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#350198 - 01/08/2015 09:14 AM |
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this is the second time Pisa saw me on a bike, first time eairler in the day, (summer crazy only got 3 rides and was with other dogs, they love it)
she had seen me push it in the shop as a pup , this is only when I was on the bike.
I know I need to keep her seeing the bike, but should I correct for the tire bitting, or reassure and act like no big deal when she reacts this way,
she did the same thing with wheelbarrows (with no attempt to bite) but now no big deal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nar_soOH6Jg
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#350200 - 11/28/2011 03:04 PM |
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Not sure if this is the "best" method or not, but my pup bit the tire ONCE, and quickly found out it was a lot less fun than it looked.
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Kurt
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Re: bike tire bitting
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#350202 - 11/28/2011 04:05 PM |
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What do you want to do.
I bike with both my dogs but want them at my foot or pulling in front (with proper harness).
I had both of them confient around the bike first, and I could push it too. Riding the bike with one was not possible as he would just play chase the other one just ignored the bike all together.
I used a leash and prong collar. With one dog I had to go sloooow so he was not getting afraid of it. With the other one I had to speed up some so he had no time to play with the bike or leash. More like you're too bussy to do this!
I did this on grass first and one dog at the time, now Ican take both at once.
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Re: bike tire bitting
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#350204 - 11/28/2011 07:24 PM |
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All my dogs bike with us but no one gets this kind of running on pavements until they are over 2. I've always had an opportunity to teach a good heel/loose leash walk before they were ever formally introduced to biking.
I don't allow my dogs to run up front (I know many do, for very good sport/leisure related reasons) but I like to keep it simple with my guys. They're on a leash when biking and when on leash they're to be by my side at all times. This translates nicely to bikes. They're too busy paying attention to me to even think about biting the front wheels.
To me that would be something that needed to be addressed right away. I'm not sure exactly what Kurt is referring to but I don't think my dogs would ever do it twice either, should they choose to do what your pup is doing.
Can you simply ask him to get in the heel position or is this too strong of an enticement right now? I would probably have him on a leash until he earned the privilege of running free around a bike, if that's what you're wanting him to do.
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#350218 - 11/28/2011 10:42 PM |
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To me, this should be corrected right away. When one of my dogs tried to bite the front tire, i'd always turn it towards them quickly without warning and bump them good with it. Granted I was always going at a slow speed in order to do this but after a few times they gave it up.
I usually ride with my dogs running beside the bike but with my carting dog, sometimes I let him run ahead only after the "front" command followed by a "hike" if I want him to pull me up hill. He also knows a few others but will fall back to the heel position when asked too.
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#350220 - 11/28/2011 10:49 PM |
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It was really more her reaction to the bike and biting something she is unsure of after barking at it, that was my focus.
I don't plan on biking with her till she is older, we were just moving the bike into storage. My other two dogs saw the bike when they were 2 and it was no big deal, they love a slow ride around.
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#350222 - 11/28/2011 11:31 PM |
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I think most pups will bite and chew moving rubbery things if allowed and once they find out its fun.
We had a bit of a water hose issue. He was pretty curious and vocal about it to begin with and ended up really liking the way it would roll off the hanger. Once he had it destroyed, we let him play with that hose. Needless to say, it caused a problem with other hoses and I had to do some training to fix the issue.
It’s interesting she goes for the tires and not the frame or peddles. I think it's more of a moving, texture thing that excites them. But I think the longer you let it go on, the more of an issue it will become. I just wouldn't give her an opportunity to do it.
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#355949 - 02/21/2012 05:32 PM |
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I'm bumping this as an example of Pisa's reactiveness.
I originally asked the question wrong.
I really have to spend a lot of time desensitizing Pisa to most new objects,
in our work a lot of the power equipment we use is gas powered such as plate tampers, jumping jacks, and large stone saws, I started out before the season getting her used to it running at an idle at a distance, doing things closer and closer as she's not paying attention to it anymore, we got to the point I could walk her around our job sites with people running the equipment, but it took a lot of time and distance.
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#355965 - 02/21/2012 11:00 PM |
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Would you allow the dog to run out in the street to chase/bite a bicycle tire? Don't allow it when the bike is even standing still in the yard much less moving.
A situation that could create a danger for the dog or anyone around it is one of those things I don't necessarily train motivationaly.
The lesson should be quick and to the point!
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#355990 - 02/22/2012 10:37 AM |
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Radar doesn't fear getting run over and was constantly trying to attack the bike tire and even tried attacking a moving vehicle's front bumper. I had to put an e-collar on him and hit him hard a few times. I'd rather be unfair and hurt him for a split second than to deal with a broken jaw or a dead dog.
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