Instructions for teaching dogs to wait at the most basic door

Why is this method of teaching waiting dogs useful to your dog : the method of teaching waiting dogs will teach your dog not to escape from the door when the door is opened. It will help keep your dog safe and obedient, and almost every dog ​​will benefit from self-control.

Result: The dog will not move through the door until you allow it. The "Wait" command tells the dog that it cannot move forward. The dog may change position while waiting but do not move towards the door of the dog until you allow it with permission: "ok", "Okay", "go" ...

Step 1: At the door, with the dog chained, say "Wait". Open the door a short time and just to open a small space. If the dog immediately tries to move forward through the door, quickly close it. Be careful not to close the door on him. You may have to do this a few times before the dog doesn't move forward when the door opens.

Step 2: When the door opens and the dog doesn't move forward even briefly, use the command to allow it to move, open the door wider and let the dog through the door. When the dog waits for a second without moving forward through the door that has been opened at least four of the five times when you give permission, go to step 3.

Advice:

• If the dog continues to try to move through the door, make the door narrower and perform it quickly
• Each time you say the "wait" command, always use the command that allows it to move later so that it knows it can move without having to "wait" anymore.
• You do not need to move through your dog's front door
• Instead of marking the behavior and giving the dog a reward after he completes the behavior, the "wait" command for the dog is that the dog can go through that door.

Step 3: Repeat step 2, but open the wider door. Repeat the practice until you can open the door all the time and your dog won't move until he gets his permission.

• Tip: You can use the barn to teach dogs to wait. With the dog inside the cage use the technique described above. Open the door of the barn a narrow space. If the dog immediately moves towards the door, immediately close the door

Verify

Verification means practicing teaching the dog to wait in different situations

Increase time : increase the amount of time it takes the dog to wait at the door without moving, until it can wait about 10 seconds

Practice in different locations : Practice teaching waiting dogs at different locations, with different types of doors