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Chasing moving vehicles? What does he intend to do if he actually catches one?
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years ago, my sister and i went for a walk near some open fields, and she let the dog that she was looking after , off the lead before we reached the full open space, not far from the main road, and you'd never guess.---
The dog turned round, stood for a second, and charged as the first car approached from the left, and he did a runner. he was knocked down and injured, and I had to go back to the owner and tell them what had happened. I was sobbing.
When you know a dog chases cars, never ever let them off a lead
The dog turned round, stood for a second, and charged as the first car approached from the left, and he did a runner. he was knocked down and injured, and I had to go back to the owner and tell them what had happened. I was sobbing.
When you know a dog chases cars, never ever let them off a lead
There are techniques to deal with this - I remember seeing it on Dog Borstal or one of those programmes. It involved walking the dog, on the lead, alongside the road but using some sort of toy or treat to distract it from the cars. This has to be repeated over time till the dog pays absolutely no attention to the cars on the road, and only then would it be safe to even consider letting it off the lead. It looked like a very long process and a lot of work, and if you weren't prepared or able to commit to it then I'd just keep the dog on the lead if I were you.
I had a bull-mastiff/GSD that used to chase mopeds and motorbikes. The look of pure horror on the face of the cyclist was evident - he never caught a motorised bike.
Dogs like chasing things, you need to make them afraid to do so. Unfortunately with a car the dog is going to do badly in any collision.
The lead idea is the only solid suggestion that I can come up with.
Dogs like chasing things, you need to make them afraid to do so. Unfortunately with a car the dog is going to do badly in any collision.
The lead idea is the only solid suggestion that I can come up with.
Believe it or not I do actully keep him on the lead when by the road, I was hoping for more constructive answers from knowledgable dog owners, thanks Karen for at least not being obtuse and obvious. Guess what, although he gets walked on a golf course there are tmes when he's off the lead and sees a car and he's off. So short of moving to the outback how can I train him to ignore traffic?
If you Google 'Dog training distraction techniques chasing cars' you get lots of results. Here's one for starters
http://ezinearticles....asing-Cars&id=4462259
http://ezinearticles....asing-Cars&id=4462259
Dad gave our JR a very stern talking to accompanied by a firm tap on the bum when he strained to chase after cars and he's very good now; he is younger though so might take a little while to see effects for an older dog. Also, we use a harness with a lead rather than a collar so we can pull him back when he pulls without hurting him.
You do need to keep him on a lead until you have trained him not to go for cars, and cats for that matter. One of mine used to bark at someone on a bike that we saw on our early morning walks, if she wasnt on a lead, I am sure she would have chased him. I bought a pet corrector spray, and after using it twice, she showed very little interest in him.........but she does know I have it in my pocket, and she is on the lead anyway.
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