exactly what you want--up to the point that she's been given instruction: she knows to sit and wait at the door for the release.
I would agree that zapping her after the release will be meaningless.
There are two (or more) new things that you want her to do, so you'll have to work on those the same way you did with door manners.
1. You want her to walk (not run) until she's off the patio. So lead her on leash to the edge of the patio, and make THAT the point where you release her.
2. If you don't want her to approach the fence, then that's another thing to train.
You have to break each thing you want her to do into something that you can communicate to her clearly. Then practice it, with rewards for getting it right. Only after you know that she knows the "rules" could you fairly correct her for not following them.
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