My dog runs out the door every time someone opens it - Petsker most recent 30 from http://petsker.com 2010-09-05T07:54:59Z http://petsker.com/feeds/question/112 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://petsker.com/questions/112/my-dog-runs-out-the-door-every-time-someone-opens-it My dog runs out the door every time someone opens it KitCat 2010-02-09T00:01:01Z 2010-02-10T21:56:40Z <p>How can I get my dog to stop bolting out of the house every time we open the front door. She just takes off out into the neighborhood.</p> http://petsker.com/questions/112/my-dog-runs-out-the-door-every-time-someone-opens-it/118#118 Answer by B Nelson for My dog runs out the door every time someone opens it B Nelson 2010-02-10T21:56:40Z 2010-02-10T21:56:40Z <p>your dog needs some basic obedience training - SIT!</p> <p>if you havent taken the dog to obedience lessons do so NOW! </p> <p>then practice SIT..(keeping a leash on the dog fixed to a sofa or somebody holding the dog.) open the door, not for long... reward the dog, shut the door, reward the dog again.. repeat.</p> <p>you really need basic lessons first.</p>