We moved into our new house and decided to replace the patio door with a sliding glass door with a dog door so they could go play whenever they wanted.
How to teach a dog to close a sliding door.
Encourage them to touch the target with their nose and reward them when they do.
Anything is possible with a positive approach.
Encourage her to nose bump the paper.
Stand directly next to the door and show your service dog the note.
Now your dog can push a door open and shut it is time for the challenge of handles.
Once he s mastered that sliding door you can move onto the next.
Training a dog to close a door is a useful skill that s surprisingly easy to teach whether the dog is training to be a service dog or you just want to challenge your pet.
Teach a service dog to open or close a door.
Star indicates the clicker sound f.
Teach your dog how to close the door in 30 40 minutes.
Teaching your dog to touch the target on a door next put the target against an open door at the same height as your dog s nose.
1 stick the post it note or other target to the door close to the edge at nose height to your dog.
This will teach your dog to associate the action with the door itself rather than a square of paper.
However it is an advanced technique so before you get started your dog should already be familiar with clicker training or another similar technique such as using a.
Some handles are going to be impossible for your dog to master round knobs for example.
Let me know what you think.
Sometimes your dog will push the door extra hard.
Repeat this exercise until your dog goes to touch the target straight away.
Tap it a couple of times if your dog doesn t see it.
In this video you can see john performing close the door and i ll offer a few tips on how you can teach the same trick to your dog.
In this tutorial find out how you can train your dog to close doors on cue.
Use lots of encouragement a doggie handle and demonstrations again if needs be.
It s important he understand all sliding doors work the same otherwise you may find him sat outside the next sliding door with the same puzzled look on his face he had before his door opening days.