My 3 year old German Shepard all of a sudden started chasing cars recently. I'm afraid she's gonna get hit, please help!!
2006-11-13 04:53:01 · 16 answers · asked by justwondering 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
why is your dog off leash near cars?
But if you are determine - here is a short article link that might help with the training
http://www.bestpawforward.info/index_files/Page661.htm
2006-11-13 04:57:09 · answer #1 · answered by dobes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with my corgi, because she is a herding dog.
The best way to do this is to get a treat that is EXTREMELY valuable to your dog. With my corgi, I used cheese or liver bits. Then come up with a signal that your dog will recognize for not chasing cars.
Then bring him out to the street. Keep a choke collar or harness on him. Try to use something unfamiliar, something that you don't usually walk him on. He will notice more when you are restraining him. When a car is about to come by, make the signal or make a noise (like "NO CARS" or raising your hand up high in the air, like you know the answer to a question in school). This will now be your signal NOT to chase. Next, hold the treat in front of your dog's nose and command him to SIT. Keep the treat in front of his nose until the car passes by. Believe me, he will be more invested in the treat than chasing the car. Go nuts! Give him the treat and tell him what a genius he is for not chasing the car.
Your dog will now think you are playing a game. I know this sucks, but it is best to do this gradually for a week, two weeks, or a month, however long it takes your dog to learn that not chasing cars (aka obeying your new signal) is fun, and he gets a treat for it! I would start with one or two cars on the first day, and build up to 20-30 cars passing. Of course if you live on a country road where there are few cars, you will have to modify this.
Eventually, when your dog hears a car coming and perks his ears up or even looks in that direction, give your new signal. By the end of training, he shouldn't even need treats, he should just obey your signal. Eventually he will lose interest in the cars, because he will associate a car approaching with a fun game, and focus his attention on you.
I hope this works for you!
2006-11-13 05:00:53 · answer #2 · answered by sjbchapman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep her on a leash or confined inside a fence. It is the only sure way to stop her from chasing cars and getting hit.
If this sounds too severe (which it might to many folks here in answers) then talk to a couple of vets about the expense/pain/risk of treating injuries caused by dog/car collisions.
Good luck.
2006-11-13 04:59:49 · answer #3 · answered by bookmom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello Trish. I believe the answer is a leash or fence. This is not what you want to hear but those are your only solutions unless you move to the country. As for why she's doing this no one knows. She may have been teased by teanagers in a car or maybe she thinks she can go for a ride if she catches one. Anyway Please do something asap so she doesn't get hurt.
2006-11-13 05:15:35 · answer #4 · answered by ascendent2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was younger I had a Uncle who trained his dog to stop chasing cars by chaining him out closed to the road. Then when a car came by the dog would go to chase it and come to the end of the chain get snapped back. After a few times of that he quit chasing cars.
2006-11-13 05:03:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-29 02:37:52 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had the same problem with our Boxer, we tried discipline, we tried everything, but nothing worked, so we bought a shock collar, put it on the low setting and that did work, but after it accidentally got turned on high and shocked her and made her yelp, we decided to go with the invisible fence, therefor it's more harmless and the dog can roam the yard and learn it's barriers. I really hope you have some luck, it is scary when they go off running like a mad man!
2006-11-13 04:58:17 · answer #7 · answered by Michelle Lynn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My shepard would bite at the mirrors on the cars as they came towards us...... one day he tried so hard that he fell out of the window of my moving car ( I was driving 65 mph)
he never did it again............ I sure do miss him
2006-11-13 05:02:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi you can't stop a dog from chasing cars, that's a dog thing, Ok if you like being with your friends thats what you like,
If your mom ask someone, how do I stop my child from going out with bad friends?
you can't see that your friends is bad, but your mom do,so your dog can't see what he is doing
wrong. but you can see it.
One/ your dog think's what her/she is doing is cool.
Two/ you can keep the dog in the gate.
2006-11-13 06:41:39 · answer #9 · answered by stephanie f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get her to chase your car when she is close enough, throw a bucket of water @ her. You might have to do it a few times.
That will stop her completely from doing it ever.
Mine did the same thing and now he is cured!!
Good luck
2006-11-13 04:59:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋