I know this is an older thread, but I have to chime in. We have four dogs and we do have a doggie door downstairs for them at our house. The little stinkers will use that doggie door like crazy during the overnight hours when we are sleeping and while we are away at work, but the second we are at the house, they will stand at the upstairs back door and just look at us like "hey, ya gonna let me out or what?" And, we do. Ridiculous, I know, but it's funny at the same time. The best is when they kind of "forget" and they will use the dog door to go outside but come up the back deck and sit at the door waiting for us to let them in, like they want us to think they don't know how to use the dog door. . .I swear. Amberdoodle, how's your progress with your pup? I know that our Goldens and our Borders love being outside, especially in the cooler weather. They will go out there and play in the grass, chase bugs, chew on sticks and bark at passerbys all the time. Unless I really wear them out through a lot of walks/runs and ball playing, they will go in and out pretty regularly throughout the evening hours. Maybe if you step up her exercise during the early part of the day she will be less interested at going in and out all evening? Good luck! |