any suggestions would help

[mperinchief113]

After I feed my 1year old mastiff (guinness) I bring him outside. I let him do his thing then he comes back to the door and sits there. When i open the door he runs away from me. So I will close the door and walk away, and he will do the same thing. This can go on for about an hour at times. Any suggestions. I dont know if he just wants to play or he is just being stubborn. I am thinking instead of letting him out in the yard on his own I will put him on a leash walk him in the yard then after he is done doing his thing I will bring him back in so he gets a routine. just curious if anybody out there has been through this before.

 

[musicdeb]

I would recommend leashing to do his business and then off leash when he's done. Sounds like play time to him and he's also in his teenage years which means he's testing you as well, but mostly sounds like play time. Does he get a lot of exercise, both physical and mental?

Does he have OB training?

 

[Rugers-Kris]

Sounds like he is being stubborn and wanting to play. Ruger used to do this when he would get very playful and it drove me crazy! LOL I think you have the right idea with the leash, also....If the pup runs away instead of following inside, walk away and when he comes back to the door, ignore him for a bit (10 minutes or so) and that will help, too. If he realizes that if he doesn't come in when he is supposed to, he will be made to wait, he may decide he doesn't like it.

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

Mooshi was a bugger for doing this, especially when you wanted her to come in. It depends on what you want to do, do you want to go and play and then bring him in or do you want him to come in and then take him out to play? For me its the latter. What I found worked for me was either shouting BISCUIT and get her to come running and the second she got through the door I would praise and reward or I would go in to the garden, stand in one spot and look away from her. Dogs are curious, they will want to come check out what you are looking for. You can then get hold of the collar, gently, and walk the dog in, when you get to the door you say 'in' and then praise and reward. Both ways you are teaching that 'in' is a good thing.

 

[mperinchief113]

he does have OB training, and he is very easy other than this little issue we are having.

 

[mperinchief113]

he gets plenty of exercise. i am always in the yard playing ball with him, running with him. i think maybe i have confused him a little cause he might think the yard is for play and his business. so now i will try to separate the two and take him out on the leash to go do his thing and then bring him in wait a couple minutes then go out to play with him. so he knows why he goes out when he goes out.

 

[mperinchief113]

i will also try the ignore thing in the yard. i have already ignored him when he comes to the door but that does not help at all. i go to open the door and he runs away over and over again. thanks for all the tips and advice. i always come here when i have a silly question

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

no such thing as a silly question. the going to the door and opening thing doesnt always work for me at times either. moo will come and knock at the door to get in, i open the door and she just stands there looking at me like 'what? what do you want? little buggers! she makes me laugh tho.

 

[mperinchief113]

yeah he just looks at me like "gotcha" which is funny in a way but i dont want him to think that he is making me do something and i cant control him so i am trying to nip this in the butt before it becomes a bigger issue. i do agree though it is pretty funny they stand there and look at you. if they could laugh out loud i am sure thats what they would be doing.

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

believe you me if i want her in she is in, no doubt about it, but i laugh at her trying to get one over on me.

 

[mperinchief113]

well hopefully taking him out on a leash to go to the bathroom and taking him out to play at different times will make my guy be the same way as yours.

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

it just takes time, you will get there in the end. make it worth his while to come when he is called and you are on to a good start.

 

[lynnturner65]

Mine does that as well, if she doesn't come when I open the door, I usually walk away and make her wait until I feel like letting her in. It only sucks when I really want her to come in because we are leaving, usually I tell her cookie and she comes. She really hates to have her paws wiped, so that is when she gives me the hardest time, they can be such PIA's sometimes! But then they give you the look and you can't be mad for long! It just helps to know others are in the same situation.

 

[Gypsy Moon's mama]

My girl is 6 months now(Neo/EM cross) and she has always had the zoomies after she eats. I walk her on the leash BEFORE I feed her and put her up for a nap afterwards or in the evening, up for the night. I worry about Bloat...it's not really good to let them run around after eating. It seems to help. When I walk her afterwards she is a total brat. Hope this helps.