How to Stop a Dog From Running Away

My response is to leya. I have a 2 year old shih-tzu named Tiramisu (\"Tira\") who sometimes dashes out the front door or escapes through my side gate that does not always self-latch properly after I have finished gardening. She will go across the street and I am worried she will run away or get hit. I will try training her using your technique and also fix that self-latch! She has not mastered the \"come\" command outside yet and I shoud work on that too because she does not come when I call her, but just lays down where she is (Sometimes in the middle of the street! Luckily it is not a busy street). One thing that helps is that she has several ID tags that jingle (my info, her license, AND her microchip info), so i can always hear where she is. i never let her outside unless I am there, so she never escapes for long before i hear her jingling outside the gate.

hi.i have the same prob.i never have mine out without a lead,as i know she wont come back,she seems def when we go out,and wont respond when she gets out,i have to run after her,and catch her,i cant go home and leave her out,i dont want to chance her not comeing back,we love her too much ,and we know she has no road sense.I would love someone to give me some tips of what to do.Bet

my border collie will bolt everytime you open a door. I know where she goes because I chase her but she could get hurt because we live right by a highway Im worrierd