im sorry but the best answer is either a kennel or chain/tether the dog.

Answered by Aubrey Lee on August 27, 2011 at 4:42pm - report abuse

im sorry but the best answer is either a kennel or chain/tether the dog.

Answered by Aubrey Lee on August 27, 2011 at 4:42pm - report abuse

Dogs have personalities just like people. Some love to go explore. It is really not running away from you as much as it is being Drawn to some place more exciting in the moment. Changing behaviors is not an instant fix and sadly many people are very unwilling to commit 2 or 3 weeks of time, a few minutes a day to resolve and issue. They would rather crate the dog or put them on a chain. Better to not have a dog if that is your only option.

Teach the dog basic things, come sit and down. MOST people ALSO call their dog when are going to trim their nails, give them a bath or medicine, brush them, etc. So dogs learn that "come" does not always mean something nice. You need to GO GET your dog if you are doing anything unpleasant. Then get the absolute best, favorite treat and put in a plastic bag in your pocket. Be diligent. Call your dog to come or any word you want to use. Always use the same word like HERE. The first day or two, when the dog comes, you give a tiny piece of treat and lots of praise. The dog "associates" HERE with yummy things! Do it another day. Then go to 2 treats and one ... just praise no treats for the next couple of days. Finally you will be giving about 3 praises and one treat each time. The dog still begins to "associate" the word HERE with great things and especially being with you. Eventually you are just giving lots of praise.

Also animals can see the Images in our mind. So if you are WORRYING about the dog running away, you show him or her pictures of doing this and the dog, unable to REASON with these pictures, usually assumes this is the DESIRED behavior. You need to begin Imagining the dog ALWAYS remaining in your yard. Say things like..Jasper, you are such a great dog because you always stay around the house!! (Remember this is NOT a human with fur on!! You are NOT NOT praising the dog!! When you say Thank You, it raises your vibration and you are happier. The dog is much more willing to listen, hear your voice and see the DESIRED BEHAVIOR which comes along with those words...thank you for staying around the house. You are such a smart dog! :... You are training the dog, not rewarding him. I have papers written up with the complete instructions if you want to email me personally. I have been communicating with animals professionally for almost 20 years so I do have some experience with this. Hope this helps some. Contact me through my website www.CommunicationsWithLove.com

Answered by Morgine Jurdan on August 30, 2011 at 2:43am - report abuse

Aubrey Lee is rightA kennel or chain unless you can afford to build a fence that will hold him--or if it's a small dog and you keep him in all the time and accompany him when he goes out.
Some dogs are ramblers, as pointed out by Morgine Jordan (I used to have one.) Also, if you just acquired him recently, he may be trying to get back to what he considers home (some will even try to return to a home where they have been abused.) If that is the case, you only have to wait until he bonds with you. Good luck.

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Answered by Donald Sullivan on September 5, 2011 at 11:45pm - report abuse