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Anonymous
hi i are nova.

/an/, my dog is insane.
as soon as a door opens she dashes outside and will run -and run, and run, and run- despite my desperate pleas for her to come back. she literally goes into some wild-undomesticated state where she does not respond to her name whatsoever. this will go on till i turn my back or ignore her, i don't like that idea because i'm scared she will be stolen by badass thugs (recovered her THREE different times) or hit by a car...usually a 30+ min process of chasing her.
one more problem: she has an EXTREME fascination with cats, so much i cannot get one with the fear she will be too playful with it.

besides these terrible habits she is a great dog. super personal and look how damn cute she is.

any ideas to get this damn dog to respond to her name? and how do i get her to continue liking teh kitties but in a calmer fashion?
>> Anonymous
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oh and this picture for fun...
nova OTR :P
>> Anonymous
Sounds like she's just a typical high-energy pit. Find a safe area and give her at least 2 hours a day of serious exercise.

also: dogtrainingbasics.com
>> Anonymous
I've had a dog like this. More or less she met the cats, went apeshit for a while, was reprimanded for it. And now plays with them calmly. We still dont let em be together unsupervised but they get along great now.
>> Anonymous
HOLY SHIT i have a dog named Nova ...a 5 year old chocolate lab. hyper as hell too. just gotta dedicate some time for her to let loose in the backyard, dogpark, wherever.
>> Anonymous
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Sounds like my dog. We got him from a shelter that said they found him roaming the streets. He's a Jack Russel, they're the kind of breed if you let them go they will run and run and run. So we got large front gates put on our place, with a smaller gate to the side for people. They're always closed unless a car is going in or out, and the only time he goes through a gate is on a lead. A good idea is to walk her daily, and once a week find a large enclosed park area and let her go nuts with other dogs, if there are no other dogs run laps with her, get her to jump on you a lot, throw yourself on the ground and play wrestle with her. We do this with Rusty and then he's not so desperate to get out and smell the air all the time, he listens when you growl at him to stay as you open the door. Unless somebody he knows is on the other side, then he goes bananas, but all they have to do is come inside and he will.

Pic related, is the aforementioned energy ball.
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op here
thanks for the response, good to know she isn't the only one that goes into that wild dog phase.
she just zones everything out when she gets loose or gets around cats.
>> Anonymous
She dosen't listen to you because she dosen't give a fuck about you. You have to be the pack leader. I would suggest that you watch the 'Dog whisper' He's pretty good.

Cats on the other hand, my dog killed cat when he was a puppy because he had a 'pack' (two other terrier dogs.) So when you introduce the cat, make sure the dog is alone. Let the two sniff, but if the cat runs, then she will go after it, if you have a leash on her, give her a good jerk and say no! Try again and if she dosen't listen, grab a fly swater and give her a good wack with it. If she has killed any other animals before, you can hang it up. Pittbulls will be useless to try and train after they have tasted blood. (unless you have a professional trainer)
>> Anonymous
>>204672
Yu hab tu be da pak leeedur.
>> Anonymous
my dog has the same problem. if you get them out more and they get used to the outside they dont go crazy.
>> Anonymous
Break her legs or shoot her in the face/eyes.
>> Anonymous
take a jar of peanut butter and spread it all over your front porch, that way when your dog tries to run out, it'll either get caught in the gooey goodness, or get too fat from eating all the stuff off the front porch.

this also solves your cat dilemma because most likely cats will also come up and eat the peanut butter, then when they are busy fattening themselves up, your dog can play with them without worrying about killing them because, well, they aren’t yours.

you seem cute if that’s you with the mouse in the OP, you should have figured that out by now.

if that doesn't work;

Anonymous 01/25/08(Fri)11:55 No.204689
>>Break her legs or shoot her in the face/eyes.
>> Build a fire, keep it under my hat !AenRzIZ90s
>>204689
Kick her in the backside, then rub her nose in YOUR shit.

Dog Whisperer is a pretty cool guy, eh has 2b pack leedur and doesnt afraid of anychihuahuas
>> Anonymous
>>204560
This.

And you have to be consequential, let her know that what she's doing is BAD!!! Over and over again.

Other than that, i suppose you reward your dog everytime she listens to your voice. Start with treats and gradually work it off just compliments. It will give her incentive.
>> Anonymous
Try leash obedience and actually training your animal before letting them run wild.

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