chasing cars
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KarenCurtis
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I agree 100% !! Sandstorm will do this if not constantly corrected rby me. On our walks, if he starts after a car (he is on leash, ofcourse), I will tell him a firm NO, then have him sit and wait until the car goes by. Sometimes he will do this on his own- he sees a car and sits (and the car people wave, cute dog). This is the first concern I have- learining NO, SIT, STAY, COME.
When My son was 2 years old I had him on a leash
(I don't care what people think) until he got it. Your dog will get it - herding cars is not their job!
Karen
KarenCurtis
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I agree 100% !! Sandstorm will do this if not constantly corrected by me. On our walks, if he starts after a car (he is on leash, ofcourse), I will tell him a firm NO, then have him sit and wait until the car goes by. Sometimes he will do this on his own- he sees a car and sits (and the car people wave, cute dog). This is the first concern I have- learning NO, SIT, STAY, COME.
When My son was 2 years old I had him on a leash
(I don't care what people think) until he got it. Your dog will get it - herding cars is not their job!Karen
take4roll10
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LOL!!
Too funny!
My son was 2 years old I had him on a leash
Karen
I didn't chase cars like Bailey, but I had a leash as a toddler too
SheltieGuy
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Snickers is very afraid of cars... he saw one coming and i tried to get him to sit and watch but he was SOOOO scared he tore the leash from my hand (my fault) and ran as fast as he could home... i finally caught up with him.. sitting at the front door shaking and waiting for me.. so i have a lot of work to do ...when he is afraid he usually jumps for me to pick him up or he stays by my side... but the car was too much for him to deal with. HE is only 6 months old and it was his second walk involving cars.. so first i need him to get over his fear... UGHHH i was soo happy that he ran home and not just sprinted away. we were only a block from the house. I am 36 and have asthma ... i would never be able to chase him down... he may qualify for the Olympics!!! He would surely beat Usain Bolt!!
danisgoat
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Oh Bailey.....always giving mommy a run for her money.
She is too smart for her own good.
She is too smart for her own good.
ruckusluvr
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Ruckus used to chase cars. and he would get so worked up that when he got to the end of the leash he would turn around and redirect aggression on me. actually breaking skin once. Now he NEVER chases a car. what i did was
Get a head halti, get him used to it and start walking him with it.
when a car was coming, just as he was getting upset i tell him no and would put some distance between him and the car. I would make him sit and hold the leash so that he could NOT even look at the car. he was calm this way, so he got a treat. I did this for a while, and then it was to the point where i didnt even have to get off of the road much when a car passed. He has now stopped chasing cars
a car comes and he sits and looks at me for the possibility of a treat. probably 1 in 5 times he gets a treat. he likes to gamble LOL
but this is not on a busy road
Get a head halti, get him used to it and start walking him with it.
when a car was coming, just as he was getting upset i tell him no and would put some distance between him and the car. I would make him sit and hold the leash so that he could NOT even look at the car. he was calm this way, so he got a treat. I did this for a while, and then it was to the point where i didnt even have to get off of the road much when a car passed. He has now stopped chasing cars
a car comes and he sits and looks at me for the possibility of a treat. probably 1 in 5 times he gets a treat. he likes to gamble LOL
but this is not on a busy road
take4roll10
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It is definitely the wet roads that are setting off Bailey. She was fine yesterday and Monday. Tons of cars drove by and she showed no interest in them. However, today it is raining, so the roads are wet. She started lunging and barking at a few cars that drove by. Of course I corrected her by stopping and saying a firm "no". After that, I used "watch me" when a car passed and treated her when she immediately looked at me. By the end of our walk, she once again showed no interest in cars.
Thank You Randi for starting this thread.
Up until TODAY when Judah ( 5 1/2) months would see a car he would just stop and sit. Not very many cars on our street. Infact hardly ever any cars park on our street.
Well just yeseterday I started walking with Kris to one of her lessons and we decided to take Mr. Puppy face. He was just naturally heeling . We were happy.
Then today we had to cross onto a street and there was mild traffic. One or two cars every few minutes. He lost it!! Like barking and pulling and when I tried to get his attention he spazzed on me!?! He has never even.
After that it didn't matter. Every single vehicle, coming or going he would just try to attack.
So I tried to walk him again, this time with Kris the entire time, to pick up Natalie from Kindergarden. It was like a 3 ring circus. Kris is almost a teen and like super sassy lippy chick, Nat is very cautious and concerned and Judah is apperently a car killer. No side walks here. So walking on the side of the road in the direction of on coming traffic.
It took 15 minutes to walk a ridiculousy short distance. Kris was now semi grounded, Nat a nervous wreck, Judah's poor little neck must have hurt from all that tugging on him to try and redirect him. As for me I was sooo irritated and worn out. AND SCARED. A couple times I though he was going to back out of his color and get hit by a vehicle.
WHO DO THESE DOGS THINK THEY ARE?
THanks for all the wonderful tips on this forum. I am soo glad to see that others are just as nuts for thier pets as we are . And also to have people to help me keep this wonderful guy happy and healthy and alive for a very long time.
Wish parenting were this easy.
Nikki
Up until TODAY when Judah ( 5 1/2) months would see a car he would just stop and sit. Not very many cars on our street. Infact hardly ever any cars park on our street.
Well just yeseterday I started walking with Kris to one of her lessons and we decided to take Mr. Puppy face. He was just naturally heeling . We were happy.
Then today we had to cross onto a street and there was mild traffic. One or two cars every few minutes. He lost it!! Like barking and pulling and when I tried to get his attention he spazzed on me!?! He has never even.
After that it didn't matter. Every single vehicle, coming or going he would just try to attack.
So I tried to walk him again, this time with Kris the entire time, to pick up Natalie from Kindergarden. It was like a 3 ring circus. Kris is almost a teen and like super sassy lippy chick, Nat is very cautious and concerned and Judah is apperently a car killer. No side walks here. So walking on the side of the road in the direction of on coming traffic.
It took 15 minutes to walk a ridiculousy short distance. Kris was now semi grounded, Nat a nervous wreck, Judah's poor little neck must have hurt from all that tugging on him to try and redirect him. As for me I was sooo irritated and worn out. AND SCARED. A couple times I though he was going to back out of his color and get hit by a vehicle.
WHO DO THESE DOGS THINK THEY ARE?
THanks for all the wonderful tips on this forum. I am soo glad to see that others are just as nuts for thier pets as we are . And also to have people to help me keep this wonderful guy happy and healthy and alive for a very long time.
Wish parenting were this easy.
Nikki