I need some help...again. I have a little 8 month old Aussi bitch. She was doing very well with her training and was quite obedient. Now in the last month or so she has stoppped listening to me, my husband, or anyone else! We have had a few changes, we moved into our new house on the farmstead with my folks. They have two dogs, both listen very well. But my little one stopped listening. She will still do most things, except come into the house when I call her. Even on bitterly cold nights she puts up a fight about it. My parents Aussie is brought into their house at night, but their Anatolian is left outside. I will call her and she will come to the bottom of the steps and sit down and cock her head at me refusing to move. If I try and go down to get her she bolts away and makes a game out of staying away from my reach. Bribing with treats has ony a minimal affect and doesnt work very often. What can I do to make coming in to the house more inviting? She gets play and cuddles when she comes in.... i just don't know what to do. If we give up and close the door she is there ten minutes later crying to get in, just a little frustrated that she wont come when I want her to. Thanks for any help!
QT

If she were mine , I would call her in ...if she didn't come I would close the door and totally ignore her. When she sits down , quietly outside the door I would then call her in and make a fuss .

Sounds like she has decided that this is a Good Game! ;)

Im a novice though ..could be wrong ...there will be better equipped folk here to answer soon

Melody

Sounds like contrary adolescense! Can't advise anything other than don't let her in when she cries to come in, wait until she is quiet again, and then call her, if she doesn't close the door, and repeat!

Also when she tried to go in uninvited, shit the door so she can't, make her do a short sit and wait, then allow her in.

Just get yourself in charge, don't get into the situations where she will win a battle of wills.

Good Luck!!!!!!

Hi Barbara, the typing on here today is nearly as bad as mine normally is rofl ;)

Yes I hope that QT, doesn't poo on the door :P

I tend to type quickly and hit the wrong or two keys. Never learnt true touch typing!

I hadn't spotted it but have now ROFL :D
must have very good aim !!!!!
Liz

Nor me Barbara, hence all my mistakes, and I cant type and look at the screen at the same time either rofl

sorry barbara, keep going back to this post and having histerics here,can not see the screen for l.o.l, regards tina

Hi QT, I agree with Melody. Your little bitch has probably just found a fun game to play before she comes in and settles for the evening. I'd try calling her in and if she doesn't come in, walking back inside leaving the door open, but it may be too cold for you to do that. If so, try opening the door, calling her in, and if she doesn't come, shutting the door again. If she's crying to come in after 10 minutes, fine, if not repeat procedure until she is. Whatever you do, don't go to her or play chase, just tell her to come in, and if she doesn't, let her stew for a bit. She is also at the awkward adolescent stage, when young dogs do tend to become selectively deaf, and I'd more or less expect some disobedience on all sorts of things for a while. The trick is to make disobedience as unrewarding as possible.