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Originally Posted by cigwyllt
Sounds like she thinks she's your husband's dog not yours. My dog will do anything for me but appears totally deaf to my husband's voice.
It's good that you are working separately with her training as that will help to reinforce that you have to be obeyed too. Why not take her outside with a long leash? Let her have a really good sniff around then call her to you and "reel her in" very gently and give her a huge reward and special treat when she reaches you? Recall can be a difficult thing to teach but could save your dog's life so it is well worth working on it.
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I agree. is ur husband more if the alpha? You need to fill this role as well...
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Here is an answer I gave a while back to some one else as far as recall is concerned...
I have a few suggestions for you...
First of all, how much exercise do you provide him with? Seems he craves to go and run in the outdoors which is normal for dogs. What breed is the dog? I think if you took him out to run around a few times during the day it would calm down his desire to bolt out everytime the chance presents itself. It's best to let him run off leash because he will burn the most energy as he seems like a very high energy dog. You say he's small too. By any chance is he a Jack Russell? Just a guess lol. Anyway, you could keep a leash on him so he could drag it and it would be easier for you to catch him when necessary. You also need to teach him to come. A good method outdoors would be to use a clicker or whistel or just yell his name. clickers and whistles seems to be more sucessful outdoors. Start with him on the leash and blow the whistel or the clicker and prompt his to come to you for praise and a treat or favorite toy. Eventually you can try this off leash and this should work well.
You could also try an electric fenceing system if you wish like the inground fences they make for dogs. This way he can be outside without going far and you'll always be able to keep an eye on him.
Finally, when it comes to keeping him from bolting outside you need to reinforce the sit and stay command. Here's an article link that may help you to become the alpha in your relationship with your dog so he will be more likely to obey your commands;
Have him sit and stay and walk away and if he stays reward him with praise and a toy/treat. Gradually, day by day, move further and further away until you are able to leave the house without him running out. Once he gets this down still practice this command elsewhere with reward to reinforce the bahavior and let him know you appreciate it and he gets something out of it.
Good luck!
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