How do I teach my dog to NOT go crazy when the garage door opens?

Ares2010 · 05-10-2011, 10:24 PM

My dog goes crazyyy and is very loud when the door opens. Is there anything I can do to stop this behavior?

jaggirl47 · 05-10-2011, 10:49 PM

My pup does the same thing because she knows her daddy is home. Haven't wuite gotten this behavior stopped yet.

doggiedad · 05-10-2011, 11:01 PM

he's just saying hello. i wouldn't stop it.
i would teach him not to exit because the
garage door is open. my dog gets excited
when one of us pulls into the driveway. he also gets
excited when the neighbors pull into their driveway. when my GF
pulls into the driveway i open the front door
and our dog waits untill my GF calls him to go and greet her.
i do the same thing when the neighbors pull
into the driveway (sometimes). i open the front
door and when they're ready they'll call him to them.
when they're finished greeting/petting they say "go home"
or "Loki, go home" and he comes home.

Ares2010 · 05-10-2011, 11:04 PM

He doesn't go into the garage he just goes crazy. My fiance is a cop so he works a diff shift every month and we have to turn the music on at night so when he gets home the dog wont hear him. The biggest thing is it wakes up my daughter so that is why I wanted it stopped.

doggiedad · 05-10-2011, 11:56 PM

teach him "quiet" or "no barking".

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Originally Posted by Ares2010

He doesn't go into the garage he just goes crazy. My fiance is a cop so he works a diff shift every month and we have to turn the music on at night so when he gets home the dog wont hear him. The biggest thing is it wakes up my daughter so that is why I wanted it stopped.

CassandGunnar · 05-11-2011, 12:06 AM

We've had the same problem. It sucks when the dog is waking people up.
We started out by completely ignoring the dog until they are calm once you get in the house. It's hard to do, but when you greet or acknowledge them as you enter, you're reinforcing the behavior.
Start with that and see if that helps slow the behavior down. When she works a shift where the barking is not waking people up, work on them going to "place" when they start acting out.
We have our dogs trained to go to our bedroom and their dog beds when we give them the "place" command.

The garage door thing is a tough one because you're trying to do it alone sometimes.
Good luck.

Ares2010 · 05-11-2011, 09:56 AM

It is hard and when we get home and he is there he is barking so no one is in the house to tell him not to bark. I have tried that and it doesn't work at all he still barks very loud

05-10-2011, 10:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ares2010 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 96	How do I teach my dog to NOT go crazy when the garage door opens? My dog goes crazyyy and is very loud when the door opens. Is there anything I can do to stop this behavior?

05-10-2011, 10:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
jaggirl47 Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Washington Posts: 2,936	My pup does the same thing because she knows her daddy is home. Haven't wuite gotten this behavior stopped yet. __________________ SBD Posejpal's Leyna, HCTs Coming Soon: SBD Posejpal's Jagermeister...call name Zeus At the rainbow bridge: Zappa 12/27/2000-1/23/2012 You are my heart, my soul, and my best friend. You will be with me always.

05-10-2011, 11:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 9,852	he's just saying hello. i wouldn't stop it. i would teach him not to exit because the garage door is open. my dog gets excited when one of us pulls into the driveway. he also gets excited when the neighbors pull into their driveway. when my GF pulls into the driveway i open the front door and our dog waits untill my GF calls him to go and greet her. i do the same thing when the neighbors pull into the driveway (sometimes). i open the front door and when they're ready they'll call him to them. when they're finished greeting/petting they say "go home" or "Loki, go home" and he comes home. __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled" Last edited by doggiedad; 05-10-2011 at 11:07 PM.

05-11-2011, 12:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
CassandGunnar Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,578	We've had the same problem. It sucks when the dog is waking people up. We started out by completely ignoring the dog until they are calm once you get in the house. It's hard to do, but when you greet or acknowledge them as you enter, you're reinforcing the behavior. Start with that and see if that helps slow the behavior down. When she works a shift where the barking is not waking people up, work on them going to "place" when they start acting out. We have our dogs trained to go to our bedroom and their dog beds when we give them the "place" command. The garage door thing is a tough one because you're trying to do it alone sometimes. Good luck. __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours faithful and true~ to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. ~unknown

05-10-2011, 11:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ares2010 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 96	He doesn't go into the garage he just goes crazy. My fiance is a cop so he works a diff shift every month and we have to turn the music on at night so when he gets home the dog wont hear him. The biggest thing is it wakes up my daughter so that is why I wanted it stopped.

05-11-2011, 09:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ares2010 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 96	It is hard and when we get home and he is there he is barking so no one is in the house to tell him not to bark. I have tried that and it doesn't work at all he still barks very loud

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