![]() Just got my new E collar - the Gentle Trainer with 15 settings - and have begun working with Otis. Let me know if you need clarification on anything. If he gets hyper, make him leave, and only allow him back when he's calm. ![]() Invite your "guest" in, wait til he calms down, and then give him permission to visit. It may help to have a friend ring the doorbell and come through the door over and over and over again for practice and to get him used to it. Mine have a similar boundary for the kitchen. Do you have an entry hall? Maybe it would help to make a boundary several feet away from the door that he's not allowed to cross unless you say so. Once you've got those down, move on to the front door and do the same thing, except with a leash on this time as a precautionary measure. The better he does, the farther you can back up. ![]() Now when you say wait, back up a foot or two. Tell the dog to sit or lie down, say wait + hand signal, and when he does so patiently, give him the treat. By the way, my hand signal for "wait" is just holding my hand up with my palm facing outward. I am currently teaching my new puppy to do this, and he has learned pretty quickly that the faster he cooperates and calms down, the faster he gets to go outside. Once they did so patiently (and looked back up at me for permission) I would step out the door first and give them permission to follow. Mine don't sit, but when they were younger I would make them lie down. Everyone has to wait patiently before we go out. I've found with my dogs that the best way to teach "wait" was to do it at the back door every single time we go out for potty breaks. I'm not very good at putting into words how I trained my dogs to be polite, but I'll give it a shot. Today he waits patiently at the front door, doesn't jump nearly as much, and gets along harmoniously with smaller critters. He had one of the highest prey drives I've ever seen. Second of all, did you go back in time 5 years and take my dog? Dazzle also rushed the front door, jumped on people, and was a bad cat zapper. A lot of greyhounds are lost because their owners fail to do so. First of all, GOOD FOR YOU for making an effort to teach this! I can't stress enough how important it is.
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