Christine Grabow Webboard User Reg: 04-09-2005
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Ok, i adopted a GSD in december 2002, he was 1.6 month old at the time. He had no training, he had been very abused. He has been doing great since. The problem i have with him is this: He wants to chase motorcicles but not just any motorcicle. He only goes nuts when a harley drives by our property. We are not allowed to fence in our property so i purchased a e collar. He responds to it very well but i have not tried it out yet when a harley passes. I usually grab his collar because i'm afraid the e collar wont help. He almost took our neighbor of his motorcicle the first time it happened and we are lucky he didn't call the cops. It happened only once since then and even so he listens very well, when a harley passes by i don't seem to excist(spelling). He had been thrown out of a moving vehicle on a freeway before he was rescued and i assume that has something to do with it. Anybody has any advice?
Christine Grabow Webboard User Reg: 04-09-2005
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When he is out by himself he is always on a long line and i do use a prong collar on our walks. But there is no way that i have him on a line wearing the prong collar when he tries to go for a full charge. It would puncture his throat.
Christine Grabow Webboard User Reg: 04-09-2005
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I'm talking about when he is out by himself in the yard on his line. If he was to wear the prongcollar and he is in a full charge(i'm not there) he would puncture his throat.
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No, it absolutely wouldn't puncture his throat unless it was a sharpened pinch. Make sure he is getting plenty of exercise, if he is tired he won't be so apt to try to kill the motorcycle. Don't baby the dog just because you think he may have been mistreated. He is very young & probably very resilient. Teach him you will not accept that behavior under any circumstances. Lots & lots of obedience work will help.
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004
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Concur with all the above, We are assuming that you have bonded well with the dog and trusts you and he understands that your the boss. when he yelps and comes back besure to praise and reward for correct behaviour. let him learn that your much more fun than the motorcyle but won't you won't suffer bad aggressive behaviour
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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I wouldn't have him outside alone on the line to begin with. I'd set him up, have someone drive by with a harley all day long n correct him for paying attention to it every single time till he understands to not do that anymore. Make him feel the correction and remember it for next time, then praise him when he does what you want him to do. Praise is equally important.
But no, he won't puncture his throat from a prong even if he slams himself into it at full speed.
Christine Grabow Webboard User Reg: 04-09-2005
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Ok the dog is almost 6 now. The collar is not sharpened but i'm afraid that when he charges full speed(i'm not present) that the prong collar could hurt him. When he reaches the end of the line it actually yanks him back violantly (hence my worry) And how can i "cure" him of this potantially lethal (if he was off line) behavior.
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004
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you don't leave a dog unattended with a prong collar on. as Mike suggest, use a long line and have a freind with a motorcycle ride past, when the dog reacts apply correction, keep repeating this until the dog gets the idea that chaseing cycles is a bad idea
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