Step-by-Step Impulse Control Training That Stops Door Bolting for Good I still remember the exact moment I realized I had a door-bolting problem. My golden retriever puppy, Finn, was about five months old. A delivery driver knocked. I reached for the handle. And before my fingers even touched the doorknob, Finn was already halfway down the driveway. I stood there in my socks thinking: How did we get here? I'd done the "sit" training. I'd practiced "wait" in the living room. But the front door? That was a different animal. Literally. Here's what I eventually figured out after way too many close calls: doorway manners aren't really about obedience. They're about impulse control under pressure. And for a golden retriever—bred to retrieve, to move, to go—that impulse is strong . Here's what you'll learn in the next 10 minutes: seven doorway manners games broken down into exact steps, troubleshooting for when your golden ignores every...