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

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ghostwatch · 09/01/2017 20:15

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 ?

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ghostwatch · 09/01/2017 20:54

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

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haveacupoftea · 09/01/2017 20:57

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

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crashdoll · 09/01/2017 21:02

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.

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burdog · 09/01/2017 21:10

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

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rumblingDMexploitingbstds · 09/01/2017 21:12

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.

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moogletea · 09/01/2017 21:19

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

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Kissesgingers · 09/01/2017 21:21

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.

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DonttouchthatLarry · 10/01/2017 07:57

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