To ask how you get your dog in from the garden ?

[ghostwatch]

My 9 month old puppy has stopped being obedient when it comes to getting the dogs in from the garden he is irritating beyond belief. He knocks like a lunatic at the door then as I open it he runs away. At first we had little tricks to get him in like turning the hose on (he would come running) over fusing the other dog and shaking his food. Now he won't even cross the threshold for a chunk of ham ? I remember having this problem with our Dobermans growing up and at time to get them in from the garden we would ring the front doorbell and they would bound in.
What "tricks" do others do to get the bastard dog in ?

[DonttouchthatLarry]

If I showed mine food before they went out, they wouldn't go! I do when they're out on walks off lead though so they know they'll get something for coming back. I do recall them (by whistle, which they're really responsive to), treat them and let them go off again regularly on walks so they realise I'm not the DEATH OF FUN

[Kissesgingers]

I say "in" and lob a biccie on her bed. Then I stand back and she gallops down the kitchen and skids onto her bed. Or she backs away from the door going nar, not coming in yet so I shut the door and ignore her.

[moogletea]

In the day I leave him to it. At night (when I don't want to be standing there for hours) I show him the treat before he goes out. He then does the dead double quick to get back in for it

[rumblingDMexploitingbstds]

If it's that much of a game, don't let him out without him being on a lead so he doesn't get the chance to play chase-me-charlie with you until he's forgotten about it. You can gradually try him with a longer/extending lead when you think he's ready.

[burdog]

Dogs aren't daft, which is why recall is less reliable in a garden. They know there's nowhere to go.

[crashdoll]

Ignore, ignore, ignore. Before long, he appears at the door with his ears back and looking sad. Outside of the house, he has perfect recall. In the garden, he does his own thing and is less reliable. Sometimes, he's fine but it's not all the time.

[haveacupoftea]

My dog did this as a teenager. I just walked inside and opened the fridge, she appeared straight away

[ghostwatch]

Thanks Burdog that makes sense. I have some work to do !

[OneOfTheGrundys]

I show the food before they go out. Does the trick most of the time.

[ghostwatch]

Thanks everyone some great advice. I have been trying to do the ignore thing in the last month but he makes a horrendous banging at the back door scrambling with both paws that seems to vibrate the house at the same time he is smearing glass door with mud and scratching it's hard to ignore then as I say when I open door off he runs. The garden is secure. I think I shall leave him out in the rain for a bit. I opened the window the other day and he jumped through it like a cat flap !

[burdog]

If you haven't already, you need to practice recall through the door without it being THE OFFICIAL END OF FUNTIMES. You let pup out, let him do his or her thing, then call him or her back. When they come, they get a treat/toy play then are promptly sent back out to have more fun, preferably to do something that they really enjoy like play ball. Repeat ad nauseum and the little bugger won't associate it with the DEATH OF FUN.

[DonttouchthatLarry]

OneWithTheForce - I laughed when I saw this thread title, but laughed even more when I read your post! I do exactly this - our pups are 8 months and 4 months and the little one is really stubborn and stands there looking at me, refusing to come in. One day I shouted 'do you want a sweetie?' and he nearly gave himself whiplash spinning round and galloping in . I didn't even know I'd inadvertently taught them the word 'sweetie' but it works and now DH and I both use it to instant effect (only as a last resort though as they have to have one once it's been promised).

[puppydogmummy]

Squeak a squeeeeeeky toy v loudly

[buckyou]

My buggers is always desperate to come in they do my nut! Desperate to go out for all of 30 seconds and then want to come in again to annoy me.

[harderandharder2breathe]

Agree if garden is secure shut the door and move out of sight.

Friends dog is a nightmare for procrastinating in the garden, it's the only thing that works other than the doorbell but that sets her barking for ages

[WaitrosePigeon]

If your garden is secure I would completely ignore dog go inside and wander off and do stuff

Yep. That's what I did. That game soon ended.

[littlepeas]

I like my dog now, I hasten to add. He's two now and much nicer!

[KinkyAfro]

Mum's dog does this, we just close the door to and go do other things, she comes in eventually. If she's rushed for time she'll ring the front door bell, that works too

[BillyDaveysDaughter]

I can't get my dog to bloody go OUT.

[littlepeas]

Yep, the age of being an awful arsehole. I hated my dog at this age - bed was an unbelievable dickhead. Shut the door and ignore him.

[Purplefrogshoes]

Yep cheese always works for my dog

[BravoPanda]

Teach him "uh oh!" where if he does the wrong thing he gets ignored - then throw a massive puppy party when he does the right thing. You have to go right back to basics to drill it in all ooooover again.

[MrsJayy]

If i need him in and he wont i say doyawantcheese he will do anything for cheese

[MadameCholetsDirtySecret]

He is definitely at the arsehole age. Just ignore him and he will come in eventually.

[Katie0907]

My dog was like this in his 'teenage' years. Thought everything was a game and he was trying to be the boss. I had so many mornings where I ended up late for work because I had spent 30 bloody minutes trying not to get him back inside. I don't have any magic advice apart from keep up general recall training and hoping they calm down as they get older! Ours did eventually.