 Chasing Cars!!!
#269646 - 03/17/2010 07:48 PM |
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I need help with my 2 GSD's and heeler that are chasing cars. When I train them one-on-one, they stop, but as soon as 2 or 3 of them get together, it starts all oer again.
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Re: Chasing Cars!!!
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#269647 - 03/17/2010 07:53 PM |
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Are they note on a leash or behind a fence? Are they running along a fence? Have you considered an e-collar? Chasing cars NEVER has a good ending.... may go on and on for years if dogs are lucky, but one day....
Not being snippy, but certainly keeping them on a leash is a first option. Building a fence might be next. Working on recall also very important. Others will chime in, with time.
Edited by Paula Colvett (03/17/2010 07:55 PM)
Edit reason: clarify "tone of voice"
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#269648 - 03/17/2010 07:55 PM |
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Can you get a little more specific?
Try to paint a picture of the whole scenerio. Examples of when and where this occurs.
What are you doing when they decide to chase cars? Walking? Just out in the yard?
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#269649 - 03/17/2010 07:55 PM |
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I know...not a good thing. We live on 30 acres in the country and not much traffic, but I'm afraid I AM the one that will put a not so good ending to this since they chase ME
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#269650 - 03/17/2010 07:57 PM |
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They are generally somewhere in the yard (30 acres!) and come haulin' butt when they here a vehicle. It's only when they're together...one-on-one they won't chase anything but rabbits! I've had dogs all my life (a very long time) but never had any that chased cars!
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#269651 - 03/17/2010 08:27 PM |
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keep them behind a fence, ain't much else you can do unless you are willing to spend a bunch of time with aversion training
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[Re: Sherry LaMont ]
#269652 - 03/17/2010 08:36 PM |
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If we aren't talking pups, and I don't think we are, I'd look into e-collars and the "LEAVE IT" command. You are going to have to train with someone else driving or someone else capable of training while you are driving, however you can train the Leave It command seperate from this situation so that it will already be a "known" when the car is introduced.
Other more experienced folks will probably chime in, but I don't think you are going to be able to stop this "high drive" behavior without an ecollar. READ about it - order the DVD, learn a lot before just diving in.
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Re: Chasing Cars!!!
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#269655 - 03/17/2010 08:43 PM |
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To me this sounds what Ed calls being "doggy" when there are 2 or more dogs together. They focus on each other and totally ignore anyone or anything else.
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#269657 - 03/17/2010 08:51 PM |
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My dog is a city kid. We walk on sidewalks, cross streets, etc. She would LOVE to chase a car. She used to kick in to high gear every time one went by (which is rather frequently, did I say we live in the city?) She clearly thinks that a car the prized prey. Squirrels? no way, no interest. SUVs the best! Big trucks, a bit scary, but worthy of interest.
What has worked for me, was to sit (on command) at the street and watch them go by. I first worked a lot on engagement while the cars drove by, giving her treats for watching me not the car. Then we moved on to performing other commands while cars went by, like sit or heeling. Lots of marks. Now, I only occasionally correct when she starts and lunges toward the street when that perfect BMW cruises on by.
She is fenced at all time, of course, at home and pays no mind to cars, dump trucks, or whatever else drives down the alley.
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#269660 - 03/17/2010 09:04 PM |
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keep them behind a fence, ain't much else you can do unless you are willing to spend a bunch of time with aversion training
Bingo!
Dennis always keeps it short and sweet, and he is usually right.
I don't think you can train this one out of them. From what I have learned, chasing is a self rewarding behavior, it feels good to them just to do it. Couple that with the pack mentality its a pretty potent combo.
If it was one dog it may be a different story, but with three I don't think there's much hope for training them to 100% before you are all old and gray.
You should have these dogs in some sort of enclosure if they are doing this kind of stuff. Its really dangerous! At the minimum you should probably have an invisible fence, although that may not work if the cars get them really cranked up.
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