How do I stop my dog from opening the sliding glass door?

Question

My parents have a 7 year old beagle who as of recent, has figured out how to paw open the sliding glass door to the point where she can nose it open the rest of the way to get outside when no one is home.They don't want to lock the door because they are afraid she will hurt herself by keeping on trying to paw it open..she already has, and has a swollen foot. They have tried putting chairs and things in front of it, but she works her way around them. She has never had any separation anxiety issues before. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Cut a piece of wood/board long enough to fit in the track that the door sits in when it's slid back and opened. I had the same problem before with a sliding glass door and that worked perfectly keeping the door shut until I took it out.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

A broom handle, shower curtain rod, piece of wood etc. To go in the track behind the door to keep it from coming open, wedge it in place, they even sell them as anti-break-in devices. It's not seperation anxiety either, it's that she figured out she can do it and would rather be outside. Dogs do that if outside is more fun than inside.

Answer 4

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Every dog is different, so unless you have a german shepherd or a really smart dog, it might take a while to train her. You might get frustrated with her, but go easy. She's still a puppy and has a lot of energy. A backyard or somewhere to run will help her get rid of a lot of energy that might cause her to misbehave from boredom.

Answer 5

It may another animal outside she is trying to get at. You might try a stop stick in the track of the glass which basically locks the door, perhaps a large piece of cardboard or plywood sheet to block the view & access!

Answer 6

Do something simple...

put something he doesn't like in front of it

surround it with tin foil

before you leave out something like a sheet or a shade on the inside or outside of the window

and i believe that there is some kind of a sent you can buy that dogs dont like i have used it with my dog before.



hope this helps



Edit I meant door not window

Answer 7

Keep her out of the room where the glass door is.



I'd suggest scolding her for it, but I've tried to train a beagle, and I know how fruitless that is!

Answer 8

When you catch the dog in the act of doing it, give the dog a quick poke in the shoulder/neck and make a loud unpleasant noise to distract it.

Answer 9

I had that same problem with my shi-zu but i solved it by putting a little screen protector on the the opposite side of the screen. On the same side the dog is ripping the screen.

Answer 10

put a dog door in if their property is fenced if not just keep her in another part of the house

Answer 11

Put hot sauce on the door. Or use Bitterbarrier on the door.

Answer 12

lock it.



if it hurts, the dog will stop doing it.



for our dog jumping onto the kitchen bar, we arranged a bunch of spoons. paws on the bar, spoons on the floor. lot of noise, possibly random hits.. it did not jump onto the bar, anymore.