Training dog to stay in front yard.?

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Is it possible/how can I train my yr old pup to stay in the front yard? While I'm out there too of course.. My back yard isn't that big, and its mostly crowded by a kiddy swing set and a pool, and there's no dog park around here.. My front yard is not fenced in, and not that big, but big enough to run around. I was wondering if I could teach him some basic boundaries with a dog whistle, or by walking him around of the perimeter of the yard and correcting him when he tries to leave it? Like I said Ill always be supervising him in the front yard, he pretty much doesnt leave the yard right now but I always have to grab him if he sees another dog, a person, or a squirrel..
 
i have a really good suggestion:
if you go to like a home depot or lowes you can buy little flags that stick into the ground and you have probably seen them construction companys usually use them and they arent expensive at all but what you do after you buy the flags put them around the perimeter of where you want your dog to stay and then put him on a leash and walk him over to a flag an jerk the leash back when he nears the flags. you keep doing this for about 30 minutes a day for 2 days and then when your done with that let him off the leash and if he leaves the yard go get him and keep the training going until he wont leave the yard
 
you could definitely try obedience training, which you can do anywhere, to just teach him to only listen to you, and if you have a whistle, your whistle, a good way is to give him treats whenever he ignores other people or distractions...
But it is really important that you teach him the same way over and over, otherwise he will be confused and might think you are just playing...
GOOD LUCK!
 
There are ways to teach him to stay in your yard get an invisifence or a shock collar and walk around the perimiter of his whole yard and if he tries to leave shock him and he'll learn to stay in his yard. Or just keep him on a leash even an extention leash that way he has room to run around and play and do potties. Another way is to get you yard fence in even a chain link fence so you can let him out and don't have to watch him all the time.
 
It's not impossible to teach a dog this sort of thing, but it would take a VERY LONG TIME before you could really trust the dog to obey the borders and not cross them. This is why some people use the electronic fences. They are not 100% as some dogs will run thru them if they spot something, but they are more helpful than nothing at all.

You have to remember that even a well trained dog might choose to break out and run after a rabbit or squirrel.
 
Number one, teach him to listen to you. Once he knows come, or stay- basic ommands really you can take him out and use those to teach him his boundaries. When I started this training with my dog I left his leash on at first, which sounds funny, but it was my signal to him that he wasnt 'free' to do as he pleases. He listened to my commands for a long time and responds well to training outside the house anyway, so now that he is older he just knows what is expected of him. Teach the basics first then use what he already knows to mold him.
* Some dogs do have an intense prey drive and will chase little creatures, if he is one of those, which depends on his breed and personality, you might want to reconsider off leash training before risking him hurting himself or another animal.
 
You can put up an invisible fence. Basically you line the peremiter with it and put a shock collar on the dog, and if he tries to cross the border he will get shocked.

I don't believe in this method, though. I don't know how else you can train him.
 
I think that even with all of the training he will still want to run out of the yard if he sees a dog or squirrel, so this doesn't sound very safe. I think that for your dogs safety it would probably be better to set up a dog run or a fenced in play yard. Although, this is coming from someone who owns a very independent dog...so your dog may be more easily trained.
 
That may be hard to do without an invisible fence. If you go that route, this is what my dog's trainer advised to do:

1. Put the collar on yourself. Then walk until you feel the shock and place a marker at that spot in the grass.
2. Then, take your dog on the leash and walk him to that marker. As soon as he gets by it and you know he is getting zapped, pull him immediately back into the yard.
3. NEVER let him know that the zapping stops if he continues out of the yard. If he knows that, then he will go out of the yard and not want to come back since he will get zapped on the way back in as well.

Good luck!
 
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