How to teach your dog to use a doggie door
If this is something you’d rather not deal with a dozen times a day, then a pet door is the best option for you and your dog.
Pet doors are one of life’s greatest conveniences, allowing your pet to come and go as they please. They can even help speed up potty training.
Still, some dogs, especially puppies, can be a little wary of the doggie door at first. To get your pet into the swing of things, first be sure that the area the pet door leads to is fenced in securely, so your dog can’t escape the yard. Then:
Start by keeping the door flap open (pin it open or remove it if you have to) so your dog sees that through this hole, the great outdoors beckons!
Toss a treat or toy through the door.
If your dog seems timid, take the process in steps. Reward pups with a treat just for sticking their nose through. Then offer a treat when they stick their head through, and so on.
Practice doing this in both directions, going in and out, to demystify the process even more.
Now try it all again, but with the flap down. Some pups will figure this out in one try, but others will need practice. If that’s the case, again take it step by step.
The doggie door can help puppies who are still being housetrained. If they have an accident, put them in their crate facing the doggie door to send the message, A doggy door that leads into a secure yard is a great convenience for you and your dog.
If the door’s in place when you bring the puppy home
teach the door first, then potty-training.
Step 1
Prepare to show your puppy the doggy door to walk through. In general, puppies don’t know a doggy door for what it is; when they do, they don’t really care about having to go through one instantly. Within your home, set up a small, confined area that allows your dog full access to the doggy door while limiting his access to the rest of the building. You can use a baby gate or playpen-style setup to fence off this area surrounding the door.
Step 2
Place your puppy inside the house in its barricaded setting and stand on the outside of the house, just outside the doggy door.
If he’s not already there, open the doggy door and call the puppy to the door, and encourage him to examine the doggy door and explore it on his own.
You may want to tape them to the sides of the door before your puppy gets used to going through the door if your puppy is afraid of the motion of the flaps.
Step 3
Call and encourage your puppy to come to you. When he comes to you through the gates, give him treats and praise.
Until your puppy walks through the doggy door without fear or hesitation, repeat the process from both sides of the doggy door.
Keep the session and subsequent sessions short but regular, as with any dog training.
Step 4
Teach your dog to go outside to use the toilet. When you catch your puppy acting in a way that means that he wants to use the bathroom
Or if he hasn’t been in the bathroom for a long time, go outside and then call him through the doggy door to come outside.
Using rewards or verbal encouragement to reward him for using the doggy door to come outside, and reward him when he uses the toilet again.
Repeat this procedure as many times as possible before your puppy finds out that to use the bathroom is going through the doggy door
Desirable conduct, and he’s starting to do it on his own.When he comes in, he may expect a treat; at some point after he’s conditioned, you may want to avoid treating.
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