Doggie Door Training Tips - How to Easily Train Your Dog to Use a Doggie Door

There are a multitude of reasons why people choose to purchase a doggie door for their pet. Most often, people buy these to help with the chore of potty training. You will be amazed how much easier it is to house train a dog if you have a doggie door installed. But that is not the only reason. Some people simply don't like to have to get up and let their dogs in and out multiple times a day. If this is you, a doggie door might be a great addition to your house. Here are some tips on how to train your dog to use a doggie door.

Now, training your dog (whether a puppy or an older dog) shouldn't take too long, usually anywhere from one day to several days or even up to a week in some cases. Then every once in a while you run across a dog who takes to it right away and doesn't need any training at all. That's always a plus. But if your dog is not the type that goes right through at first, don't worry, as it usually does take a few days to get used to the new doggie door.

Your pet door will usually have rubber flaps that open and close to keep the weather out. These normally make a noise which could scare your dog so at first you should just hold the door open yourself and/or try to gently push your dog through. Many times they will just go right on through. Sometimes they won't come back in though, so you'll have to hold the door open again or entice them through with food or a toy.

A great way to help your dog learn the ropes is if he can watch another dog going through the doggy door. In fact, if this is possible, you can just show them one time how to do it and then leave them with the other dog. This is the fastest and easiest way but not always possible.

If it takes your dog a few days to learn, don't worry, this is normal and before you know it they'll be zipping through the door without a second thought.

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