Is it normal for dogs to wait at the door?
Lempi Cartwright
2025-06-27 21:07:12
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It’s not unusual for dogs to push past people to get through a door. Doors represent the excitement of the unknown and they are also portals to adventure the way the dogs look at them. Plus its where they find you each time you leave the home. This behavior is often referred to as door dashing. Just because you teach a dog to wait at the door doesn’t mean that they will do it in every scenario. If there’s something exciting going on like a visitor on the other side of the door or the dog can see a squirrel, it’s going to make it difficult for the dog to restrain itself. You can certainly train a dog to wait at an open door in those situations, but it will take a lot of time and effort. The best way to stop a dog from pushing to go out the door is to train a dog to wait for you at an open door. By going at the dog’s pace and marking the behavior that we wanted, it didn’t take long to train the dog to wait at the door as it swung open.
Cheyanne Schimmel
2025-06-27 21:00:29
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Once he notices I’m gone he goes and sits near the front hallway and stares attentively at the front door for me to come back. Doesn’t do anything, no barking or anything just sits and stares, waiting like the loyal friend he is. Just don’t know if i should keep letting him do that, not sure if he’s stressed during it or whatever. No barking, no destroying of anything while I’m gone, just a sad looking pup. Previously when i left him in the kennel, he’d just sleep until i get back.