Door Dashing in Dogs: Why Your Dog Bolts Through Open Doors and How to Stop It The front door opens six inches and your dog becomes a missile. One second he is behind you. The next he is across the yard, headed toward the road, while everyone in the house is shouting his name and making the situation even more exciting. Door dashing in dogs is easy to dismiss as bad manners until the dog reaches traffic, knocks over a child, chases another animal, or disappears into the neigh

The doorbell rings and your dog turns into a weather event. He launches off the couch, skids across the floor, hits the front door, and spends the next five minutes climbing your guest like a ladder. You are trying to hold a conversation while repeating “get down” to a dog who has apparently stopped hearing English. This is exactly where the place command earns its keep. Place tells your dog to go to a defined surface, usually a raised bed or mat, and remain there until he is

Pickup day after a board and train session feels a little like getting a different dog back. The dog who used to drag you through the parking lot is walking beside you. The dog who ignored “come” is turning the first time he hears it. You can finally see what life is supposed to feel like when you are not negotiating with your dog from sunrise to bedtime. Then you get home. The couch is still there. The backyard still smells like squirrels. The kids are excited. The same rout