How to prevent door dashing?
Jonathon Bartell
2025-07-23 07:40:30
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To prevent door dashing, practicing a combination of management and training will help you outwit your little escape artist.
Set them up for success by removing your pet's entryway access, use a baby gate or exercise pen to keep your furry friend out of the foyer, and ask guests to text or call you when they’ve arrived rather than ringing the bell.
Make the foyer a boring place by avoiding big hellos and goodbyes when you come and go.
For food motivated pets, toss treats away from the door to a specific location when you arrive or depart, your pet will learn that if they wait in that spot, food happens.
Teach your furry pal to stay by working on mat/spot training, have a special spot outside the foyer where you greet your four-legged friend, place a mat or bed for your pet within sight of your door.
Work up to having your cat stay on the cat tree and rewarding them for staying there.
Create happy associations with the indoors by letting them out the front door, and closing it behind them while you stay inside, give the leash just a few feet of slack so they can’t wander.
Desensitize them to the doorbell or knocking by keeping your pet in a separate part of the house, further away from the door, so when you knock or ring the bell it’s more muffled.
Over time, move your pet closer to the door, or increase the volume to get them used to the sound.
Donny Powlowski
2025-07-23 06:38:34
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To prevent bad habits from forming, teaching your cat to come is a very nifty behavior to instill in him. Calling a kitten when it is contemplating climbing the drapes or jumping on the dog is a terrific way to prevent bad habits from forming. The first step in keeping your cat off countertops and tables is to remove any opportunity or temptation. Make sure all your food items are put away or stored in cat-proof containers such as Tupperware or a bread bin. By providing a slow and steady introduction, the result can be rewarding for both your feline companions. As responsible pet owners, we want to give our pets the best chance possible to behave well.
Catalina O'Hara
2025-07-23 03:42:14
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To prevent door dashing, I posted here before to help prevent my cat from waking me up all hours of the night and all the advice helped me and him get a good nights rest. Now he likes to dash out the door whenever we are coming in and leaving. He is super fast too sometimes we barely see him leave. He is just over a year old and I do live in a tiny apartment, and moved from a three leveled house so I’m assuming he just feel cramped. Any advice on how to prevent him from running out, I would feel so awful if he got lost.
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