My Maltese dogs don’t use the dog door we got for them but go in the house instead.?
February 7th, 2010 | by admin |My Maltese dogs don’t use the dog door we got for them but go in the house instead. They were trained to scratch at the door and we would let them out. Then when we got the dog door the don’t use it or scratch at the door. Instead they go everywhere in the house. My mom is threatening to give them away. HELP!!!!
My mom didn’t buy them.
Our puppy was afraid of the door. We started by taking off the flap and letting her run through the empty opening. Then we hung yarn strips in front of it so she had to run through that. Then we put up wax paper and finally put the dog door back on, but she is great now!
5 Responses to “My Maltese dogs don’t use the dog door we got for them but go in the house instead.?”
By ♥HCO ♥1922♥ on Feb 7, 2010 | Reply
train them to go through the door, put a treat on the other side or something.
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By BYB's hate Captain Obvious on Feb 7, 2010 | Reply
You have to train them to use the door or they won’t understand.
Shame on your mom. Why would she buy dogs that are known to have potty training issues if she wasn’t willing to deal with it? Sigh.
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By Madelyn on Feb 8, 2010 | Reply
ok show them that its okay to go through it…. is there someone small enough to go through if so….get that person to go through it until the dogs get it..,…
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By appygirl on Feb 8, 2010 | Reply
did you train them to use the door, or did you expect them to know how to use?
my pup will bark at me when she has to go and i haven’t noticed her signs.
learn your pups signs that they have to go and take them out.
spend a day (at least) to teach them how to use the door, when you’re not home.
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By E C on Feb 8, 2010 | Reply
Our puppy was afraid of the door. We started by taking off the flap and letting her run through the empty opening. Then we hung yarn strips in front of it so she had to run through that. Then we put up wax paper and finally put the dog door back on, but she is great now!
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