Wild Boxer

[Murp.mm]

So glad you found your baby. I found a way to keep Ali from running any time the door is open. I trained both my dogs that I go first and then they follow. Now neither will go through the door without me being ahead of them or if someone else in the family is taking them they always wait. I am not saying that I would totally trust them but it has worked out great so far. Your baby is new and it will take time for her to trust you and form a loving bond. Good luck.

 

[boxerchick12]

I know that it will be frustrating, but you have to be really careful if she does get out again not to over discipline her. Dogs will remember their last act, so if she comes when you call her, and you verbally abuse or physically correct her, she will see coming to you when you call as a bad thing. Unfortunately, you are going to have to be careful, the responsibility is all on you. Roxy had this tendency when we first moved, she got out 3 TIMES! Each time terrified me and had me crying (my road is pretty busy), but I had to actually pet her when she came to me (finally, it took forever everytime she got loose!) even though my instinct was to be mad with her. It will get better if you stay calm and patient!!

 

[CherryPlum]

It's very important that you don't yell at her or punish her when she doesn't come when called. In fact you shouldn't be calling her to come yet, but anytime she comes to you on her own, tell her "come" just before she gets to you. Then praise her like crazy and tell her "good come". Once you feel she knows what come means then always have a high value treat for her when you call her. Make coming to you a really fun thing. Do it everytime. When I was traing Sandy to come I kept a baggie of hotdogs or cooked chicken ready at all times. I didn't really have training sessions but several times an hour I'd call her to me just once. If she didn't come when called I just ignored it a tried again later. Eventually you can lower the value of the treat and then not give one everytime. But always continue to give a treat some of the time. It will take a while, maybe months but eventually she'll get it and she'll come to you every time. This is the way we've trained Sandy and it's worked really great. When she's playing in the yard or doing something else she considers fun, I often call her to me just to give her a treat and let her go back to the fun. That way she doesn't start to think the fun stops every time I call her.

Also, I'd like to suggest you learn about NILIF. It's a great tool for getting your dogs behavior under control. "How to be the Leader of the Pack," by Dr. Patricia McConnell is a good pamphlet explaining NILIF & why it works. Basically, you need to give Peaches time to adjust and you need to educate yourself on Positive Reinforcement Training. There is tons of info about this on the net. Try to find a clicker class in your area. A good trainer and the structure of a class may be very helpful to you. It takes some time but it is so worth it. Good Luck!

 

[Layla's Mum]

Take a deep breath and just give Peaches time to adjust. With patience and love she'll come around. Time and consistency are the keys.

 

[wnt2adpt]

I understand your frustration ~ just give it some time!

Hi there,

I had a similar thing happen with my girl. The door at my place doesn't latch unless you pull it all the way shut (it doesn't just shut closed by itself like some other screen-type doors do), and she bolted out the door. I was in hysterics, and bolted out after her, only to fall right down on my knee on the concrete. Wasn't funny then but it is now!! Anyway, I drove around the neighborhood and found her sniffing around after about 15 minutes. I ended up crying my eyes out over the dog & my hurt knee. I still can't bend down all the way. We have to remember to latch the door EVERY TIME we go in/out. Greta just wants to be right in the middle of where we are, so we must make sure when we go out or come in, it's all the way shut.

Just remember, your dog is in a strange place with strange people. How old is the pup? We adopted Greta (not as a puppy) and it took her a while to realize who we were. We always practice her recall (even though it still leaves a lot to be desired), and reward her like crazy when she comes. Just remember to do it when you really don't need the dog for anything. Just call them & then treat/praise them when they come. They will soon realize that coming to you is a good thing.

Just give it some time and it will get better! I know it is hard to be patient sometimes, but it is well worth it. Good luck to you.

Erin

 

[Daisys_rjm]

Although my Daisy will come right back on recall, she did escape one day when someone forgot to close the side door. Fortunately, some of the neighborhood kids recognized Daisy and returned her before we even knew she was missing.

That day I purchased and installed automatic door closers so that would never happen again. Also I've placed baby gates on either end of the foyer to keep Daisy and the other dogs away from the door as people come and go.

It is a little harder for people to come and go from my home, but my dogs are safe!

randy and Daisy

 

[Tyshart]

We have been talking our dogs to training. And the biggest thing I learned and maybe it will give you a different perspective is that words mean nothing to them.
You say "sit" they hear "ish" you say "come", they hear "ish". You say "Peaches", they hear "ish". What's "ish"? Who knows. It means nothing to you or I or the dog.

For us taking in this knowledge made training so much easier and helped us not be so frustrated with the dogs. I beleive that all three of your dogs and you will eventual find the harmony your looking for. It's just going to take time to adjust and everyone to learn the same language. Not everything that works for you other two dogs may work for Peaches either. But you will get it. Just try to be patient through this rough time. Good Luck.

 

[Vela]

Well I disagree that dog's don't associate specific words with specific actions. If I say sit, my dog sits. If I say come he comes. If I say byebye he gets all excited and waits by the back door. Now realistically, if all they ever understood was "ish" (to use your example) he would never do any of those things. When I call Ginger then Ginger comes, not Cracker. If they both heard me say "ish" then why would only the one I called come? They do not understand words the exact same way we do but I fully beleive they understand certain words and what they mean. I can sit on my couch with the cooler on, with my dog sitting next to me because it's hot and tell him to go lay in the cooler to cool off and he will. They now exactly what I mean by certain words.

 

[Tyshart]

No, I'm sorry. I meant this as an example in the start of training. That is as her dog ran down the street, she yelled "Peaches" and was upset that the dog did not respond to her name. I agree that a dog eventually will learn our language and respond they way we wish. When our trainer told us this, it helped us to understand on how being consistent was important to training and helped our frustation. I'm sorry if I did not explain this right. I am not so good with words.