Comments on: My Dog Follows Me Everywhere http://blogs.dogster.com/good-dog/my-dog-follows-me-everywhere/2009/07/01/ Dog and Puppy Behavior and Training Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:57:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Olive http://blogs.dogster.com/good-dog/my-dog-follows-me-everywhere/2009/07/01/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 Olive Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:03:23 +0000 http://blogs.dogster.com/good-dog/?p=1115#comment-1130 Those are some great tips. I have a minipin too and she is learning a lot, but still doesn't come back when called if outside and running freely. Any ideas? p.s. Definitely a full of energy breed, she is like a little horse! Those are some great tips. I have a minipin too and she is learning a lot, but still doesn’t come back when called if outside and running freely. Any ideas?

p.s. Definitely a full of energy breed, she is like a little horse!

]]> By: Emily http://blogs.dogster.com/good-dog/my-dog-follows-me-everywhere/2009/07/01/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 Emily Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:20:49 +0000 http://blogs.dogster.com/good-dog/?p=1115#comment-1005 Using a Kong when leaving is good advice. It really worked for our dog. When we got her from the shelter she had a lot of separation anxiety. She would try to run out the door whenever we left - and she was very good at it. There was no way to ignore her and leave calmly because she would be forcing her way between our legs. Now we have a routine. When it is time to leave we tell her "place", she sits on her rug on the opposite side of the room from the door, she does a trick like "wave" and gets a Kong with treats. Then we leave. It also helps her with her anxiety leading up to leaving. If she knows we are about to leave, she just goes and sits on her place and waits rather than running around and getting worked up. Using a Kong when leaving is good advice. It really worked for our dog. When we got her from the shelter she had a lot of separation anxiety. She would try to run out the door whenever we left – and she was very good at it. There was no way to ignore her and leave calmly because she would be forcing her way between our legs. Now we have a routine. When it is time to leave we tell her “place”, she sits on her rug on the opposite side of the room from the door, she does a trick like “wave” and gets a Kong with treats. Then we leave. It also helps her with her anxiety leading up to leaving. If she knows we are about to leave, she just goes and sits on her place and waits rather than running around and getting worked up.

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