Why does my dog go beserk when i open the back door for my garden?

he sits by the door waiting to go out , as soon as you open the door he goes mad. barking so load, running in to the garden and bites the flowers and runs back in again biting the door any body have any similar problems???????????

Why does my dog go beserk when i open the back door for my garden?
my dog runs around our back garden barking when we first let her out I'm sure she does it so everybody knows she's out there and when she starts biting grass or flowers its because she wants us to play with her. try going out with your dog and taking a ball or its fave toy out with you make sure he sees it and if he is interested in it it should deter him from barking. it works with mine.
Reply:This can be for a number of reasons, quite rightly mentioned in a few posts your dog is excited at the prospect of getting out , it could also be that the dog ( if quite young ) still has the puppy tendencies to explore and play around in the garden, perhaps your dog does not receive enough excercise in the form of walks and so burns of energy in the manner in which he/she does at present.
Reply:all dogs do this. even the hint of outside drives them nuts!!! moving the keys sends them insane because they think you are going to unlock the door. there is nothing you can do about it - well perhaps you could make sure that you take a walk at the very same time everyday, and that way he would know that he is going for a walk later... but i dont really think that would change much... just laugh at it, they are nuts!
Reply:Your dog is over excited and thats why hes doing this how often does he get out and this is typical first thing in the morning if this is a problem for you then try getting something that can make a lousd noise clickers are best ask your vet and use them every time he barks he will soon stop or use a loud no when he does it


and go with him when he gets out and stop him before he gets to the flowers try throwing abll out the door when you open it to give him something else to think about he comes back in to see if you are going out with him
Reply:He probably sees the spirit of the dead walking about in your garden. That's why he bites at the flowers.
Reply:Maybe there is some kind of animal living in your yard or bushes. Like rabbit or something that's driving him crazy. :)
Reply:my beagle used to be like that. i think it was jsut excitement. Make sure there isn't like a stray cat or something in your garden.
Reply:It's probably excitement. You need to train him to be calm in the garden. Start off by taking him out there on a short lead - make him sit before you open the door. If he gets up when the door is opened, make him sit again and keep him in the sit position with door open for a while until he calms down - you may have to give him a couple of treats to distract him from going mad at first. Once you've done this, start walking him up and down the garden on the lead (keep it short if he pulls or gets excited). Reward him with treats when he is calm doing this. Eventually, with the use of training with treats, you should be able to open the door without him going mad.
Reply:It's excitement. He can learn to control this behavior with proper obedience training. He should be taught to sit at the door calmly awaiting the command to go out. He should be able to sit there with the door open and not run out unless he has been given permission. Once the command is given, he should calmly walk out the door.





Part of the problem may also be that he hasn't been able to release his energy throughout the day. Frequent or long (more than 45 minutes) walks help this as well.
Reply:yes i have a similar problem...its either ur dog has seen them move and its like "whoa i wanna play with it" or he has seen like animals in ur garden and wants to do the same...ur dog sounds like he just wants to play and be outside...
Reply:its just excitement, my dog does the same cos she loves to be outside. She is the same when she knows im taking her for a walk!!!!
Reply:Weird, send for Ghostbusters may be ghost of old gardener or could be an ailein may be ET.Dogs can sense the unseen take care just use front door.
Reply:he may smell an animal that has passed through there, maybe a cat or rabbit, or another dog. he is just protecting "his" territory.
Reply:excitment , take her out more often for walks
Reply:maybe he thinks someones going to come out of the garden and hurt you.i guess he's protecting you.
Reply:something similar cos we had a fox coming in to the garden. Our dog would rush out to assert his dominance and in his frustration bite at the grass and garden furniture. he seemed a bit p***ed off that the fox had peed all over his turf.
Reply:He is being territorial and letting anything or anybody know that is HIS back yard
Reply:he proably saw a pussy
Reply:may b he sees DEAD PEOPLE ha ha .