I am embarrassed...time to tell all...

Did not mean to offend you in anyway shape or form Jennifer, the "redneck run" thread was the only one I could remember right off the top that remotely touched on car chasing...and you are right, that thread did in fact address the healthy outlet some are able to achieve with their dogs for exercise! The EEK part of my comment is related to my following confession.

I actually taught, yes, taught my previous GSD MoJo just exactly HOW to chase cars. Yep. DId it all myself. ( :eek He was about 5 months old and I was also fostering at the time another shepherd who had a bad habit of bolting when he'd get to the front door. Unfortunately, one day, they BOTH took off, so off in the jeep I go to get them. About 6 or 7 blocks away, I saw them up on a hill, they saw me, and began running after the jeep. Me, in my VERY STUPID self, thought "cool, the dogs can get a run in all the way home, oh just look at those running smiles." Next day, guess what...MoJo (pup that he was) out in the front yard, took off FULL Gangbusters after a white vehicle blazing by...for a while it was just white vehicles, then it turned into all vehicles. Very scary time for me, as I did know it was a life or death thing for him and we had some close calls. THankfully though, it did inspire me to actually start learning about dog training.

BAD me. As for the redneck run, I actully recall reading that thread and laughing with my husband about it that night because I didn't know what MoJo was doing was the "redneck run" (I Know that wasn't really what he was doing...but still, good that I was able to finally laugh about something that had pained me for so long...) FWIW, I am glad to know there are those who are able to train and exercise this way...my original thinking, too bad I had no clue really about training at the time!

No big deal Michele, just did not want the OP to become confused.

Like I said, I do not reccommend/endorse this as a way of exercising one's dog at all. On top of the risks mentioned in the thread, there is the risk that a dog MAY make the association about chasing cars as yours did.

Cheers,

Red Neck Running ... I didn't realize it had a name.

In high school, I used to exercise my dog by biking with it while she ran beside me; or by letting her off at the end of our dirt road, and having her run beside me while I drove home.

That was 25 years ago.

Now that dirt road has become very populated and way too much traffic for me to be comfortable, but back then we were the only year round residents and the only one for a 1/2 mile in either direction.

It is interesting to Note that the Monks of New Skete also talk about Exercising with Road Work, but that you do need to build up to it and make sure that your animal will be safe.

With my dog back then, she never ever chased CARS. She did however know how to get off her Tie Up and chase Rabbits! Don't know if she ever caught one, but she sure did follow their scent. LOL.

Okay back to topic..... :-)