Doorbell madness
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| We have a similar problem with Ty. But lucky for us there is a HUGE difference between a 7lb maltese charging the door and a 50+ lb sheepie!! It's so bad in our house that even a door bell on TV is enough to send him into a frenzy.
I'd love to know a way to stop it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Ahaahaha Jake was the same way.
We never found a way to cure it, but we did use it to our advantage several times, like when we needed to distract him from a rawhide treat he was intensely resource guarding, and a few other times. |
| ME Too!!! Nothing we've tried has worked either. One dog just triggers the other. I will say I'd act like you REALLY got hurt and fall down whenever your dog even runs into you or even barely brushes your side while heading to the door.
Our dog very quickly gathered that she must avoid hitting folks and has gotten pretty good about being careful as she still RAMS for the door. It's not dangerous now b/c baby isn't on the floor (or if they are, parents are right there) but it gets 10x worse ...not when there's belly time rather they're walking and on the edge of a couch, stairs, or street. We just scream BABY if the doorbell rings and she watches out while running. 
eta: she watches out "to a degree..." some of her still very much shuts off and ignore everything if there's no baby "in path" rather something she has to run "around" and that light nudge throws you down the stairs if you're in the way. |
| Can you just de-sensitize them? My thought process is that they run to the door because they expect someone to be there. Even though they run when it's on TV, too, more often than not, someone is likely there. So what if, one day, after you've purchased some excellent earplugs, you have someone stand outside, completely out of view, and ring the door bell every few minutes.
Ding dong. Dog runs to door. No one is there. Ding dong. Dog runs to door. No one is there. Over and over again. Pretty soon, I would expect that they would stop running to it because they would realize that nothing is happening. Maybe you could even attach the words, "No one is there" so that when they hear the bell plus those words, they realize that truthfully no one is there. So when it happens on TV, you can say " no one is there" and they will have no reaction. Maybe it's worth a shot? |
| Oh BOY will I watch this one for replies!
And if we can translate it into keeping them from charging the door, barking their heads off and attacking the mail as it comes through the mail slot in the front door as well, that would be GREAT! |
| Didn't Val have hooks put in her baseboards for attaching the girl's leashes? I thought that was a great idea. |
| I'm very interested to hear if anyone has a solution for this behaviour because Fitzwilliam does this too - he goes absolutely beserk when someone knocks on the door, either in reality or on TV, it's very dramatic! Our floors are laminate (very slippery) so he does the looney-tunes-running-on-the-spot act, which makes him even more frantic by the time he reaches the door. I'm actually worried he's going to hurt himself.
Just last night, I was wondering if I could desensitize him to the sound of knocking. So I had a brilliant idea: I knocked on the coffee table. And he went beserk and charged the door. When he came back, I had him watch while I knocked on the coffee table. And he went beserk and charged the door. One more time - when he came back, I had him watch while I slowly and deliberately right in front of his face so that he couldn't possibly miss it knocked on the coffee table. And he went beserk and charged the door. So I gave up. Apparently it wasn't a brilliant idea after all. |
| I dunno.
In his/her doggie brain when there is nobody there, maybe they believe they have successfully run off the invader they (and only they with their super-sensitive hearing  ) heard at the door. |
maf wrote: I'm very interested to hear if anyone has a solution for this behaviour because Fitzwilliam does this too - he goes absolutely beserk when someone knocks on the door, either in reality or on TV, it's very dramatic! Our floors are laminate (very slippery) so he does the looney-tunes-running-on-the-spot act, which makes him even more frantic by the time he reaches the door. I'm actually worried he's going to hurt himself.
That had me laughing out loud
Archie is the same but with noises outside (other people walking behind our garden), some TV sounds with similar outside noises have him darting off into the back garden with the accompanying "RU RU RU" |
maf wrote: I'm very interested to hear if anyone has a solution for this behaviour because Fitzwilliam does this too - he goes absolutely beserk when someone knocks on the door, either in reality or on TV, it's very dramatic! Our floors are laminate (very slippery) so he does the looney-tunes-running-on-the-spot act, which makes him even more frantic by the time he reaches the door. I'm actually worried he's going to hurt himself.
Just last night, I was wondering if I could desensitize him to the sound of knocking. So I had a brilliant idea: I knocked on the coffee table. And he went beserk and charged the door. When he came back, I had him watch while I knocked on the coffee table. And he went beserk and charged the door. One more time - when he came back, I had him watch while I slowly and deliberately right in front of his face so that he couldn't possibly miss it knocked on the coffee table. And he went beserk and charged the door. So I gave up. Apparently it wasn't a brilliant idea after all. Don't forget, it can take up to 72 (yes, 72!!) repititions before the dog "gets it". I don't tihnk 3 times is enough. What about using a clicker in with the mix? What you're telling him is DON'T do that when there's someone at the door. But what IS he supposed to do? What about re-training the behaviour so that a knock at the door is actually a cue to do a specific behaviour, like sit on the rug in a certain spot, or silently run to the door and sit 5 feet away from it. It isn't enough to tell him what NOT to do, he knows to know what TO do! -- Mel & Tucker! |
you need to train them to go to a different spot for a treat when the doorbell rings, such as a mat or a crate etc. if they rect to it on tv as well then you hav eall the more training chances without making guests wait  |
| maf you got me lol too funny |
| Mine do too, and it seems more dogs= no hope for getting them to not do it. LOL
We just make use of gates. |
maf wrote: I'm very interested to hear if anyone has a solution for this behaviour because Fitzwilliam does this too - he goes absolutely beserk when someone knocks on the door, either in reality or on TV, it's very dramatic! Our floors are laminate (very slippery) so he does the looney-tunes-running-on-the-spot act, which makes him even more frantic by the time he reaches the door. I'm actually worried he's going to hurt himself.
Just last night, I was wondering if I could desensitize him to the sound of knocking. So I had a brilliant idea: I knocked on the coffee table. And he went beserk and charged the door. When he came back, I had him watch while I knocked on the coffee table. And he went beserk and charged the door. One more time - when he came back, I had him watch while I slowly and deliberately right in front of his face so that he couldn't possibly miss it knocked on the coffee table. And he went beserk and charged the door. So I gave up. Apparently it wasn't a brilliant idea after all. That is so funny, I am sorry I nearly wet myself laughing! I cant talk because my yorkie has taught Summer that it is fine to race to the front door and grab the letters! Summer also has to swerve round a corner on the laminate and skids, humans need to jump on the bottom of the stairs to avoid injury! |
| OMG! Nigel used to just wiggle and pee on people when the doorbell rang. Bella has taught him to bark like an idiot. He also does the Scooby-do running in place thing on my laminate floors.
He has recently decided he must jump on the couch in the front room as well. If I get Bella to stop, by holding her face, he just starts again barking at her. This happens worse when someone is at the door, but they do it if I walk out the door. (mostly Nigel in these incidents) I do have a trainer coming when she is healed from an injury...but this madness makes everyone else in the house yell at them. I swear...it's like bedlam at these moments. It is scaring most people away from visiting, (I know, sometimes not a bad thing. lol) |
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