If you are reading this you probably have a dog that wants to run ahead of you out the front door, right?  If you do, this is surely a problem you'll want to know how to control. Happily, you can easily learn how to correct this behavior with some practice.

• Start this training with your house's inner doors-not the front door. Using the front door will make it harder to control your dog through the earlier stages of his training. A dog with this behavior problem will try to get ahead of you so he can pass through the door before you can. You shouldn't let this happen-instead command his with a firm tone of voice to sit and stay. Once he is in position, make sure you give him a reward and lots of affection and praise-make him feel good about the training. Wait a bit before opening the door, so he gets relaxed in the sit position, rather than just ready to spring up again the moment you reach for the doorknob. OK, when he relaxes, go ahead and open the door. Once he sees the door opening he will probably leave his sit position and lunge towards it to run through it. When this happens-and it surely will at first- don't get mad at your dog. Keep working on getting him to sit and wait until you are sure he has it down.

• Once you have retrained him to stay in the sit position when you open the door, try to open it just wide enough for you to pass through. It is less of a temptation for him if the door is just partially opened. He may try to get up from his sit and stay position, but quickly return him to his spot and again command him to sit and stay. Keep working on this exercise until you can pass through the door without him leaving the sit position.

• Now itt is time to try a harder test-the front door. Your dog knows that fun and adventure await on the other side of that particular door, so don't be surprised if he is harder to control than at the other doors. Therefore, be ready and put his leash on him before going to the front door and opening it. If your dog is a large dog, try putting the handle of his leash around the doorknob to control any lunges out. The leash will stop him much easier than your arm, and it'll teach him not to try that a second time. If he tries to get out, just go back to the previous step.

• The key to success is consistency, so keep up the training several times a day for about 15 minutes per session. Each time you pass through a doorway (or step over a curb or leave his boundaries), you can reinforce his training. Training your dog to stop when he reaches a curb is also important for training boundaries to your dog.

See I told you the training for stopping a dog from running through doorways is a pretty straight forward and simple one. If your dog hasn't already been obedience trained, you really should take the time to do so, and get the most out of your relationship with your best friend. For many more articles to help you learn how to solve behavior problems or to learn the basics of obedience training please click here- www.BehaveDoggy.com.

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