laurasaur25
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I am currently a college student and have a two year old male cavalier named Nicholas. I come home for the summers in order to save on rent. I really don't worry while in my apartment during the school about Nicholas getting out because we don't go in and out a lot and we also use a baby gate when we do. But then when I'm home there are five family members including my teenage sister and her boyfriend. We have a gated front porch and then a screen door in the front. Even though I have told them both repeatedly to latch the screen door (you have to give it an extra push to have it click) they for whatever reason do not. They also then leave the gate hanging open. So now it is often a straight shot to the busy road only about 20 feet from our front door. I spend most of the time now worrying about him getting out and into the street so I either have to watch constantly I just close him in a back room whenever I am there (I wouldn't want to put him back there alone all the time). As I'm sure everyone feels about their Cavs, I would be absolutely heartbroken/sick if something happened.
Are there any training suggestions to keep him from the door? It's not often he tries to push passed us going in/out (especially in since he's excited to greet) but if he notices that the door is open he goes over and pushes it open. I try to watch every minute but this is not always possible obviously.
Are there any training suggestions to keep him from the door? It's not often he tries to push passed us going in/out (especially in since he's excited to greet) but if he notices that the door is open he goes over and pushes it open. I try to watch every minute but this is not always possible obviously.