My 7 month border collie lunges at cars while on lead tried water / stones in plastic bottle - no good.HELP?

Answer 1

SOME dogs do that,
I would start to worry if it brought one home.

Answer 2

Despite a previous answer, electric collars are cruel and not necessary. Collies are extremly intlligent and need their brains exercised. Try to find a good obediance club or class in your area and take your dog to that. They will help you teach basic obediance including a 'leave' command which you can then use whenever the collie shows interest in anything you want him to leave alone. As well as helping you with problems like this training classes are lots of fun, and if you want to you can compete, or once you have good basic obediance you could try something like agility once your dog is a little older. If you live in the UK, try www.obedianceuk.com as they have a list of clubs all over the UK.
Before you get a good leave command, try a sharp, firm no whenever he lunges at the cars. This does seem to be quite a common problem for collies, I think probably because of the herding instinct. As well as helping with this problem, doing basic obdeiance will also help prevent any other problems arising through boredom. Border collies are so much fun - enjoy your young one.

Answer 3

You are using useless scare tactics. The Border Collie is not getting it because you are not understanding the dog.

You really need to research the breed.

Car chasing is a killer. This behavior must be changed by you by providing the dog with a job. He thinks he has to gather cars and bring them back ...

Leave the water and bottled stones at home. That's a typical stereotype response from an uneducated dog trainer who doesn't understand the function of the breed.

EXERCISE whether it be by daily walking, ball playing, agility, herding, the list goes on...is what your Border Collie is not getting enough of. So bad neurotic habits are an outlet for the dog's frustration.

Research the BC and you will find out why they do what they do and what works for your dog's unwanted behavior.

Answer 4

Poor thing. I had a Border Collie mix who thought it was his personal responsibility to herd anything and everything that moved, be that children cars whatever. The short term fix is to get a head halter called a gentle leader, they're around 20 bucks it goes around the snout and neck, but they are still able to drink and pant with this on. When the dog goes to lunge forward the leader turns their head to the side and they have no choice, but to come back to you. These work great. In the long term though you need to get him trained. These dogs have endless amounts of energy and they are just dying for a job to do, and giving him a job will keep him occupied and away from cars. They are so much fun. One day I really would love to get another, even if they are a ton of work. Good Luck.

Answer 5

border collies are very intelligent dogs that need a lot of mental as well as physical stimulation.
i have also notice that here in rural france all the collies chase cars, i think it may be bred into them to do so, they are sheepdogs after all and protecting the flock is a big part of that.
sometimes they run 100s of metres up the road biting your tyres just to frighten you off, not that there's anywhere else for you to go (exept in the ditch)
i suggest that when you're walking by the road you make sure the dog is on the inside of the footpath & that you are holding the lead quite short. you could also try a halti collar. i would also suggest taking it to training classes spcifically aimed at collies.
good luck.

Answer 6

I agree with becbark. You need to keep a short leash on doggie when walking and any attempt to lunge at car needs to met with a snap of the leash (I use a choke chain - no spikes) and a sharp no!. Do not stop walking as this will send the message that you want him or her to keep going with you. It takes sometime but you should see improvement after a few weeks. My Bichon had this problem and now I only see her try it with school buses for some reason, but it is a half hearted attempt since she knows she cant do it with cars and trucks. Also don't forget to praise doggie a little bit when he/she stays calm ! Good Luck!

Answer 7

border collies are herding dog that what they do
border collies were bred to herd, they herd anything from small bugs to children to yes even cars in most cases this means your dog is bored try spending more time with your puppy train and tech new tricks and show your puppy that YOU are the boss border collies as soon as you show that they can do what they want then they think they are the boss they will control you border collies are not for everyone they get very destructive when bored and tend to be a little aggressive to young children and strangers. i have owned these dogs for most of my life and i know there temperaments well if you have any other questions or i didn't answer your question as you wished please give me an email at [e-mail]
i hope this helped
kaliee

Answer 8

There are a bunch of things you should know about dog training but we are going to discuss what I feel are some the most important. Keep in mind that these are only some of the things you should know. Go here http://OnlineDogTraining.enle.info/?ZcVp

1. Repetition is the number 1 principle of dog training. Dogs just like humans learn by doing things over and over in order to get better.

2. Dog Training can and should be fun for both you and your new pet.

3. Training sessions should always be short but sweet. I never work a dog more than 15 minutes in a session to keep from losing the dog's attention. You should train you dog at least once a day but never more than three formal sessions a day.

4. Your goal should be that each training session is just a little bit better than the last one. You need to always strive to make the training better, slowly. I mention this because quite often I see people who do daily training sessions but the dog never gets better and it is not the dogs fault.

5. Having patients is very important in dog training. Losing your temper does not work with a canine it simply makes things worse.

6. Exercise is very important in the training process to get rid of all the dogs nervous energy.

7. Taking your pet for walks is very important because it develops serotonin which gives your dog a feeling of well being.

8. Always be sure to give your dog a bunch of praise in your training. It is your dog's paycheck for doing a great job.

9. Never hit your dog. I have heard people say I never hit my dog instead I roll up a magazine and swat it. It's the same thing... hitting is hitting.

10. After each training session be sure to do something that your dog will enjoy. Take it for a walk, throw the ball or maybe even rub its belly. Just do something that makes the dog look forward to the next training session.

These are things that I teach my dog training students as well as my dog training clients. I hope these things will give you something to think about when training your dog. Spend some time training your dog daily and you will both reap the benefits.

Answer 9

try and get a friend to pass slowly in a car and when the dog luges for the car get the passenger to throw a cup of water over the dog this should work

Answer 10

Believe it or not, your dog needs more exercise. He wants to chase things to get tired out.

Try going to an enclosed field, with high fences. Maybe something like a little league park. Something like that. Make sure no way he can get out. Let him run a while. Or something like a treadmill.

Answer 11

ok buy a clicker so wen your dog goes for passing cars click the clicker and reward your dog wen it stops and everytime your dog stops and you reward it they soon learn wen she/he stops they get a treat ease them off the treats graduley till your dog stops lunging at cars, it take alot of patience so be prepared