How to stop your dog from door dashing?

Set them up for success Remove 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. This will give you time to crate your pet or move them to a separate room before opening the door. Make the foyer a boring place As tempting as it is to shower your animals with affection, avoid 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, work 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, but not too close — remember, the foyer should be boring. Begin training them by using treats to guide them to the mat. You’re teaching them that paws on the mat is what you’re looking for. The next step is to give that spot a name so they go to it when you say “go to the mat” or “go to the bed”. Once they’ve mastered that, you can work on increasing the amount of time they stay on the mat. Create happy associations with the indoors Your pet thinks outside is more exciting. Teach them that’s not the case. Pick a quiet time of day when there’s not much going on in your neighborhood. Leash your pet, let them out the front door, and close it behind them while you stay inside. Give the leash just a few feet of slack so they can’t wander. After a few moments, open the door, and let them back inside. Say “There you are! I didn’t know where you were!” while you feed them lots of treats in your designated spot outside of the foyer area. Desensitize them to the doorbell or knocking Start 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.

To stop your dog from door dashing, teach your dog to “stay” in different locations and situations before you practice at the front door. Next, go to the door, and ask your dog to stay a few feet away from the door while you walk to the door. If he succeeds, give him a treat. If he gets up, no big deal, simply reset him back to his location, and try again by taking fewer steps toward the door. Repeat until you can walk away from him and to the door, without him following you. Next, ask your dog to stay, walk to the door, put your hand on the door and rattle the door handle. If your dog stays, go back to him and give him a treat. Proceeding to the next level, if your dog is succeeding, then you can move onto the next level of opening the door. Open the door a tiny crack, shut it again and go back to your dog to reinforce the stay with a treat. Continue to repeat this until you have the door wide open with your dog staying still. For each repetition, go back and give your dog a treat for staying still. The next stage is to add sounds and signals that someone is at the door. Make the sound, then ask your dog to stay as you did before. Open the door as you did before. If your dog gets up, calmly lead him back to his place and repeat until he no longer moves when he hears the sound. Repeat the exercise with family members coming through the door, guests and then strangers, as long as your dog is sociable and safe around new people. Be patient, because you will see success.