Teaching how to CLOSE the door?

JacksMommy · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:02 am Post subject: Teaching how to CLOSE the door?

Has anyone taught their weims how to close the door once they were finished? Laughing

Jack has taught himself how to open our backdoor now, and this is all fine and dandy... but he can't seem to close it!

The other night I was sitting with my son on the couch prepping him for bed, when I hear the back door creek open and in comes Jack. He trotted into our home as though nothing was out of the norm, hopped up on the couch and I just sat there with this baffled look on my face.

We didn't teach him how to open the door, so I'm assuming in true weim fashion he couldn't wait for me to let him in... so he let himself in!

This is great, but now our only problem is he leaves the door open and lets all the bugs in LOL

Any ideas on how to teach a dog to close the door when he/she is finished? Not sure

bgoode11 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:54 am Post subject:

No suggestions,

But I sometimes wonder if they watch and learn how to do things from us or they do it by accident one time and say, "hey this is pretty cool"

I love this breed

weimymom1 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:31 am Post subject:

I'm still trying to find a way for mine to close the doors. They can let themselves out, to which we had to install extra hooks on the door that they can't reach. My Gunner knows how to unlock the screen doors. I've seen him unlock the doors with his nose and let himself outside in the front yard:shock: That is a huge NO NO!!!! The back yard is fenced in so I don't mind, it's rather convenient. But now he needs to learn to close it behind him. Too many flies this time of year.

JacksMommy · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:25 pm Post subject:

weimymom1 · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:16 am Post subject:

I'm working on a way to teach them to close the door.....Both my dogs LOVE my blue rags, so for now and before the snow falls, the screen door is still on. I've tied the blue rag on the door. With some fun and games, treats and praise, and let's not forget...me crawling around on the floor with a blue rag in my mouth pulling the door shut and looking like a total nut case, I think this may work. But then again, knowing the strength of my Gunner, this may cause the door to come off the hinges I may then have to come up with something different. Rolling Eyes

I love training Laughing

G-Smith · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject:

Actually i am trying this now.... when my dog comes in I hold a treat up about 5 feet right next to the door... I am getting her to stand up on her hind legs prop on the door with her front legs closing the door and then giving her the treat and praise..... I could only think of this one way to do it.... It actually slams the door but hey, I will hopefully be able to sit my lazy butt on the couch after she is trained... I just started last night so I found it odd to see this post today.

luana80it · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:44 am Post subject:

i am trying to teach my dogs to close the doors too, since they help themself in and out of any room.... Shocked

Pharaoh07 · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:47 am Post subject:

2kids2weims · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject:

Let me know if the blue rag thing works for the wiems...cuz I'll try it with my freakin' human kids!!!! Rolling Eyes

weimymom1 · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: