Why Your Dog Listens at Home But Not Outside
Feb 27, 2026
If your dog listens perfectly indoors but ignores you outside, it’s not selective hearing.
It’s generalization.
Dogs do not automatically transfer skills between environments.
To your dog, your living room and the sidewalk are completely different classrooms.
Try This Small Shift
Before asking for obedience outside, reinforce one second of eye contact.
Build engagement before behaviour.
When attention improves, obedience follows.
Train Your Own Dog teaches how to layer engagement first so behaviours hold up in distracting environments.
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