Can anyone give me tips to stopping Rory from charging guests when they come to the door? It has always been ridculous and now we've GOT to put a stop to it.
It is mayhem when someone comes over. When the doorbell rings, she will get up and charge to the front door and they will barely be able to come in because Rory is all over them. We will put her in a drop but by this time she has the stupids and does this very annoying thing where she will twist and roll, trapping your arm under her (as you are trying to hold onto her collar). This results in her lying across the visitor's feet and acting quite embarassing.
Do any of you have Newfs that will sit and not approach a guest until invited? This is ideally where I would like to get Rory to.
Is the only way to keep enforcing the drop or sit commands?
We generally have to put her outside when guests come over as she is simply too hyper, full on and frankly, annoying and not all that endearing.
Any tips will be appreciated.
(ps - it may come to the point where we have to get a trainer to come into the house. She was excellent at school - because she knew she was at school and had to behave a certain way!!!. But I want to see if we can actively combat the problem first).
[ 11-11-2002, 11:25 PM: Message edited by: AmyPC ]
It is mayhem when someone comes over. When the doorbell rings, she will get up and charge to the front door and they will barely be able to come in because Rory is all over them. We will put her in a drop but by this time she has the stupids and does this very annoying thing where she will twist and roll, trapping your arm under her (as you are trying to hold onto her collar). This results in her lying across the visitor's feet and acting quite embarassing.
Do any of you have Newfs that will sit and not approach a guest until invited? This is ideally where I would like to get Rory to.
Is the only way to keep enforcing the drop or sit commands?
We generally have to put her outside when guests come over as she is simply too hyper, full on and frankly, annoying and not all that endearing.
Any tips will be appreciated.
(ps - it may come to the point where we have to get a trainer to come into the house. She was excellent at school - because she knew she was at school and had to behave a certain way!!!. But I want to see if we can actively combat the problem first).
[ 11-11-2002, 11:25 PM: Message edited by: AmyPC ]