Wants to chase Cars & Bikes
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| Try teaching him the "leave it" command. Start at home 1st - like with a ball he likes, or a plate of food. As you walk by, (and he's looking at it) say leave it and have him look away. Use praise or a yummy treat to have him look away. Really reward him for even the smallest effort. Repeat with other tempting things until he reliably ignores anything you say leave it to. Then go out on a walk and try the bikes and cars. Be prepared with a good treat and really praise him for trying. Start on a quiet street 1st, so he has better odds of being successful. Gradually work on totally ignoring them. Good luck! |
| Cars are tougher because the stakes are so very, very high.
What I've done with my dogs with various attractive nuisances, like bikes, kids and people running, skateboards, rollerblades, is to get someone to tempt the dog under a circumstance where I know I have control of the dog--ie, on a leash or physically with my hand on him. My accomplice would ride/skate/whatever on by, and when my dog would react, I'd correct him. It's important to correct at the very beginning of a reaction. And to have the dog on a leash, at least until you are willing to bet a week's salary that he'll stop at your command. Praise when they turn away from the attraction. Repeat. Many, many times. I won't lie and swear that none of my dogs has ever broken this training. If I see something particularly tempting coming our way, I'll be sure to say my dog's name to get his attention on me. And I would never be foolish enough to believe my dog wouldn't give chase if there were no authority figure around. Cars are more difficult. Archie loves, loves, loves to race. Anything. He, however, has developed the self control/sense to stop at corners and to stay on sidewalks on those very rare occasions where I feel it's safe enough to let him have his head (I'd never be able to keep up with him) Again, he's rarely off leash when he might be tempted. |
| Thank you so much and I will definitely try these techniques. |
| I forgot to mention in my earlier post that my dogs get lavish praise for ignoring something that I want them to ignore. And again, all of this is done on leash. |
| Great advice so far! I also have a car chaser, which is compounded by the fact that he is deaf, (so the cars sneak up on him!) AND we live in a neighborhood with no sidewalks. I, like the others, found that the best way to get a grip on the chasing is to distract him. When I notice a car coming, I immediately point to the grass and give him a "sit-stay" command. He is so focused on me, and getting a treat when the car passes, that he barely registers the actual vehicle moving by. When the car is gone, he gets his piece of kibble, and off we go. Now he is starting to move onto the grass by himself when he sees a vehicle, anticipating my command. Good boy!!!!
It has taken months, but it is all paying off now, as I no longer have to worry about Oscar (all 102 lbs of exuberant sheepie) taking my arm off while we're out for a walk! Good Luck! Laurie |
| I believe that a properly fitted progged training collar is invaluable in training a dog that lunges on the lead. The key is to have it properly fitted so they feel pressure NOT PAIN. |
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