jamaican goat

[Guest Anonymous]

This is not even funny I am so fustrated with my 6 month old texas red nose pitty! she slips out of the door when my son goes outside or she tries to bolt as soon as I open the door, the bad thind about this is she runs like a jamacian goat and will not come back. It takes me about 15 min to get her, Please tell me how do I train her to come back! She is a good dog besides this she will sit on command, lie down on command and she will come on command in the house when I call her I am so fustrated! Please help!

[courtnek]

I've never seen a Jamaican goat run......lol

She needs to learn recall, and it's the hardest thing to teach since running
and investigating is so natural for them.

Get a 25 to 50 foot rope/lead. put her on it and take her somewhere
where there are lots of interesting things. I have found it doesnt work well in a fenced yard, since the dog knows it cant escape. Keep lots of favorite treats in your pockets (my dog responds to cheese)

let her wander out on the line, and then call her. ONCE. If she doesnt return, gently reel her in, calling the whole time. when she gets to you, reward her with the treat. You are teaching her that coming back means GOOD things will happen. Lots of kisses, petting and treats as well.
Make her sit when she gets to you, as an additional incentive. After a while she will understand that coming back is a GOOD THING - after she gets that down pat you can reward her with praise and petting, and wean her off of the treats. This wont happen in one day - you are taking away a natural instinct to run and roam. and replacing it with lots of love, but it takes time. NEVER yell at her for not coming back - that will only teach her to stay away more.

[courtnek]

one more thing - after she has learned "general recall" you need to teach her "insistance recall" - it's a firmer command, a 'DO IT NOW!!

I have a lab mix, and they are natural wanderers. The whole bird dog hunt and investigate thing.....her recall command is "FREEBEE, COME"
in a kind of gentle but no nonsense voice. her "insistance command"
is "FREEBEE! COME!! ***NOW!!!!***"(emphasis on NOW)

the reason for this is that some dogs will take to recall and some will stil be stubborn. If it's not an emergency, and they come sauntering back, that's ok. If they are running across a major street, you need to get them back immediately. That's why you need to install an insistance command,
no screwing around, come back NOW......

[Malamum]

I have never seen a Jamican goat either - but the image is pretty funny :lol:

Courtnek just gave you great advice on recall training and I would work on this. However I would also work on the stay command to stop him slipping out in the first place.

Every time Indy and I are about to go outside I tell him to sit and wait. I go out the door first and he sits and waits at the open door till I tell him ok, then off we go.

When I was a kid we had a dog that used to try to slip out the door at every opportunity. You couldn't even open it an inch without her trying to force her way out, so when I got my own dog I really wanted to avoid that behaviour so I have really worked on the stay command. Now I can now go in and out the door freely, open the gate long enough to wheel the garbage bin out etc... without worrying that Indy is going to try to get out. Of course if the door is left open and unattened he will obviously go out but he will hold his stay long enough for people to get in and out of the door easily and do every day tasks.

6 months is still very young so be patient. If you work on the stay you should get to the point where he does not try to get out every time the door is opened.

Good luck. :D

[Guest Anonymous]

Thank you for your help I will tey these and you are right she is only 6 months but the younger the better! Also she is a female and she is fixed, but she wants outside to pee all the time is that normal??

[gooeydog]

Teach her to sit every time you open the door, or everytime before she goes out the door. Either one will stop the bolting, because she can't bolt and sit at the same time. To teach her to sit when the door opens, just keep a leash on her, then open the door and tell her to sit. Make her sit every time the door opens, and eventually she'll be doing it every time without being told. To teach her to wait before going out the open door, open the door a crack, and when she goes to bolt, close it and say "sit". When she does, open it a little again. If she bolts, say "AH!" and close the door again. Kepp doing this, opening the door a little wider everytime she stays, until she stays with the door wide open. Then say "go ahead" or "go out" or whatever you want to use, and walk outside with her. Keep working with her until she understands that she NEVER gets outside without sitting first. Also work on her recall, the advice courtnek gave is good.

[Peng1zrule]

diamond napisał(a):

Thank you for your help I will tey these and you are right she is only 6 months but the younger the better! Also she is a female and she is fixed, but she wants outside to pee all the time is that normal??

I had to train mine not to bolt out the door....as for the peeing, is she actually peeing? Do you see pee? If so, get her checked for a urinary tract infection. If she is going out, squatting, not straining, and either just going a few drops or not at all, I'd say she's either in the habit, or quickly fooling you, into letting her out to play by guise of a pee break!

[courtnek]

Thank you Malamum - I had forgotten to add the stay command - I actually taught Freebee that before recall, because she is a bolter....

the sit command is a good idea. I'll try that as well.

as far as peeing, puppies have to pee more often because their bladders
are not fully developed yet, like children. She could be playing you though, just making an excuse to go outside. Make sure she really is peeing when she goes out, if not, the suggestion of a bladder infection is a good one.

Good luck

[courtnek]

thanks Gooey!!! :D :D

Right after AI posted that Freebee wanted out, so I made her sit and stay (she knows stay with both voice and hand command - hand in front of her face as if to stop her) and she actually DID!! LOL

I opened the door and was able to check that the gate was closed first.
that's her favorite escape spot, since my son and his friends leave it open all the time. That was a great idea!!!